Heated platen for liquifying thermoplastic materials

- Nordson Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a heated platen for liquifying thermoplastic materials;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the heated platen as oriented in FIG. 1, wherein the front, rear, and side views are all substantially identical;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the heated platen, rotated 180.degree. from the orientation of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view, taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 3.

Referenced Cited
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D341146 November 9, 1993 Stankosky
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Other references
  • Meltex.RTM. Drum Unloader DP 201, Meltex Corp. (published on or before 1989). Uniflow.sub..RTM. Platen Options. Meltex.RTM. Hydraulic Drum Melter DG 201 H, Meltex Corp. (published on or before 1989). Meltex.RTM. Drum Melter DG 21, Meltex Corp. (published on or before 1989). Meltex.RTM. Information Drum Melters, Meltex Corp. (published on or before 1989). Nordson.RTM. Series 5000 Drum Melter Options (Publication, issued Feb. 1992), Nordson Corp. Nordson.RTM. Bulk Melter Systems, Issued Sep. 1990, Nordson Corp.
Patent History
Patent number: D387074
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 30, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 2, 1997
Assignee: Nordson Corporation (Westlake, OH)
Inventors: Mark H. Farley (Roswell, GA), Gregory J. Gabryszewski (Lithonia, GA), James W. Keough (Decatur, GA), Peter J. Petrecca (Dunwoody, GA)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Attorney: Raymond J. Slattery, III
Application Number: 0/60,507
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D15/1442
International Classification: 1599;