Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
264400400 | Measuring a weight or volume (e.g., level-responsive, etc.) | 33 |
20080197523 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MATERIALS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM PROPERTIES - A system and method for manufacturing composite material components having substantially uniform properties comprising means to control the metering of constituent composite material components during manufacture. The resulting composite material components may, for example, be used in the construction of decking systems, railing, porches, fences, stairs, or other similar or suitable applications that may benefit from aesthetically pleasing appearances. | 08-21-2008 |
20080211125 | Method for Controlling a Container Blow Molding Machine to Correct Anomalies in Material Distribution - The invention concerns a method for controlling a blow molding machine ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080290539 | Method for Manufacturing a Tyre - A method of manufacturing tyres by disposing an uncured elastomeric material on a substantially rigid toroidal support so as to form a green tyre. The green tyre and the toroidal support are then disposed within a vulcanization mold in which a molding cavity is defined, so as to mold and cure the green tyre. The molding cavity includes at least a portion in which molding and curing are carried out at a constant volume. The disposition of the elastomeric material onto the rigid toroidal support is carried out by controlling the volume distribution of the elastomeric material onto the toroidal support, so as to fit a predetermined curve of excess material volume, i.e., a curve showing a difference between the volume distribution of the material forming the green tyre and the available volume in the portion of the molding cavity adapted for molding and curing the green tyre at constant volume, versus a predetermined, e.g. radial, direction. | 11-27-2008 |
20090045538 | Method of Controlling a Screw in a Two-Stage Injection Unit and a System for Implementing the Method - Embodiments of the present invention teach a method of controlling a screw in a two-stage injection unit and a system for implementing the method. For example, a method of controlling a screw in a two-stage injection unit, the method executable at a computing apparatus associated with the two-stage injection unit is disclosed. The method comprises receiving an indication of an operational parameter associated with the screw of the two-stage injection unit; based on the indication of the operational parameter, determining a target speed (S | 02-19-2009 |
20090218709 | MOULDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus are provided for moulding an article by feeding molten plastics material into a metering cavity ( | 09-03-2009 |
20090243130 | Method for Achieving a Fragrance Release with Sealing Parts - The invention relates to a method for achieving a fragrance release with release with parts which form a seal that, with correspondingly designed sealing parts, can be repeatedly opened and closed, wherein the respective sealing fan is produced from a meltable plastic material by means of an extrusion apparatus ( | 10-01-2009 |
20090309248 | Article Comprising a Dry Fabric Seal for Liquid Resin Molding Processes - A dry fabric seal for use with tooling for liquid resin molding processes and a method for creating the seal are disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, the seal comprises an annular resin reservoir, a level of resin within the reservoir, a device for controlling the resin level, and a perforated pressure plate that forms one wall of the reservoir. The seal is created by controlling the level of resin between the tooling (e.g., the inner and outer molds, etc.) so that air cannot leak in (for vacuum processes) or out (for pressurized processes) between the fibers in the fabric near the top of the molds. | 12-17-2009 |
20100038808 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TABLET PRESS AND SUCH A PRESS - A method for controlling a tablet press comprises the steps of consecutively supplying material into each die of a die table | 02-18-2010 |
20100052197 | Method for Manufacturing Ceramic Honeycombs - Methods for making extruded ceramic products meeting set dimensional specifications comprise subjecting a small firing sample taken from a first unfired product preform to a rapid firing treatment to determine a value for firing shrinkage or growth, and then adjusting the dimensions of succeeding unfired preforms based on that value, e.g., by adjusting wet extruded product dimensions, so that the succeeding preforms will meet the set dimensional specifications. | 03-04-2010 |
20100052198 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR FILLING LIQUID MATERIAL - Provided are a method, an apparatus and a computer program for filling a liquid material, which do not require complicated parameter calculation and which are practiced with easier control. In the method for filling a gap between a substrate and a work placed thereon with the liquid material discharged from a discharge unit by utilizing a capillary action, the method is characterized in forming an application pattern made up of a temporarily stopping point and a non-stopping region along an outer periphery of the work, and correcting a discharge amount of the liquid material by increasing or reducing a time during which the discharge unit is stopped at the temporarily stopping point. The apparatus and the program for carrying out the method are also provided. | 03-04-2010 |
20100109181 | CONTROLLING DELIVERY OF POLYMER MATERIAL IN A SEQUENTIAL INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS - Method and apparatus for controlling the delivery of polymer material in a sequential injection molding process. In one embodiment, the method provides: delivering a first shot of a first material simultaneously to a plurality of mold cavities; independently sensing for each cavity a property that is indicative of a volume or flow of material that is delivered to the corresponding cavity during the step of delivering the first shot; independently stopping the step of delivering the first shot to one or more cavities according to a program that uses as a variable a signal indicative of the property sensed for the corresponding cavity during delivery of the first shot; and delivering a second shot of a second material simultaneously to the cavities subsequent to the step of stopping the step of delivering the first shot. | 05-06-2010 |
20110024932 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING FORMALDEHYDE-FREE MOLDED PRODUCTS AND RELATED PARTS - The present invention provides a moldable mixture containing large portion of agricultural fibers and small portion of a binding agent and a flow-promoting filler material. The moldable mixture is substantially free of formaldehyde, with low moisture content and high draw ratio. The present invention also provides methods of manufacturing molded products and related parts based on the claimed moldable mixture. Molded products ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110147972 | HOPPER FOR DISCHARGING CONCRETE INTO A MOLD - A method and apparatus for discharging a dose of castable building material into a mold include introducing a supply of castable building material into a hopper. The castable building material in the hopper is spread evenly within the hopper. A mold configured to form a molded building product is positioned beneath the hopper, and the castable building material is discharged from the hopper into the mold. In one embodiment a discharge gate is configured to discharge the castable building material evenly into the mold while substantially reducing the need for lateral movement of the castable building material in the mold. | 06-23-2011 |
20110193252 | AUTOMATIC HARDNESS AND MOISTURE CONTROL IN RAW MATERIAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS - In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a system for controlling the properties of an extrusion from a production line is provided. The production line comprises a raw material feed, a mixer, and an extruder. The control system comprises one or more ammeters electrically coupled to an electrically driven mixing motor and an electrically driven extrusion motor. Output signals indicative of the load amperes I | 08-11-2011 |
20110215496 | INJECTION MOLDING METHOD - An injection molding method including a measuring step for measuring an amount of the molding material by storing a molding material fed into a cylinder of an injection molding apparatus in a tip of the cylinder by rotation of a screw and stopping a rotation of the screw after the screw is retracted to a measurement set position by a pressure from the stored molding material itself. The measuring step comprises: setting a back pressure to be applied on the screw, to a predetermined value; setting a rotation speed of the screw to a constant rotation speed within a predetermined range; and adjusting a feeding speed of the molding material to a predetermined time so that the measuring time is controlled irrespective of the rotation speed of the screw and the back pressure set value. | 09-08-2011 |
20110233804 | ENCODED CONSUMABLE MATERIALS AND SENSOR ASSEMBLIES FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS - A consumable material and sensor assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system, the consumable material comprising an exterior surface having encoded markings that are configured to be read by the sensor assembly, where the consumable material is configured to be consumed in the additive manufacturing system to build at least a portion of a three-dimensional model. | 09-29-2011 |
20120205830 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MONOLITHIC TABLETS - The present invention relates to a process for producing monolithic tablets. The method employs a melt-processed composition containing at least on active agent and at least one thermoplastic binder. The invention further relates to a method for cutting and deflashing a belt of pre-shaped bodies of a melt-processed composition, wherein the pre-shaped bodies are interconnected by flash. | 08-16-2012 |
20120228791 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRODUCT VOLUME IN A FIXED VOLUME MOLD - A method for precisely controlling the volume of a product such as a tire tread or tire that is placed into a mold is provided. This method includes providing a tread or tire that is built upon a portable mold core by laying a series of layers on the portable mold core. The outer diameter of the lire tread or lire is initially built to be purposely smaller than the interior surfaced of the mold in order to prevent any interference from occurring between the mold and the tire tread once the tire tread and core are placed within the mold and the mold is closed. The weight of the tire tread or tire is measured to see if the volume of the tire tread or tire is within acceptable parameters to fit within the mold. If not, additional material is added to the tire or tire tread. | 09-13-2012 |
20120286442 | Methods of Manufacturing Formaldehyde-Free Molded Products and Related Parts - The present invention provides a moldable mixture containing large portion of agricultural fibers and small portion of a binding agent and a flow-promoting filler material. The moldable mixture is substantially free of formaldehyde, with low moisture content and high draw ratio. The present invention also provides methods of manufacturing molded products and related parts, based on the claimed moldable mixture. Molded products ( | 11-15-2012 |
20130062804 | GRANULATION METHOD AND GRANULATION APPARATUS - An object of the invention is to provide a granulation method and a granulation apparatus that can reduce the manufacturing costs of pellets. There is provided a granulation method which uses an underwater cutting (UWC) device | 03-14-2013 |
20130270729 | RESIN FLOW CONTROL IN VARTM PROCESS - A method for controlling a resin flow in a closed mould cavity during a vacuum assisted resin transfer moulding process is disclosed. The used closed mould cavity includes at least one resin inlet and a number of resin outlets. Each resin outlet is operatively connected to an inlet of a container. Each container includes an outlet which is operatively connected to a vacuum pump. The method includes evacuating the closed mould cavity through the resin outlets by the vacuum pump, injecting liquid resin into the closed mould cavity, measuring the resin fill level in each container during the injection of liquid resin into the closed mould cavity and adjusting the applied pressure at each container outlet depending on the measured resin fill level in the particular container. | 10-17-2013 |
20130277876 | AUTOMATED HARDNESS AND MOISTURE CONTROL IN RAW MATERIAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS - In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a system for controlling the properties of an extrusion from a production line is provided. The production line comprises a raw material feed, a mixer, and an extruder. The control system comprises one or more ammeters electrically coupled to an electrically driven mixing motor and an electrically driven extrusion motor. Output signals indicative of the load amperes I | 10-24-2013 |
20130334721 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYERED ARTICLES - A method for producing multilayer objects from a polymer melt, especially in an injection mold, especially preforms having a barrier layer, wherein a viscosity, especially a shear speed, of the melt is determined. The viscosity, especially the shear speed, of at least one layer is determined in the injection mold and optionally monitored and/or regulated. | 12-19-2013 |
20140138866 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLASTICS CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a method for producing plastics containers ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140191432 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A FORM OF ADMINISTRATION OF A MEDICAMENT - The present invention relates to a method for producing a medicament dosage form which consists of at least one piece which in each case comprises at least one medicament and at least one additive, the medicament and the additive being mixed and extruded from a die as a strand and the strand being cut into pieces of precise weight. The invention additionally relates to a device. | 07-10-2014 |
20140339720 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - A three-dimensional printing system to print three-dimensional objects and a method of printed are disclosed. The system includes one or more printing heads, two or more cartridges, two or more sensors configured to determine the status of building material in the cartridges and a controller configured to receive data from the sensors and to control switching of building material supply from one cartridge to another. The printing method includes measuring data from two or more sensors to determine the status of the three-dimensional building material in the cartridges, controlling supply of the building material based on data received from the sensors and controlling switching of building material supply from one cartridge to another. | 11-20-2014 |
20150035186 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING LIQUIDS - A printing head for a printing system is disclosed. The printing head comprises a plurality of compartments, each having an outlet port for depositing liquid and an inlet port separately connectable to a separate liquid container. At least two compartments are in controllable fluid communication with each other, and the printing head comprises an arrangement of sensors configured for generating signals indicative of (i) a filling state of each compartment, and (ii) a fluid communication state between the at least two compartments. | 02-05-2015 |
20150130101 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEEDING PRINT MATERIAL - This invention relates to providing a printing assembly having a small hopper and a heating element disposed therein. The small hopper is configured to receive a plurality of pellets therein and feed the pellets to the heating element. The heating element melts the pellets to form a molten material for use in three dimensional printing. A large hopper may be provided to store a large amount of pellets. The large hopper may include a door which may be automatically abuttably opened by the printer assembly when a sensor indicates the pellets are below a particular threshold and the printer assembly is in need of additional pellets. | 05-14-2015 |
20150336307 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOAMED MOLDED PRODUCT - A method for producing a foamed molded product includes:
| 11-26-2015 |
20150352756 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which forms a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, comprising a supply unit including a plurality of orifices and configured to supply the imprint material on the substrate by discharging the imprint material from each orifice, and a control unit configured to control the discharge of the imprint material from each orifice in accordance with arrangement information showing an arrangement of the imprint material on the substrate, wherein the control unit updates the arrangement information to bring a product of an ideal volume of the imprint material discharged from each orifice in one-time discharge and the number of discharges of the imprint material supplied on the substrate from the supply unit closer to a total amount of the imprint material actually supplied on the substrate in accordance with the arrangement information. | 12-10-2015 |
20160121564 | SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD - There is provided a sheet manufacturing apparatus, including: a supplying unit configured to supply a cut-form material including fibers; a detection unit configured to detect information related to a weight of the material which is processed to be supplied by the supplying unit; a defibrating unit configured to defibrate the material; and a forming unit configured to form a sheet by using at least a part of a defibrated material defibrated by the defibrating unit, in which a supply interval of at least one material among a plurality of materials to be supplied later increases in a case where the weight of the material which is supplied at a unit time is heavy rather than in a case where the weight is light. | 05-05-2016 |
20160250791 | METHOD FOR THE PROCESS MANAGEMENT OF A MOLD-FILLING PROCESS OF AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE | 09-01-2016 |
20180022030 | SETTING PROPERTIES OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS | 01-25-2018 |
20100219543 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND A SYSTEM FOR COOLING A HOT-FILLED SOFTGEL CAPSULE - A system for producing a hot-filled softgel capsule utilizes a chilled liquid. The chilled liquid is routed through a chilled liquid conveyor tray into a chilled liquid bath. The chilled liquid conveyor tray directs the flowing chilled liquid into a flowing chilled liquid layer. Softgel capsules having a heated fill material are deposited in the flowing chilled liquid layer. The chilled liquid layer cools the capsule by transferring heat from the capsule to the chilled liquid. The flowing chilled liquid layer transports the capsule out of the chilled liquid conveyor tray into a chilled liquid bath. A capsule transfer conveyor transports the capsule out of the chilled liquid bath to a chilled liquid removal device. The chilled liquid removal device removes the chilled liquid from the capsule. | 09-02-2010 |