Patents Assigned to Vention Medical, Inc.
  • In-mold labeling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8616869
    Abstract: An in-mold labeling apparatus for an injection-molded product includes a label magazine, a handling tool, an injection mold, and a controller. The injection mold has a suction port disposed in the mold cavity. A pin may be fixedly or movably disposed in the suction port. A method of in-mold labeling an injection-molded product includes applying a static charge to the label using the handling tool, activating the suction port in the mold cavity, deactivating a suction port of the handling tool, and activating the injection molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Vention Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Houdeshell, Bradley A. Atkins