Patents by Inventor James Patrick MARTIN

James Patrick MARTIN 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).

  • Slipper tool, system and method for using the slipper tool for molding
    Patent number: 10293542
    Abstract: A system includes a press, an external heater and a slipper tool. The press is moveable between an open position and a closed position, and has a mold tool. The external heater is located outside the press. The slipper tool is moveable between the external heater and a mold space of the press when the press is in an open position. The slipper tool has a surface configured to receive thereon a material of a product to be molded. The surface corresponds to a molded surface of the product. When the slipper tool is at the external heater, the external heater is configured to heat the material received on the slipper tool. When the slipper tool is in the mold space and the press is in a closed position, the mold tool is configured to press the heated material against the surface of the slipper tool to mold the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: GLOBE MACHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Calvin D. Bamford, Ronald Marvin Jacobsen, James Patrick Martin
  • SLIPPER TOOL, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE SLIPPER TOOL FOR MOLDING
    Publication number: 20150375444
    Abstract: A system includes a press, an external heater and a slipper tool. The press is moveable between an open position and a closed position, and has a mold tool. The external heater is located outside the press. The slipper tool is moveable between the external heater and a mold space of the press when the press is in an open position. The slipper tool has a surface configured to receive thereon a material of a product to be molded. The surface corresponds to a molded surface of the product. When the slipper tool is at the external heater, the external heater is configured to heat the material received on the slipper tool. When the slipper tool is in the mold space and the press is in a closed position, the mold tool is configured to press the heated material against the surface of the slipper tool to mold the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Calvin D. BAMFORD, Ronald Marvin JACOBSEN, James Patrick MARTIN