Patents by Inventor Douglas Heald

Douglas Heald 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).

  • Patent number: 9205586
    Abstract: An injection molding system includes a cavity assembly and a core assembly. The core assembly includes a core plate, a core skeleton secured to the core plate, and a removable core body insert defining a mold shape, secured to the core skeleton. The cavity assembly includes a core plate with a circular groove and a gate pad disposed in the groove, providing an entry point for liquefied resin material. The cavity assembly further includes a cavity insert disposed on the gate pad, forming an inner cavity for receiving liquefied resin material via the gate pad and for receiving the removable core body insert of the core assembly. The core assembly further includes a cavity skeleton with a circular opening for providing access to the inner cavity, disposed over the cavity insert and the gate pad, and secured to the cavity plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: The HC Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Pettigrew, Douglas Heald
  • Publication number: 20140328969
    Abstract: An injection molding system includes a cavity assembly and a core assembly. The core assembly includes a core plate, a core skeleton secured to the core plate, and a removable core body insert defining a mold shape, secured to the core skeleton. The cavity assembly includes a core plate with a circular groove and a gate pad disposed in the groove, providing an entry point for liquefied resin material. The cavity assembly further includes a cavity insert disposed on the gate pad, forming an inner cavity for receiving liquefied resin material via the gate pad and for receiving the removable core body insert of the core assembly. The core assembly further includes a cavity skeleton with a circular opening for providing access to the inner cavity, disposed over the cavity insert and the gate pad, and secured to the cavity plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Myers Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Pettigrew, Douglas Heald
  • Patent number: D707588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Myers Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Pettigrew, Douglas Heald