Patents by Inventor Dirk Holger SCHLUMS
Dirk Holger SCHLUMS 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).
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Patent number: 11820060Abstract: There is provided a structure for positioning a first mold part of a mold on a mold mounting face in an injection molding machine. The structure comprises a positioner configured to connect the first mold part to part of the injection molding machine, wherein the positioner is adjustable to position the first mold part on the mold mounting face. The structure further comprises controller executable instructions executable in a controller with which to resolve an alignment parameter of the mold using a feedback signal from a sensor. Further provided is a method of operating an injection molding machine which method comprises the steps of positioning a first mold part of a mold on a mold mounting face using a positioner and appreciating an alignment parameter of the mold with reference to a feedback signal from a sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Dietmar Tiemo Brand, Ralf Walter Fisch, Sven Kmoch, Andre Axel Kromberg, Adrian Peter Looije, Peter Adrian Looije, Ruud Maria Theodorus Luijs, Jan Marius Manda, Renato Papa, Dirk Holger Schlums, Alex Teng, Jean-Christophe Witz, Bruno Giuseppe Sodaro, Maxfield Paul Bradshaw
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Publication number: 20220305710Abstract: A co-injection hot runner nozzle comprises an inner melt flow channel and an annular outer melt flow channel that surrounds the inner melt flow channel. The inner and outer melt flow channels have a first common source. The nozzle further comprises an annular intermediate melt flow channel disposed between the inner and outer melt flow channels. The annular intermediate melt flow channel is at least partly defined by a plurality of spiral grooves, each spiral groove having a respective inlet and defining a helical flow path. Lands between adjacent spiral grooves increase in clearance in a downstream direction. An annular axial flow path is defined over the lands. A plurality of feeder channels having a second common source is configured to supply melt to the plurality of inlets of the spiral grooves. The relationship of feeder channels to spiral grooves may be one-to-one. The inlets may be longitudinal channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: ABDESLAM BOUTI, Hakimuddin Boxwala, Nathan Gabriel Southwick, Maciej Brelski, Dietmar Tiemo Brand, Adam Christopher Ulemek, Dirk Holger Schlums
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Patent number: 11358313Abstract: A co-injection hot runner nozzle comprises an inner melt flow channel and an annular outer melt flow channel that surrounds the inner melt flow channel. The inner and outer melt flow channels have a first common source. The nozzle further comprises an annular intermediate melt flow channel disposed between the inner and outer melt flow channels. The annular intermediate melt flow channel is at least partly defined by a plurality of spiral grooves, each spiral groove having a respective inlet and defining a helical flow path. Lands between adjacent spiral grooves increase in clearance in a downstream direction. An annular axial flow path is defined over the lands. A plurality of feeder channels having a second common source is configured to supply melt to the plurality of inlets of the spiral grooves. The relationship of feeder channels to spiral grooves may be one-to-one. The inlets may be longitudinal channels.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Abdeslam Bouti, Hakimuddin Boxwala, Nathan Gabriel Southwick, Maciej Brelski, Dietmar Tierno Brand, Adam Christopher Ulemek, Dirk Holger Schlums
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Publication number: 20220040898Abstract: There is provided a structure for positioning a first mold part of a mold on a mold mounting face in an injection molding machine. The structure comprises a positioner configured to connect the first mold part to part of the injection molding machine, wherein the positioner is adjustable to position the first mold part on the mold mounting face. The structure further comprises controller executable instructions executable in a controller with which to resolve an alignment parameter of the mold using a feedback signal from a sensor. Further provided is a method of operating an injection molding machine which method comprises the steps of positioning a first mold part of a mold on a mold mounting face using a positioner and appreciating an alignment parameter of the mold with reference to a feedback signal from a sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Dietmar Tiemo BRAND, Ralf Walter Fisch, Sven Kmoch, Andre Axel Kromberg, Adrian Peter Looije, Peter Adrian Looije, Ruud Maria Theodorus Luijs, Jan Marius Manda, Renato Papa, Dirk Holger Schlums, Alex Teng, Jean-Christophe Witz, Bruno Giuseppe Sodaro, Maxfield Paul Bradshaw
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Patent number: 11186024Abstract: Disclosed herein, amongst other things, are structure and steps for positioning a first mold part of a mold on a mold mounting face in an injection molding machine. In particular, the structure and steps may include a positioner that is configured to connect the first mold part to part of the injection molding machine, wherein the positioner is adjustable to position the first mold part across the mold mounting face.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.Inventors: Daniel Hontheim, Dietmar Tiemo Brand, Ralf Walter Fisch, Sven Kmoch, Andre Axel Kromberg, Ruud Luijs, Jan Marius Manda, Renato Papa, Dirk Holger Schlums, Jean-Christophe Witz, Bruno Giuseppe Sodaro, Maxfield Paul Bradshaw
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Publication number: 20190389109Abstract: A co-injection hot runner nozzle comprises an inner melt flow channel and an annular outer melt flow channel that surrounds the inner melt flow channel. The inner and outer melt flow channels have a first common source. The nozzle further comprises an annular intermediate melt flow channel disposed between the inner and outer melt flow channels. The annular intermediate melt flow channel is at least partly defined by a plurality of spiral grooves, each spiral groove having a respective inlet and defining a helical flow path. Lands between adjacent spiral grooves increase in clearance in a downstream direction. An annular axial flow path is defined over the lands. A plurality of feeder channels having a second common source is configured to supply melt to the plurality of inlets of the spiral grooves. The relationship of feeder channels to spiral grooves may be one-to-one. The inlets may be longitudinal channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Abdeslam BOUTI, Hakimuddin BOXWALA, Nathan Gabriel SOUTHWICK, Maciej BRELSKI, Dietmar Tiemo BRAND, Adam Christopher ULEMEK, Dirk Holger SCHLUMS
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Publication number: 20180093402Abstract: Disclosed herein, amongst other things, are structure and steps for positioning a first mold part of a mold on a mold mounting face in an injection molding machine. In particular, the structure and steps may include a positioner that is configured to connect the first mold part to part of the injection molding machine, wherein the positioner is adjustable to position the first mold part across the mold mounting face.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: DANIEL HONTHEIM, Dietmar Tiemo Brand, Ralf Walter Fisch, Sven Kmoch, Andre Axel Kromberg, Ruud Luijs, Jan Marius Manda, Renato Papa, Dirk Holger Schlums, Jean-Christophe Witz, Bruno Giuseppe Sodaro, Maxfield Paul Bradshaw
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Patent number: 9868239Abstract: Disclosed herein, amongst other things, are structure and steps for positioning a first mold part of a mold on a mold mounting face in an injection molding machine. In particular, the structure and steps may include a positioner that is configured to connect the first mold part to part of the injection molding machine, wherein the positioner is adjustable to position the first mold part across the mold mounting face.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Dietmar Tiemo Brand, Ralf Walter Fisch, Sven Kmoch, Andre Axel Kromberg, Adrian Peter Looije, Peter Adrian Looije, Ruud Luijs, Jan Marius Manda, Renato Papa, Dirk Holger Schlums, Alex Teng, Jean-Christophe Witz, Bruno Giuseppe Sodaro, Maxfield Paul Bradshaw
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Publication number: 20150352766Abstract: Disclosed herein, amongst other things, are structure and steps for positioning a first mold part of a mold on a mold mounting face in an injection molding machine. In particular, the structure and steps may include a positioner that is configured to connect the first mold part to part of the injection molding machine, wherein the positioner is adjustable to position the first mold part across the mold mounting face.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2013Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Daniel HONTHEIM, Dietmar Tiemo BRAND, Ralf Walter FISCH, Sven KMOCH, Andre Axel KROMBERG, Adrian Peter LOOIJE, Peter Adrian LOOIJE, Ruud LUIJS, Jan Marius MANDA, Renato PAPA, Dirk Holger SCHLUMS, Alex TENG, Jean-Christophe WITZ, Geoffrey Andrew GOW, Bruno Giuseppe SODARO, Maxfield Paul BRADSHAW