Patents by Inventor Serge Monnin

Serge Monnin 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).

  • Shim for a compression mold with improved sealing
    Patent number: 10406728
    Abstract: A shim for a compression mold for manufacturing a component from reinforced plastic, typically from SMC, comprising a fixed molding element, a mobile molding element, and a mobile shim that can be moved by an actuator. The mobile shim comprises a conventional part made of steel but also a part made of a high expansion material with a mean coefficient of expansion that is high enough that its own expansion at the molding temperature places the shim in compression against the molding element and seals against this element, thus eliminating flash on the molded part. This material is advantageously a polyetheretherketone, or PEEK. A mold comprising this shim and a compression molding method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Compagnie Plastic Omnium
    Inventors: Frederic Arnaud, Patrick Bosg, Denis Gille, Serge Monnin, Olivier Torres, Jean-Yves Sozet
  • SHIM FOR A COMPRESSION MOLD WITH IMPROVED SEALING
    Publication number: 20150314494
    Abstract: A shim for a compression mold for manufacturing a component from reinforced plastic, typically from SMC, comprising a fixed molding element, a mobile molding element, and a mobile shim that can be moved by an actuator. The mobile shim comprises a conventional part made of steel but also a part made of a high expansion material with a mean coefficient of expansion that is high enough that its own expansion at the molding temperature places the shim in compression against the molding element and seals against this element, thus eliminating flash on the molded part. This material is advantageously a polyetheretherketone, or PEEK. A mold comprising this shim and a compression molding method are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Frédéric Arnaud, Patrick Bosg, Denis Gille, Serge Monnin, Olivier Torres, Jean-Yves Sozet