Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Houdeshell

Thomas R. Houdeshell 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).

  • In-mold labeling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8616869
    Abstract: An in-mold labeling apparatus for an injection-molded product includes a label magazine, a handling tool, an injection mold, and a controller. The injection mold has a suction port disposed in the mold cavity. A pin may be fixedly or movably disposed in the suction port. A method of in-mold labeling an injection-molded product includes applying a static charge to the label using the handling tool, activating the suction port in the mold cavity, deactivating a suction port of the handling tool, and activating the injection molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Vention Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Houdeshell, Bradley A. Atkins
  • IN-MOLD LABELING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110169192
    Abstract: An in-mold labeling apparatus for an injection-molded product includes a label magazine, a handling tool, an injection mold, and a controller. The injection mold has a suction port disposed in the mold cavity. A pin may be fixedly or movably disposed in the suction port. A method of in-mold labeling an injection-molded product includes applying a static charge to the label using the handling tool, activating the suction port in the mold cavity, deactivating a suction port of the handling tool, and activating the injection molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas R. Houdeshell, Bradley A. Atkins