Patents by Inventor Christian Carey

Christian Carey 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).

  • Actuator cooling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10328623
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprising a heated manifold, an actuator comprised of an actuator housing containing a drive member interconnected to a valve pin having a drive axis, one or more heat convectors each heat convector comprised of a heat conductive leg disposed within a gap disposed between the manifold and a downstream end of the actuator housing and a heat conductive arm extending distally upstream and away from the gap such that heat is conducted from the leg to the arm upstream and away from the downstream end of the actuator housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Christian Carey, Vito Galati
  • ACTUATOR COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170246784
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprising a heated manifold, an actuator comprised of an actuator housing containing a drive member interconnected to a valve pin having a drive axis, one or more heat convectors each heat convector comprised of a heat conductive leg disposed within a gap disposed between the manifold and a downstream end of the actuator housing and a heat conductive arm extending distally upstream and away from the gap such that heat is conducted from the leg to the arm upstream and away from the downstream end of the actuator housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Christian Carey, Vito Galati
  • Actuator cooling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9682504
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprising a heated manifold, an actuator comprised of an actuator housing containing a drive member interconnected to a valve pin having a drive axis, one or more heat convectors each heat convector comprised of a heat conductive leg disposed within a gap disposed between the manifold and a downstream end of the actuator housing and a heat conductive arm extending distally upstream and away from the gap such that heat is conducted from the leg to the arm upstream and away from the downstream end of the actuator housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Christian Carey, Vito Galati
  • ACTUATOR COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140353875
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprising a heated manifold, an actuator comprised of an actuator housing containing a drive member interconnected to a valve pin having a drive axis, one or more heat convectors each heat convector comprised of a heat conductive leg disposed within a gap disposed between the manifold and a downstream end of the actuator housing and a heat conductive arm extending distally upstream and away from the gap such that heat is conducted from the leg to the arm upstream and away from the downstream end of the actuator housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Christian Carey, Vito Galati