Patents by Inventor Bernard Forment

Bernard Forment has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process for manufacturing injection moulded objects using side walls and plural injection points
    Patent number: 6428734
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing injection moulded objects of thermoplastic material by injecting molten thermoplastic material into a mould from at least two distinct injection points whereas the flows of molten material from each injection point each fill part of the mould and flow together to fill the entire mould while still in molten state, wherein objects having a size of more than 80 cm along each of its three dimensional axes are produced by providing at least two distinct injection points at opposite sides of the mould. The invention also relates to injection moulding equipment for the manufacture of moulded objects of thermoplastic material, comprising at least two distinct injection points provided at opposite sides of a single mould assembly. The invention further also relates to three dimensional moulded objects of thermoplastic material having a size of more than 80 cm along each of its three dimensional axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Innova Packaging Systems N.V.
    Inventors: Michel Vandevelde, Bernard Forment