Patents by Inventor Zhuang Rui TAN
Zhuang Rui TAN 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).
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Patent number: 11628608Abstract: An injection molding apparatus (5) comprising: an actuator (10) comprising a thermally conductive housing body (12) mounted in direct heat or thermally conductive contact with one or more mounts (60, 50, 803) that are in turn mounted in direct heat conductive contact or communication with the manifold (20), the cooling device (500, 800) comprising a heat transmitter comprised of an arm, member (502) or leg (800I) that is either: disposed in direct or integral thermal contact with a complementary surface (12Is) of the actuator (10) or, configured to have compressible spring joints (800s).Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Vito Galati
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Publication number: 20210299927Abstract: An injection molding apparatus (5) comprising: an actuator (10) comprising a thermally conductive housing body (12) mounted in direct heat or thermally conductive contact with one or more mounts (60, 50, 803) that are in turn mounted in direct heat conductive contact or communication with the manifold (20), the cooling device (500, 800) comprising a heat transmitter comprised of an arm, member (502) or leg (800l) that is either: disposed in direct or integral thermal contact with a complementary surface (12ls) of the actuator (10) or, configured to have compressible spring joints (800s).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Vito Galati
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Patent number: 11052590Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold, an actuator, a mold and a cooling device, wherein the cooling device comprises: a heat transmitter comprising a distal arm or member and a proximal base or member, the distal arm or member being mounted by a spring loadable interconnection or engagement to or with the proximal base or member, the clamp plate, the mold, the manifold, the actuator and the heat transmitter being assemblable together in an arrangement wherein the spring loadable interconnection is loaded urging the distal end surface of the distal arm or member into compressed engagement with the clamp plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Vito Galati
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Patent number: 10982786Abstract: An injection molding apparatus including: a valve pin driven by an actuator, the valve pin extending axially through at least a portion of the channel length of the fluid flow channel, the fluid flow channel and the valve pin being configured or adapted such that the valve pin is movable axially upstream and downstream between an upstream position where the downstream flow of the injection fluid is restricted by a bulbous protrusion (B) of the pin being axially aligned (AL) with the throat (T) of the channel, an intermediate position where downstream flow of injection fluid is unrestricted (WG) and a fully downstream position where downstream flow of injection fluid is stopped at both the gate and at the throat.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Vito Galati, Zhuang Rui Tan
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Patent number: 10953581Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold, an actuator, a mold and a cooling device, wherein the cooling device comprises: a heat transmitter comprising a distal arm or member and a proximal base or member, the distal arm or member being mounted by a spring loadable interconnection or engagement to or with the proximal base or member, the clamp plate, the mold, the manifold, the actuator and the heat transmitter being assemblable together in an arrangement wherein the spring loadable interconnection is loaded urging the distal end surface of the distal arm or member into compressed engagement with the clamp plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Vito Galati
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Patent number: 10889037Abstract: An injection molding apparatus (5) comprising a clamp plate (80), a heated manifold (20), an actuator (10) interconnected to a valve pin (17) drivable along an axis (A), a mold (300) and a cooling device (500) that cools the actuator, the actuator (10) comprising a thermally conductive housing body (12) that is mounted in direct heat or thermally conductive contact with one or more insulators (60, 50) that are in turn mounted in direct heat conductive contact or communication with the manifold (20), the cooling device (500) comprising a heat transmitter comprised of an arm (502) comprised of a thermally conductive material having a distal end surface (502s) for making thermally conductive contact with the clamp plate (80), the proximal surface (502b) of the arm (502) being slidably engageable against a complementary surface (12ls) of the actuator that is spaced laterally (12ld) from the valve pin axis (A) for transmitting heat from the housing body (12) to the proximal surface (502b) and in turn to the distalType: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Vito Galati
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Publication number: 20200254669Abstract: An injection molding apparatus (5) comprising a clamp plate (80), a heated manifold (20), an actuator (10) interconnected to a valve pin (17) drivable along an axis (A), a mold (300) and a cooling device (500) that cools the actuator, the actuator (10) comprising a thermally conductive housing body (12) that is mounted in direct heat or thermally conductive contact with one or more insulators (60, 50) that are in turn mounted in direct heat conductive contact or communication with the manifold (20), the cooling device (500) comprising a heat transmitter comprised of an arm (502) comprised of a thermally conductive material having a distal end surface (502s) for making thermally conductive contact with the clamp plate (80), the proximal surface (502b) of the arm (502) being slidably engageable against a complementary surface (12ls) of the actuator that is spaced laterally (12ld) from the valve pin axis (A) for transmitting heat from the housing body (12) to the proximal surface (502b) and in turn to the disType: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Vito Galati
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Patent number: 10639835Abstract: An injection molding apparatus (5) comprising a clamp plate (80), a heated manifold (20), an actuator (10) interconnected to a valve pin (17) drivable along an axis (A), a mold (300) and a cooling device (500) that cools the actuator, the actuator (10) comprising a thermally conductive housing body (12) that is mounted in direct heat or thermally conductive contact with one or more mounts (60, 50, 803) that are in turn mounted in direct heat conductive contact or communication with the manifold (20), the cooling device (500) comprising a heat transmitter comprised of an arm (502) comprised of a thermally conductive material having a distal end surface (502s) for making thermally conductive contact with the clamp plate (80), the proximal surface (502b) of the arm (502) being slidably engageable against a complementary surface (12ls) of the actuator that is spaced laterally (12ld) from the valve pin axis (A) for transmitting heat from the housing body (12) to the proximal surface (502b) and in turn to the diType: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Vito Galati
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Patent number: 10632657Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold, an actuator, a mold and a cooling device, wherein the cooling device comprises: a heat transmitter comprising a distal arm or member and a proximal base or member, the distal arm or member being mounted by a spring loadable interconnection or engagement to or with the proximal base or member, the clamp plate, the mold, the manifold, the actuator and the heat transmitter being assemblable together in an arrangement wherein the spring loadable interconnection is loaded urging the distal end surface of the distal arm or member into compressed engagement with the clamp plate.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Vito Galati
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Publication number: 20200122376Abstract: An injection molding apparatus (5) comprising a clamp plate (80), a heated manifold (20), an actuator (10) interconnected to a valve pin (17) drivable along an axis (A), a mold (300) and a cooling device (500) that cools the actuator, the actuator (10) comprising a thermally conductive housing body (12) that is mounted in direct heat or thermally conductive contact with one or more mounts (60, 50, 803) that are in turn mounted in direct heat conductive contact or communication with the manifold (20), the cooling device (500) comprising a heat transmitter comprised of an arm (502) comprised of a thermally conductive material having a distal end surface (502s) for making thermally conductive contact with the clamp plate (80), the proximal surface (502b) of the arm (502) being slidably engageable against a complementary surface (12ls) of the actuator that is spaced laterally (12ld) from the valve pin axis (A) for transmitting heat from the housing body (12) to the proximal surface (502b) and in turn to the distaType: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Vito Galati
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Patent number: 10625455Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold, an actuator, a mold and a cooling device, wherein the cooling device comprises: a heat transmitter comprising a distal arm or member and a proximal base or member, the distal arm or member being mounted by a spring loadable interconnection or engagement to or with the proximal base or member, the clamp plate, the mold, the manifold, the actuator and the heat transmitter being assemblable together in an arrangement wherein the spring loadable interconnection is loaded urging the distal end surface of the distal arm or member into compressed engagement with the clamp plate.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Vito Galati
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Patent number: 10625451Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold, an actuator, a mold and a cooling device, wherein the cooling device comprises: a heat transmitter comprising a distal arm or member and a proximal base or member, the distal arm or member being mounted by a spring loadable interconnection or engagement to or with the proximal base or member, the clamp plate, the mold, the manifold, the actuator and the heat transmitter being assemblable together in an arrangement wherein the spring loadable interconnection is loaded urging the distal end surface of the distal arm or member into compressed engagement with the clamp plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Vito Galati
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Patent number: 10500775Abstract: Apparatus and method for detecting a position of an actuator piston driving a valve pin in an injection molding system. The apparatus includes an actuator housing having a body portion, surrounding an axial bore, of a substantially non-magnetic and/or magnetically permeable material, a piston, movable within the axial bore for driving a valve pin, the piston including a magnetic member generating a magnetic field such that axial movement of the piston in the bore modifies the magnetic field according to the position of the piston relative to a detection position, and a magnetic field detector attached to an exterior surface of the body portion at the detection position for detecting the magnetic field associated with the position of the piston and generating an output signal determined by the piston position.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Lin Yang
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Patent number: 10493674Abstract: An injection molding apparatus including an actuator interconnected to a rod or valve pin having a smooth continuous cylindrical outer surface and one or more discontinuous or relieved or relieved portions formed as discontinuities in the cylindrical outer surface and adapted to be disposed within a fluid flow channel, the one or more discontinuous or relieved portions being configured and arranged along the axial length of the pin or rod such that the flow of injection fluid over or past the one or more discontinuous or relieved portions is modified to flow at substantially different rates or velocities or in substantially different flow patterns relative to rate or velocity or pattern of flow of injection fluid over or past the smooth continuous cylindrical outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Salvatore A. LoGrasso, Albert R. Bernier, Vito Galati
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Publication number: 20190285191Abstract: An injection molding apparatus including: a valve pin driven by an actuator, the valve pin extending axially through at least a portion of the channel length of the fluid flow channel, the fluid flow channel and the valve pin being configured or adapted such that the valve pin is movable axially upstream and downstream between an upstream position where the downstream flow of the injection fluid is restricted by a bulbous protrusion (B) of the pin being axially aligned (AL) with the throat (T) of the channel, an intermediate position where downstream flow of injection fluid is unrestricted (WG) and a fully downstream position where downstream flow of injection fluid is stopped at both the gate and at the throat.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Vito Galati, Zhuang Rui Tan
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Patent number: 10359124Abstract: An injection molding apparatus including: a valve pin driven by an actuator, the valve pin extending axially through at least a portion of the channel length of the fluid flow channel, the fluid flow channel including a throat, downstream flow of the injection fluid being restricted by a bulb portion of the pin, the valve pin having an intermediate position where downstream flow of injection fluid is unrestricted and a fully downstream position where downstream flow of injection fluid is stopped at both the gate and at the throat, wherein the actuator is driven by a valve assembly comprised of a spool mechanically driven by first and second actuators or solenoids that each separately engage the spool at opposing axial ends to effect movement of the spool back and forth between the drive fluid flow positions.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Vito Galati, Zhuang Rui Tan
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Patent number: 10328623Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprising a heated manifold, an actuator comprised of an actuator housing containing a drive member interconnected to a valve pin having a drive axis, one or more heat convectors each heat convector comprised of a heat conductive leg disposed within a gap disposed between the manifold and a downstream end of the actuator housing and a heat conductive arm extending distally upstream and away from the gap such that heat is conducted from the leg to the arm upstream and away from the downstream end of the actuator housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Christian Carey, Vito Galati
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Patent number: 10322537Abstract: An injection molding apparatus and method for adjusting the axial position of a valve pin in an injection molding system, the apparatus comprising: a top clamp plate, a heated manifold receiving and distributing an injection fluid to an exit of a fluid delivery channel to a cavity of the mold, an actuator comprising a housing having a chamber enclosing a drive member for driving a valve pin along an axial path of travel, the actuator housing slidably mounted and adapted for controlled upstream and downstream movement of the drive member along a path complementary to the axial path of travel of the valve pin, a mounting plate and an axial position adjustment screw screwably mounted within the mounting plate upstream of the housing of the actuator for controllably moving the valve pin to selectable starting or ending injection cycle axial positions.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Zhuang Rui Tan
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Publication number: 20190111602Abstract: An injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold, an actuator, a mold and a cooling device, wherein the cooling device comprises: a heat transmitter comprising a distal arm or member and a proximal base or member, the distal arm or member or member being mounted by a spring loadable interconnection or engagement to or with the proximal base or member, the clamp plate, the mold, the manifold, the actuator and the heat transmitter being assemblable together in an arrangement wherein the spring loadable interconnection is loaded urging the distal end surface of the distal arm or member into compressed engagement with the clamp plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Vito Galati
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Publication number: 20190105825Abstract: Apparatus and method for detecting a position of an actuator piston driving a valve pin in an injection molding system. The apparatus includes an actuator housing having a body portion, surrounding an axial bore, of a substantially non-magnetic and/or magnetically permeable material, a piston, movable within the axial bore for driving a valve pin, the piston including a magnetic member generating a magnetic field such that axial movement of the piston in the bore modifies the magnetic field according to the position of the piston relative to a detection position, and a magnetic field detector attached to an exterior surface of the body portion at the detection position for detecting the magnetic field associated with the position of the piston and generating an output signal determined by the piston position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Zhuang Rui Tan, Lin Yang