Patents by Inventor Danny David Lumpkin

Danny David Lumpkin 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).

  • Molding system and method
    Patent number: 11780134
    Abstract: A molding system and a method for operation of the molding system are provided. The method includes flowing a molten polymeric material into a shot tuning chamber from an upstream device, adjusting a temperature of and/or pressure applied to the molten polymeric material in the shot tuning chamber, and flowing the molten polymeric material from the shot tuning chamber into a mold cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Hossein Allen Baghdadi, Sami Mohamad Fakhouri, Joseph Thomas Muth, Bradley C. Tutmark, H. Kenneth Hanson, III, Danny David Lumpkin, Robert L Ritchie, Shawn J. Schnee
  • MOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220388207
    Abstract: A molding system and a method for operation of the molding system are provided. The method includes flowing a molten polymeric material from an upstream device into an in-mold tuning chamber in a filling position where the in-mold tuning chamber is positioned at least partially within a mold cavity. The method also includes adjusting at least one of a temperature of and a pressure applied to the molten polymeric material in the in-mold tuning chamber to create a first tuned molten polymeric material and releasing the tuned molten polymeric material into the mold cavity from the in-mold tuning chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Hossein A. Baghdadi, Joseph Thomas Muth, Bradley C. Tutmark, H. Kenneth Hanson, III, Danny David Lumpkin, Robert L. Ritchie, Shawn J. Schnee
  • Molding system and method
    Patent number: 11433579
    Abstract: A molding system and a method for operation of the molding system are provided. The method includes flowing a molten polymeric material from an upstream device into an in-mold tuning chamber in a filling position where the in-mold tuning chamber is positioned at least partially within a mold cavity. The method also includes adjusting at least one of a temperature of and a pressure applied to the molten polymeric material in the in-mold tuning chamber to create a first tuned molten polymeric material and releasing the tuned molten polymeric material into the mold cavity from the in-mold tuning chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Hossein A. Baghdadi, Joseph Thomas Muth, Bradley C. Tutmark, H. Kenneth Hanson, III, Danny David Lumpkin, Robert L. Ritchie, Shawn J. Schnee
  • MOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220258393
    Abstract: A molding system and a method for operation of the molding system are provided. The method includes flowing a molten polymeric material into a shot tuning chamber from an upstream device, adjusting a temperature of and/or pressure applied to the molten polymeric material in the shot tuning chamber, and flowing the molten polymeric material from the shot tuning chamber into a mold cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Hossein Allen Baghdadi, Sami Mohamad Fakhouri, Joseph Thomas Muth, Bradley C. Tutmark, H. Kenneth Hanson, III, Danny David Lumpkin, Robert L Ritchie, Shawn J. Schnee
  • Molding system and method
    Patent number: 11370155
    Abstract: A molding system and a method for operation of the molding system are provided. The method includes flowing a molten polymeric material into a shot tuning chamber from an upstream device, adjusting a temperature of and/or pressure applied to the molten polymeric material in the shot tuning chamber, and flowing the molten polymeric material from the shot tuning chamber into a mold cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc
    Inventors: Hossein A. Baghdadi, Sami Mohamad Fakhouri, Joseph Thomas Muth, Bradley C. Tutmark, H. Kenneth Hanson, III, Danny David Lumpkin, Robert L. Ritchie, Shawn J. Schnee
  • MOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200094452
    Abstract: A molding system and a method for operation of the molding system are provided. The method includes flowing a molten polymeric material from an upstream device into an in-mold tuning chamber in a filling position where the in-mold tuning chamber is positioned at least partially within a mold cavity. The method also includes adjusting at least one of a temperature of and a pressure applied to the molten polymeric material in the in-mold tuning chamber to create a first tuned molten polymeric material and releasing the tuned molten polymeric material into the mold cavity from the in-mold tuning chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Hossein A. Baghdadi, Joseph Thomas Muth, Bradley C. Tutmark, H. Kenneth Hanson, III, Danny David Lumpkin, Robert L. Ritchie, Shawn J. Schnee
  • MOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200094458
    Abstract: A molding system and a method for operation of the molding system are provided. The method includes flowing a molten polymeric material into a shot tuning chamber from an upstream device, adjusting a temperature of and/or pressure applied to the molten polymeric material in the shot tuning chamber, and flowing the molten polymeric material from the shot tuning chamber into a mold cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Hossein A. Baghdadi, Sami Mohamad Fakhouri, Joseph Thomas Muth, Bradley C. Tutmark, H. Kenneth Hanson, III, Danny David Lumpkin, Robert L. Ritchie, Shawn J. Schnee
  • Method and apparatus for substantially constant pressure injection molding of thinwall parts
    Patent number: 9815233
    Abstract: A substantially constant pressure injection molding method and machine that forms molded parts by injecting molten thermoplastic material into a mold cavity at a substantially constant pressure. As a result, the mold cavity is filled with molten thermoplastic material by advancing a continuous flow front of thermoplastic material from a gate to an end of the mold cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: IMFLUX, INC.
    Inventors: Gene Michael Altonen, Michael Thomas Dodd, Natalia Maria Ramon Martinez, Kimberly Nichole McConnell, Danny David Lumpkin, Vincent Sean Breidenbach, John Russell Lawson
  • Reduced Size Runner for An Injection Mold System
    Publication number: 20170190087
    Abstract: A runner system for a multi-cavity injection molding system, the runner system having runners of reduced size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Gene Michael Altonen, Vincent Sean Breidenbach, Kimberly Nichole McConnell, Danny David Lumpkin, Chow-Chi Huang, Charles John Berg, JR.
  • Reduced size runner for an injection mold system
    Patent number: 9610721
    Abstract: A runner system for a multi-cavity injection molding system, the runner system having runners of reduced size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: IMFLUX INC
    Inventors: Gene Michael Altonen, Vincent Sean Breidenbach, Kimberly Nichole McConnell, Danny David Lumpkin, Chow-Chi Huang, Charles John Berg, Jr.
  • Injection mold with fail safe pressure mechanism
    Patent number: 9604398
    Abstract: A low pressure injection mold includes a failsafe pressure mechanism that prevents the low pressure injection mold from being subjected to excessive injection pressures or excessive clamping tonnage that could damage the low pressure injection mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: IMFLUX INC
    Inventors: Gene Michael Altonen, Ralph Edwin Neufarth, Vincent Sean Breidenbach, Dennis James Pratel, Walter Thomas Davis, III, Danny David Lumpkin
  • Injection mold having a simplified cooling system
    Patent number: 9475211
    Abstract: An injection mold assembly for a high output consumer product injection molding machine, the injection mold assembly having a simplified cooling system. The simplified cooling system has a cooling complexity factor of less than three, preferably less than two, more preferably less than one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: IMFLUX INC
    Inventors: Gene Michael Altonen, Ralph Edwin Neufarth, John Boyet Stevens, Robert Lawrence Prosise, James Edward Poland, John Moncrief Layman, Danny David Lumpkin
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT PRESSURE INJECTION MOLDING OF THINWALL PARTS
    Publication number: 20160176084
    Abstract: A substantially constant pressure injection molding method and machine that forms molded parts by injecting molten thermoplastic material into a mold cavity at a substantially constant pressure. As a result, the mold cavity is filled with molten thermoplastic material by advancing a continuous flow front of thermoplastic material from a gate to an end of the mold cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Gene Michael ALTONEN, Michael Thomas DODD, Natalia Maria RAMON MARTINEZ, Kimberly Nichole MCCONNELL, Danny David LUMPKIN, Vincent Sean BREIDENBACH, John Russell LAWSON
  • Reduced Size Runner for an Injection Mold System
    Publication number: 20160059456
    Abstract: A runner system for a multi-cavity injection molding system, the runner system having runners of reduced size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Gene Michael ALTONEN, Vincent Sean BREIDENBACH, Kimberly Nichole McCONNELL, Danny David LUMPKIN, Chow-chi HUANG, Charles John BERG, JR.
  • Method and apparatus for substantially constant pressure injection molding of thinwall parts
    Patent number: 9272452
    Abstract: A substantially constant pressure injection molding method and machine that forms molded parts by injecting molten thermoplastic material into a mold cavity at a substantially constant pressures. As a result, the mold cavity is filled with molten thermoplastic material by advancing a continuous flow front of thermoplastic material from a gate to an end of the mold cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: iMFLUX, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Michael Altonen, Michael Thomas Dodd, Natalia Maria Ramon-Martinez, Kimberly Nichole McConnell, Danny David Lumpkin, Vincent Sean Breidenbach, John Russell Lawson
  • Injection mold having a simplified cooling system
    Patent number: 9089998
    Abstract: An injection mold assembly for a high output consumer product injection molding machine, the injection mold assembly having a simplified cooling system. The simplified cooling system has a cooling complexity factor of less than three, preferably less than two, more preferably less than one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: iMFLUX, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Michael Altonen, Ralph Edwin Neufarth, John Boyet Stevens, Robert Lawrence Prosise, James Edward Poland, John Moncrief Layman, Danny David Lumpkin
  • Method for substantially constant pressure injection molding of thinwall parts
    Patent number: 8828291
    Abstract: A substantially constant pressure injection molding method and machine that forms molded parts by injecting molten thermoplastic material into a mold cavity at a substantially constant pressure. As a result, the mold cavity is filled with molten thermoplastic material by advancing a continuous flow front of thermoplastic material from a gate to an end of the mold cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gene Michael Altonen, Michael Thomas Dodd, Natalia Maria Ramon-Martinez, Kimberly Nichole McConnell, Danny David Lumpkin, Vincent Sean Breidenbach, John Russell Lawson
  • Injection Mold Having a Simplified Cooling System
    Publication number: 20140154351
    Abstract: An injection mold assembly for a high output consumer product injection molding machine, the injection mold assembly having a simplified cooling system. The simplified cooling system has a cooling complexity factor of less than three, preferably less than two, more preferably less than one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gene Michael ALTONEN, Ralph Edwin NEUFARTH, John Boyet STEVENS, Robert Lawrence PROSISE, James Edward POLAND, John Moncrief LAYMAN, Danny David LUMPKIN
  • Reduced Size Runner for an Injection Mold System
    Publication number: 20140154352
    Abstract: A runner system for a multi-cavity injection molding system, the runner system having runners of reduced size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gene Michael ALTONEN, Vincent Sean BREIDENBACH, Kimberly Nichole McCONNELL, Danny David LUMPKIN, Chow-chi HUANG, Charles John BERG, JR.
  • Reduced Size Runner for an Injection Mold System
    Publication number: 20140141117
    Abstract: A runner system for a multi-cavity injection molding system, the runner system having runners of reduced size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gene Michael ALTONEN, Vincent Sean BREIDENBACH, Kimberly Nichole McCONNELL, Danny David LUMPKIN, Chow-chi HUANG, Charles John BERG, JR.