Patents by Inventor Scot Stodart

Scot Stodart 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).

  • System and apparatus for injection molding
    Patent number: 11872737
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for controlling an injection unit to transfer a material to a mold cavity includes a first actuator and a second actuator, and a controller that is operatively connected to the first actuator and the second actuator. The first and second actuators are coupled to a ram of the injection unit. The first actuator rotates the ram within the barrel, and the second actuator translates the ram within the barrel. During a material fill stage of an injection cycle, the controller controls the first actuator to rotate the ram within the barrel. The controller also controls the second actuator to translate the ram within the barrel, and controls the second actuator to retract the ram away from a nozzle of the injection unit while exerting a compression force on the ram towards the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Promess, Inc.
    Inventors: Scot Stodart, Andrew H. Joseph, Glenn W. Nausley, Jr.
  • METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR INJECTION MOLDING
    Publication number: 20220032521
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for controlling an injection unit to transfer a material to a mold cavity includes a first actuator and a second actuator, and a controller that is operatively connected to the first actuator and the second actuator. The first and second actuators are coupled to a ram of the injection unit. The first actuator rotates the ram within the barrel, and the second actuator translates the ram within the barrel. During a material fill stage of an injection cycle, the controller controls the first actuator to rotate the ram within the barrel. The controller also controls the second actuator to translate the ram within the barrel, and controls the second actuator to retract the ram away from a nozzle of the injection unit while exerting a compression force on the ram towards the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Promess, Inc.
    Inventors: Scot Stodart, Andrew H. Joseph, Glenn W. Nausley, JR.