Patents by Inventor Dave Syphers

Dave Syphers 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).

  • Plastic skin forming process
    Patent number: 7550103
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of producing plastic articles comprising preheating a metal mold having a mold contour using infrared heating elements formed to match said mold contour to establish a casting temperature, casting plastic material onto the preheated metal mold surface, fusing the plastic using infrared energy, cooling the metal mold using the change of phase or state of a cooling material and removing the cast plastic article from said metal mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Grimmer, Dave Syphers, Denis Moore
  • Plastic skin forming process
    Patent number: 7425294
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of producing plastic articles comprising preheating a metal mold (10) using infrared energy to establish a casting temperature, casting plastic material onto the preheated mold surface, fusing the plastic into a substantially uniform layer using infrared energy, cooling the metal mold using evaporative cooling, and removing the cast plastic article from said metal mold (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Inventors: Robert A. Grimmer, Dave Syphers, Denis Moore
  • Plastic skin forming process
    Publication number: 20040113322
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of producing plastic articles comprising preheating a metal mold having a mold contour using infrared heating elements formed to match said mold contour to establish a casting temperature, casting plastic material onto the preheated metal mold surface, fusing the plastic using infrared energy, cooling the metal mold using the change of phase or state of a cooling material and removing the cast plastic article from said metal mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Robert A. Grimmer, Dave Syphers, Denis Moore