Patents Examined by Tim Heitbrink
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Patent number: 9028237Abstract: An injection molding machine includes an ejector unit configured to eject a molding product from a mold. The ejector unit includes a support provided on a platen to which the mold is attached, a slidable base configured to slide relative to the support, a transmission mechanism supported by the support and configured to convert an input into an output corresponding to the distance between the support and the slidable base and transmit the output to the slidable base, a drive source configured to cause the transmission mechanism to operate, an ejection member configured to move together with the slidable base, and an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the position of the slidable base relative to the ejection member.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yosuke Ito, Akihisa Kobayashi, Hiroshi Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 9028244Abstract: An actuator for an injection molding tool includes a housing, a plunger and a slide member. The housing includes an aperture extending therethrough and a first recess extending through an open end of the aperture. The plunger is slidably received in the aperture and is movable therein relative to the housing between first and second positions. The plunger may include a second recess formed therein that cooperates with the first recess to define a cavity when the plunger is in the first position. The slide member slidably engages the plunger for movement relative to the plunger between an extended position in which the slide member extends into the cavity and a retracted position in which the slide member is retracted out of the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: FCA US LLCInventor: David V Olar
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Patent number: 9022777Abstract: Disclosed herein is an injection molding apparatus. That apparatus includes an axially extending bar shaped support bar and an inner mold that has a plurality of internal parts surrounding the support bar and is axially divided into a plurality of parts in which one or more corresponding parts in the inner parts have an inner circumferential surface width the same or larger than an outer circumferential surface width. The apparatus further includes an outer mold that has a plurality of axially divided external parts surrounding the inner mold and has a space between the inner circumferential surface of the outer mold and the outer circumferential surface of the inner mold.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Dae Won Jang, Sung Bae Jang, Hee Gon Kang
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Patent number: 9017063Abstract: A hot runner injection molding apparatus comprising: a machine injection unit with a machine nozzle, a first machine platen fixed to a machine base, a second machine platen movable with respect to the first machine platen, a hot runner manifold, a plurality of hot runner nozzles, a movable valve pin plate connected to plurality of valve pins, at least one moving device for moving the movable plate with the valve pins (37) between at least two positions, whereupon the valve pins are displaced between at least two positions, wherein the first machine platen has a chamber within which the hot runner manifold, the movable valve pin plate and the moving device are arranged.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Otto Manner Innovation GmbHInventor: Swen Spuller
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Patent number: 9011139Abstract: A mold-tool system (100), comprising: a nozzle position-adjustment assembly (104) being configured to selectively adjust position of a nozzle assembly (102) between: (i) a nozzle-loaded position, and (ii) a nozzle-unloaded position.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.Inventors: Thomas Andrew Lawrence, Troy Richard Mercer, Douglas R. Leblanc
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Patent number: 9011129Abstract: In a liquid resin molding apparatus including a mold, an injection machine, a metering/supplying mechanism for metering a liquid resin material and supplying a metered amount of liquid resin material to the injection machine, and a pump for pressure-feeding the liquid resin material to the metering/supplying mechanism, the pump is a piston pump having a piston and an actuator for reciprocating the piston, and a discharge pressure of the piston pump is set to be at least 1.5 times a supply pressure with which the liquid resin material is supplied to the metering/supplying mechanism. A pressure reducing valve is disposed in a supply path extending from the piston pump to the metering/supplying mechanism, so as to reduce a pressure of the liquid resin material from the discharge pressure to the supply pressure.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Toru Ikeda
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Patent number: 9004907Abstract: An injection molding machine for producing molded parts has a machine table with a base frame on which three supporting elements with a baseplate disposed thereon are arranged. The base plate has a temperature-control element.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Otto Maenner Innovation GmbHInventor: Hans-Peter Männer
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Patent number: 9004908Abstract: An injection-molding device includes a male part, a female part, a vertically-moveable slider, a horizontally-moveable slider and an elastic element. The female part is detachably engaged with the male part, and an insertion groove is collectively formed by the male part and the female part. The vertically-moveable slider is detachably inserted in the insertion groove, and formed with a first inclined plane. The horizontally-moveable slider is detachably inserted in the insertion groove, formed with a second inclined plane being slidably engaged with the first inclined plane, and a closed cavity is collectively defined by the vertically-moveable slider, the horizontally-moveable slider, the female part and the male part. Two opposite ends of the elastic element are respectively abutted against the vertically-moveable slider and the horizontally-moveable slider.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.Inventors: Tsung-Chin Liu, Ying-Huang Liu
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Patent number: 8998604Abstract: An injection mold including a first mold, a second mold disposed opposite to the first mold and configured to form a cavity having a shape that corresponds to an injection-molded product to be manufactured by being coupled to the first mold, an injection apparatus configured to inject molten resin in the cavity, and an adsorption apparatus configured to adsorb and separate the injection-molded product, which is manufactured by the first mold and the second mold, from the first mold, so that the separation of the injection-molded product is performed by the adsorption apparatus, and thus structures configured to separate the injection-molded product are omitted from the first mold and the second mold, thereby simplifying the structures of the first mold and the second mold.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hak Do Kim
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Patent number: 8985997Abstract: A valve bushing having an actuator portion and a pin guiding component is disclosed. The actuator portion has a cup-shaped body with a stepped bore that defines a chamber in which a piston for opening and closing a valve gate disposed, and also defines a transfer bore extending through a base portion of the cup-shaped body. A stand-off member elevates the cup-shaped body from the manifold. The pin guiding component defines a sealing bore that extends between a body portion and a boss that extends rearward from the body portion. The boss is received in the transfer bore of the cup-shaped body to define a thermal transfer area between the pin guiding component and the actuator portion that is spaced apart from the manifold, and the actuator portion is located relative to the pin guiding component by engagement between the pin guiding component and the stand-off member.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Mold-Masters (2007) LimitedInventors: Peter Klobucar, Denis Babin, Fabrice Fairy
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Patent number: 8985998Abstract: An injection system, in an apparatus for injection-molding plastics, comprises a manifold plate (2) having an injection nozzle (3) closed by a valve stem (7) commanded by a dual-effect pneumatic linear actuator (8, 9) wherein a piston cylinder (8) is compressed between a back plate (10) and a hot runner manifold (5). The piston cylinder bounds an annular gap into which the compressed air that drives the actuator can flow.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' CooperativaInventors: Andrea Ravagnani, Giovanni Allegri
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Patent number: 8951038Abstract: A tooling for injection-molding a part, the tooling including two cavity blocks each including a cavity formed therein of a shape corresponding to a shape of a part that is to be molded once the cavity blocks have been superposed. At least one of the cavity blocks includes a mechanism for positioning a core, which mechanism includes at least one bearing surface for bearing against the core and at least one presser screw screwed into a threaded passage of the cavity block for purpose of holding the core in position against the bearing surface. The tooling further includes a force-limiter limiting force applied to the core by the presser screw.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: SNECMAInventors: Philippe Bouthemy, Serge Dillenseger, Patrick Pourfilet, Daniel Quach
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Patent number: 8939756Abstract: A mold-tool system (100) of a runner system (150), the mold-tool system (100) comprising: a manifold extension (102) being configured to couple with a manifold assembly (152) of the runner system (150); and a biasing assembly (106) extending from the manifold extension (102), the biasing assembly (106) being configured to arrange, in use, sealing contact between the manifold extension (102) and a nozzle assembly (156).Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.Inventors: Sarah Kathleen Overfield, James Osborne Plumpton
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Patent number: 8936457Abstract: A platen-supported system (105) for use with a molding-system platen structure (107), the platen-supported system (105) comprising: a frame assembly (103) connectable with the molding-system platen structure (107); and at least one plasticating device (201) supported by the frame assembly (103). A molding system (100) having a mold frame assembly (203) configured for supporting a molding assembly (200), and the at least one plasticating device (201) located within the mold assembly (200).Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2011Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.Inventors: Manon Danielle Belzile, Daniel Hontheim
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Patent number: 8932040Abstract: An injection unit includes a cylinder casing comprising an inner cylindrical surface extending along an axis, and a piston housed in the casing and translatable along the axis between an advanced and a retracted position. The piston includes a piston radial surface in facing relation to the inner cylindrical surface, and the piston radial surface has a measurement detection feature. A probe is fixed relative to the cylinder casing, the probe communicating with the measurement detection feature when the piston is in and moving between the advanced and retracted positions to measure the translation of the piston.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Athena Automation Ltd.Inventors: Robert D. Schad, Carsten Link, Stephen Mracek
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Patent number: 8932039Abstract: A injection mold machine including a polymer injection assembly, a mold comprising an mold injection half and an mold ejection half, the mold injection half of the mold aligned with the injection assembly for operable mating therewith and the mold injection half adapted for removable, operable mating with the mold ejection half of the mold when aligned therewith, the mold injection half and mold ejection half forming a mold cavity when clamped together adapted to over-mold a portion of an elongated article, a shuttle table supporting the mold ejection half movable between a first position and a second position, where the mold ejection half is aligned with the mold injection half in the first position, and a first basket movable with the shuttle table positioned to contain a portion of the elongated article being over-molded.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: MJM IndustriesInventors: Eric S. Wachob, Steven H. Porath, James A. Strubbe
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Patent number: 8926303Abstract: A valve assembly for use with a part handling assembly of an injection molding machine includes a housing having a first tooling port for fluid communication with a first set of receivers on the part handling apparatus and a second tooling port for fluid communication with a second set of receivers on the part handling apparatus. First and second vacuum channels extend through the housing and are provided with respective first and second vacuum closure members to provide selective fluid communication between a vacuum source and the first and second tooling ports, respectively. First and second pressure channels extend through the housing and are provided with respective first and second pressure closure members to provide selective fluid communication between a pressurized fluid source and the first and second tooling ports, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Athena Automation Ltd.Inventor: Robert D. Schad
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Patent number: 8926312Abstract: A detachable threaded rod is used in an injection mold, and includes an operation portion, a molding portion, and a screw. The operation portion includes a rod part, the rod part defines a mating hole and a screw hole on a bottom surface of the mating hole. The molding portion includes a front end, a rear end, and a side surface connected between the front end and the rear end. The molding portion defines a cavity on a front end. The molding portion includes a mating portion extending from the rear end and received in the mating hole. The mating portion defines a through hole communicating with the cavity. The molding portion defines external threads on the side surface. The screw penetrates the through hole and screwing in the screw hole, the operation portion is fixed with the molding portion by the screw.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Min-Tsang Tseng
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Patent number: 8920156Abstract: Support members for rotatable platens of injection molding machines are provided. In some aspects, an injection molding machine includes a guide member and a rotatable platen including a base plate and a turntable supported by and rotatable relative to the base plate about a substantially horizontal axis. The turntable is adapted to support a mold for rotation about the horizontal axis relative to the base plate and the guide member. The injection molding machine also includes a support member coupled to the rotatable platen and engaged with the guide member for movement of the rotatable platen and the support member along the guide member. The turntable is adapted to rotate the mold relative to the support member. In other aspects, a support member for a rotatable platen of an injection molding machine is provided and includes a first arm and a second arm spaced apart from the first arm.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Electroform CompanyInventor: Wade L. Clark
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Patent number: 8911228Abstract: A low constant pressure injection molding machine forms molded parts by injecting molten thermoplastic material into a mold cavity at low constant pressures of 6,000 psi and lower. As a result, the low constant pressure injection molding machine includes a mold formed of easily machineable material that is less costly and faster to manufacture than typical injection molds.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: iMFLUX, Inc.Inventors: Gene Michael Altonen, Ralph Edwin Neufarth, Gary Francis Schiller, Charles John Berg, Jr.