Patents by Inventor Bryan Keith Allen

Bryan Keith Allen 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).

  • Upstream nozzle sensor for injection molding apparatus and methods of use
    Patent number: 10444092
    Abstract: A strain gauge nozzle adapter that may be placed between a barrel end cap and a nozzle body of an injection molding system, the strain gauge nozzle adapter having a strain gauge pin that measures strain within the strain gauge nozzle adapter for use in approximating conditions within an injection molding system, such as pressure or the location of a melt flow front. The strain gauge nozzle adapter may include a plurality of strain gauge pins. An alternative material insert in the strain gauge nozzle adapter may surround a strain gauge pin to amplify meaningful measurements obtained by the strain gauge pin so that noise measurements do not compromise the accuracy of approximation of conditions within a mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: IMFLUX INC.
    Inventors: Rick Alan Pollard, Bryan Keith Allen, Chow-Chi Huang, Gene Michael Altonen
  • UPSTREAM NOZZLE SENSOR FOR INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20190017886
    Abstract: A strain gauge nozzle adapter that may be placed between a barrel end cap and a nozzle body of an injection molding system, the strain gauge nozzle adapter having a strain gauge pin that measures strain within the strain gauge nozzle adapter for use in approximating conditions within an injection molding system, such as pressure or the location of a melt flow front. The strain gauge nozzle adapter may include a plurality of strain gauge pins. An alternative material insert in the strain gauge nozzle adapter may surround a strain gauge pin to amplify meaningful measurements obtained by the strain gauge pin so that noise measurements do not compromise the accuracy of approximation of conditions within a mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Rick Alan Pollard, Bryan Keith Allen, Chow-Chi Huang, Gene Michael Altonen
  • Upstream nozzle sensor for injection molding apparatus and methods of use
    Patent number: 10107697
    Abstract: A strain gauge nozzle adapter that may be placed between a barrel end cap and a nozzle body of an injection molding system, the strain gauge nozzle adapter having a strain gauge pin that measures strain within the strain gauge nozzle adapter for use in approximating conditions within an injection molding system, such as pressure or the location of a melt flow front. The strain gauge nozzle adapter may include a plurality of strain gauge pins. An alternative material insert in the strain gauge nozzle adapter may surround a strain gauge pin to amplify meaningful measurements obtained by the strain gauge pin so that noise measurements do not compromise the accuracy of approximation of conditions within a mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: IMFLUX INC.
    Inventors: Rick Alan Pollard, Bryan Keith Allen, Chow-Chi Huang, Gene Michael Altonen
  • UPSTREAM NOZZLE SENSOR FOR INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20180003575
    Abstract: A strain gauge nozzle adapter that may be placed between a barrel end cap and a nozzle body of an injection molding system, the strain gauge nozzle adapter having a strain gauge pin that measures strain within the strain gauge nozzle adapter for use in approximating conditions within an injection molding system, such as pressure or the location of a melt flow front. The strain gauge nozzle adapter may include a plurality of strain gauge pins. An alternative material insert in the strain gauge nozzle adapter may surround a strain gauge pin to amplify meaningful measurements obtained by the strain gauge pin so that noise measurements do not compromise the accuracy of approximation of conditions within a mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Rick Alan Pollard, Bryan Keith Allen, Chow-Chi Huang, Gene Michael Altonen