Patents by Inventor Matthew Craver

Matthew Craver 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).

  • METHOD OF INJECTION MOLDING WITH DOWN CAVITY DETECTION
    Publication number: 20230330906
    Abstract: A method of detecting and compensating for a non-operational mold cavity in an injection molding apparatus having a plurality of mold cavities and an injection molding screw or ram includes injecting, via the injection molding screw or ram, a molten thermoplastic material into the plurality of mold cavities. The method includes measuring a first process parameter of the injection molding apparatus at a pre-determined time during or after the injecting. The method also includes determining, based on the first process parameter, whether one or more mold cavities of the plurality of mold cavities are non-operational. Then, when it is determined that one or more mold cavities are non-operational, the method includes automatically adjusting the first process parameter or a second process parameter of the injection molding apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Bryler Collins, Brian Matthew Burns, Gene Michael Altonen, Brandon Michael Birchmeier, Matthew Craver
  • Method of injection molding with down cavity detection
    Patent number: 11718008
    Abstract: A method of detecting and compensating for a non-operational mold cavity in an injection molding apparatus having a plurality of mold cavities and an injection molding screw or ram includes injecting, via the injection molding screw or ram, a molten thermoplastic material into the plurality of mold cavities. The method includes measuring a first process parameter of the injection molding apparatus at a pre-determined time during or after the injecting. The method also includes determining, based on the first process parameter, whether one or more mold cavities of the plurality of mold cavities are non-operational. Then, when it is determined that one or more mold cavities are non-operational, the method includes automatically adjusting the first process parameter or a second process parameter of the injection molding apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: IMFLUX INC.
    Inventors: Bryler Collins, Brian Matthew Burns, Gene Michael Altonen, Brandon Michael Birchmeier, Matthew Craver
  • METHOD OF INJECTION MOLDING WITH DOWN CAVITY DETECTION
    Publication number: 20210387393
    Abstract: A method of detecting and compensating for a non-operational mold cavity in an injection molding apparatus having a plurality of mold cavities and an injection molding screw or ram includes injecting, via the injection molding screw or ram, a molten thermoplastic material into the plurality of mold cavities. The method includes measuring a first process parameter of the injection molding apparatus at a pre-determined time during or after the injecting. The method also includes determining, based on the first process parameter, whether one or more mold cavities of the plurality of mold cavities are non-operational. Then, when it is determined that one or more mold cavities are non-operational, the method includes automatically adjusting the first process parameter or a second process parameter of the injection molding apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Bryler Collins, Brian Matthew Burns, Gene Michael Altonen, Brandon Michael Birchmeier, Matthew Craver