Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
425150000 |
Mold motion or position control
| 126 |
425143000 |
Temperature control
| 75 |
425145000 |
Feed control of material en route to shaping area
| 68 |
425149000 |
Molding pressure control means responsive to pressure at shaping area (e.g., injection or press mold, etc.)
| 51 |
425139000 |
Article ejector or stripper control
| 15 |
425140000 |
Control means responsive to product weight or dimension
| 13 |
425142000 |
Cutter control
| 9 |
425136000 |
Means responsive to abnormal condition completely stop operation of machine | 5 |
20080233227 | Drive Unit of Molding Machine and Injection Molding Machine - An injection molding machine has a motor ( | 09-25-2008 |
20100151067 | AUTOMATED CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURIZED RESIN INFUSION - An apparatus comprising a vacuum source line, a pressurized fluid source line and an inlet circuit communicative with the vacuum source line and operatively connectable to an inlet container. The apparatus further comprises an outlet circuit communicative with the vacuum source line and operatively connectable to an outlet line. The apparatus also comprises an outer cover circuit communicative with the vacuum source line and operatively connectable to the outer cover. Further, the apparatus comprises an inlet restrictor fluid circuit in communicative with the fluid source line and adapted to control flow between the inlet vacuum container and interior. Moreover, the apparatus comprises a controller operatively connected to the inlet vacuum circuit, the outlet vacuum circuit, the outer cover vacuum circuit and the inlet restrictor fluid circuit for controlling operation of the inlet vacuum circuit, the outlet vacuum circuit, the outer cover vacuum circuit and the inlet restrictor fluid circuit, respectively. | 06-17-2010 |
20110293766 | MACHINE FOR PRODUCING EXPANDED-GRAIN CAKES - Disclosed herein is a machine for producing expanded-grain cakes. The machine includes a frame, a mold unit, a grain supply unit, a grain transfer unit, a mold pressure arm, a drive unit, an open cam, a control unit and a cover unit. A precise charge of cereal grain is metered at the grain supply unit and in synchronism with the mold open cycle, distributed evenly over the mold cavity. Then with the mold unit clamped closed, the charge is heated and, at the end of the baking cycle, a preform is produced with gases at high pressure entrained therewithin. Upon release from the mold, the preform expands to a grain cake of the desired size. The machine controls the thermal energy input, the cycle frequency, the size of the grain charge, and the ejection trajectory. Several interrupts are used to ensure conformance to the control parameters and to enhance operator safety. | 12-01-2011 |
20140370139 | TEMPERATURE MONITORING DEVICE FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A temperature monitoring device for an injection unit of an injection molding machine is provided with a heater to heat a nozzle and a heating cylinder, a temperature sensor to detect a current temperature of the nozzle and the heating cylinder or around the heating cylinder, and an electromagnetic locking device to prohibit a safety door from opening when the current temperature detected by the temperature sensor exceeds a predetermined opening operation prohibited temperature. | 12-18-2014 |
20150147422 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE FOR CONTINUING OPERATION IN EVENT OF POWER OUTAGE - In an injection molding machine, a control instruction value change unit decreases a control instruction value for each axis when a power outage is detected by a power outage detection unit and returns the control instruction value for each axis to an original value when a power recovery is detected by the power outage detection unit. | 05-28-2015 |
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20080206383 | Solid Imaging System with Removal of Excess Uncured Build Material - Solid imaging apparatus and methods for use are disclosed that reduce the amount of uncured solid imaging build material remaining on a completed build object following the completion of the solid imaging build process. The amount of uncured build material is reduced through the use of either an uncoating web that removes excess build material from the build object during the course of the building process or an ink jet source of build material that uses only as much build material as is necessary for the fabrication of the build part. Also disclosed is an imager assembly for use with such a solid imaging apparatus that incorporates two or more individual imagers in an array and accounts for variations in the intensity and alignment of adjacent imagers. The apparatus can be modified for semi-continuous operation and for integrating into a manufacturing operation, if desired. | 08-28-2008 |
20080233226 | Machine Enclosure Sealing and Hygiene Features of a Food Patty Molding Machine - A patty-forming machine using linear displacement sensors to sense and report the position of hydraulic cylinder rods. The machine enclosure includes double sealed door openings. Mold cover lift rods are cylindrical and utilize annular seals on a top skin of the mechanical compartment. The machine comprises removable floor panels and has an easily accessible swing out electrical enclosure. The machine uses modular I/O blocks for the control solenoids, which are signal connected to a bus block. The bus block communicates between machine control and the solenoids with a single serial cable. | 09-25-2008 |
20090022836 | OVEN PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR A THERMO-FORMING MACHINE - An oven protection system for a thermo-forming machine having a source of heat for heating a workpiece. The oven protection system includes a barrier that is movable from a stored position to a deployed position located beneath the workpiece and above the source of heat to prevent the workpiece from coming into contact with the source of heat in response to a predetermined condition. | 01-22-2009 |
20090053346 | PREVENTING MOLD USE BY DISABLING MOLDING CYCLE COMPONENTS - Presented herein is a system for preventing the unauthorized use of a mold, said system comprising a mold comprising at least two cooperating mold sections that are required by a mold cycle; and a lock assembly operatively associated with said mold; wherein, when the mold is mounted on a molding machine and the lock assembly is in the locked position, the system allows disabling at least one of the components required to complete a mold cycle. According to some embodiments, the lock assembly may further comprise an electronic control that may be accessed remotely or locally or both. According to some embodiments, the system may further comprise a counter operatively associated with the lock assembly. | 02-26-2009 |
20090092700 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A second display device is provided separately from a first display device that displays information regarding molding conditions. The second display device displays character information or picture information. A control part includes a first data conversion part that data-converts the information to be displayed on the first display device and a second data conversion part that data-converts the information to be displayed on the second display device. The second display device displays information different from the first display device. | 04-09-2009 |
20090098232 | Method and Apparatus For Controlling A Vent Gap With Active Material Elements - Method and apparatus for controlling a vent gap in a mold for an injection molding machine are provided, and include an active material insert configured to be regulate the degree of opening of the vent gap. The active material insert is configured to be actuated in response to signals from a controller, so as to selectively block the opening of the vent gap during the molding process. Wiring structure is coupled to the active material insert, and is configured to carry the actuation signals. Melt flow sensors may also be provided to aid in regulating the vent gap, and may be connected to the controller in order to provide real-time closed loop control over the operation of the vent gap. Preferably, the methods and apparatus are used as part of a system for controlling the flow of melt within a mold cavity. | 04-16-2009 |
20090258100 | Thermal Growth Compensating Extrusion Screw Assembly - An improved extrusion assembly is disclosed which better adapts to thermal changes resultant from the transport of high-temperature extrudate. An extrusion screw present in the assembly includes a hollow portion. A biasing member is disposed in the hollow portion. When the assembly is transporting high-temperature extrudate, the biasing member's included Belleville washer component compensates for the thermal expansion and contraction of the extrusion screw. | 10-15-2009 |
20110020483 | VENTED MOLD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED ARTICLE - The invention relates mold, particularly a mold for producing foam articles. In a preferred embodiment, the mold comprises a lid and a bowl releasingly engageable to define a mold cavity, the lid comprising: (i) a vent having a passageway for gas to escape from the mold cavity, and (ii) a plurality of grooves connected to the vent. The use of a plurality of grooves/slots in the mold cavity surface effectively acts as a siphon to draw gas away from the composition to be molded. The plurality of grooves/slots is connected to one or more vents which then allows for escape of the gas from the mold cavity to the exterior of the mold. | 01-27-2011 |
20120058213 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROTARY MOLDING - A rotary molding system for molding food products, mold cavities formed when a mold shell rotates mold shapes disposed along the mold shell into a fill position between a fill plate and a wear plate. Molded food products are removed from mold cavities using knock-out cups, the use of air pressure, or the use of a vacuum source disposed below the mold cavity, without the need to slow the rotation of the mold shell. Knock-out cups may be used with a heating system to reduce accumulation of unwanted materials on the knock-out cups. The rotary molding system can also be used to form products with contoured surfaces. A smart tagging system can be used to ensure that compatible sets of mold shells and knock out cups are being used. A vacuum region may be disposed upstream of the fill position to remove air within the mold cavity prior to filling. | 03-08-2012 |
20120088000 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING CLOSURES - The invention relates to a device ( | 04-12-2012 |
20120114778 | SURFACE TEXTURING USING FOLDABLE STRUCTURES AND ACTIVE MATERIAL ACTUATION - Active texturing systems adapted for selectively and reversibly modifying the texture of a surface utilizing a variably foldable structure in communication with the surface, and active material actuation to enable and/or cause folding. | 05-10-2012 |
20120156319 | DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - A device for the production of a three-dimensional object made of solidifiable material has at least one processing unit for processing of the solidifiable material into a fluid phase in order to discharge the material from a material reservoir via a discharge unit in the direction of a construction space in the form of discrete drops. The closing mechanism has an elastic deformable solid body joint. | 06-21-2012 |
20120269917 | MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE - A mold clamping device includes a first fixed member to which a stationary mold is to be attached; a first movable member to which a movable mold is to be attached; a second movable member configured to move together with the first movable member; a second fixed member provided between the first movable member and the second movable member; a mold clamping force generating mechanism configured to generate a mold clamping force due to an electromagnetic force between the second movable member and the second fixed member; and a mold clamping force amplifying mechanism configured to amplify the mold clamping force generated by the mold clamping force generating mechanism. | 10-25-2012 |
20130052291 | POWDER REMOVING APPARATUS, MOLDING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLDED OBJECT - A powder removing apparatus includes a box, a stage moving mechanism, and a powder removing processing mechanism. The box has a main body with an opening and a stage movably provided in the main body. | 02-28-2013 |
20130251834 | FIELD EMISSION DEVICE AND NANOFIBER MANUFACTURING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a field emission device which makes it possible to reliably mass-produce nanofibers having satisfactory quality, even if field emission is conducted in such a way that high voltage is applied to a collector while a nozzle block is grounded. The field emission device includes a collector ( | 09-26-2013 |
20130330435 | MOBILE PRODUCTION SYSTEM FOR CEMENT PANEL - The invention relates to an automated mobile production system for fabricating a cement panel or composite cement panel. The system includes a movable container and a conveyor system inside the container aligned along a longitudinal axis of the container. The system further includes a plurality of independent manufacturing stations inside the container and aligned along the conveyor system. The container is preferably an international standard shipping container so that being compact and movable from place to place. Further, the system includes a removable mortar mixing station affixed to the outer top side of the container when the system is in operation, and is removed and stored inside the container during transport of the system. | 12-12-2013 |
20130344187 | Electrically Driven Injection device for Die-Casting Machine - The invention is provided with a first injection electric motor used for low-speed injection and increasing pressure, a second injection electric motor used for high-speed injection, first and second power transmission mechanisms for transmitting rotary motion of the injection electric motors to a screw shaft, first and second clutch mechanisms provided in the power transmission mechanisms, an injection plunger advanced and withdrawn integrally with respect to a nut threaded on the screw shaft, and a controller for controlling the driving of the injection electric motors and the clutch mechanisms. The controller starts the second injection electric motor from a stopped state before the point in time where the high-speed injection step is to commence; and switches the second clutch mechanism from a disengaged state to an engaged state at the point in time where the high-speed injection step is to commence, or at a requisite timing prior thereto. | 12-26-2013 |
20140037779 | HOT RUNNER INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS WITH ADDITIONAL CONTROLLER - A control system for a hot runner injection molding system includes a first injection molding machine controller that receives signals from injection molding machine sensors and a second hot runner apparatus controller that receives signals from hot runner apparatus sensors. A third controller that is remote from the injection molding machine controller and the hot runner apparatus controller receives data from the other controllers that is related to the signals from the aforementioned sensors and to transmit commands to the controllers that are related to the operation of the injection molding machine and the hot runner apparatus. The third controller can be linked to several first hot runner controllers and several second injection molding machine controllers. The first hot runner controllers can be provided by the same manufacturer or different manufacturers. The second injection molding machine controllers can be provided by the same manufacturer or different manufacturers. | 02-06-2014 |
20140120192 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURAL CELL | 05-01-2014 |
20150037447 | EXTRUDER - An extruder having an operative unit having a cylinder and at least one extruder screw which is removably accommodated therein, a motor and a gear unit which is separated from the motor via a clutch and which drives the extruder screw, wherein the extruder screw is releasably connected to the gear unit, and a controller installation which controls the operation of the motor or at least of a further installation which is provided. The operative unit or is assigned to the operative unit, wherein at least one information element which identifies the extruder screw and which, during or after insertion of the extruder screw into the cylinder or connection to the gear unit, is automatically acquirable by a sensor element, is provided on the extruder screw, wherein the controller installation, depending on the acquired information, controls the operation of the motor or of the further installation. | 02-05-2015 |
20150306825 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS - A three-dimensional printing apparatus is provided. The three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a tank, a movable platform, a light source, a detection module, and a control unit. The tank is filled with a liquid forming material, and the movable platform is movably disposed above the tank. The light source is disposed below the tank and configured to project light on the liquid forming material so as to form a three-dimensional object layer by layer on the movable platform. The detection module is disposed above the tank and includes a signal emitter and a signal receiver. The signal emitter is configured to emit a detection signal. The control unit activates an error-detection mechanism and controls the movable platform to move toward the detection module. The control unit determines whether the three-dimensional object is abnormal based on whether the detection signal is detected by the signal receiver. | 10-29-2015 |
20150321405 | CONTROLLER OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE HAVING ABNORMALITY DETECTION UNIT OF VOLTAGE DETECTION UNIT - A controller of an injection molding machine includes a power supply converter which supplies electric power from a power supply to a drive device which drives a servomotor, and an electric storage unit coupled between the power supply converter and the drive device. The controller detects abnormality of a voltage detection unit which detects voltage of the electric storage unit based on voltage of the electric storage unit, a supply electric energy to the electric storage unit, and electrostatic capacity of the electric storage unit. | 11-12-2015 |
20160039150 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER WITH FORCE DETECTION - An extruder or other tool head of a three-dimensional printer is instrumented to detect contact force against the extruder, such as by a build platform or an object being fabricated. The tool head may also be instrumented to detect deflection forces and the like acting on the tool that might indicate an operating error. The resulting feedback data can be used in a variety of ways to control operation of the three-dimensional printer during fabrication or diagnostics. | 02-11-2016 |
20160059494 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS - A three-dimensional printing apparatus that forms a three-dimensional object using cross-sectional shapes of the object includes a controller that is configured or programmed to include a dividing unit that divides a cross-sectional shape into a plurality of blocks, a shape determining unit that determines whether one of the blocks has a predetermined shape and defines the block having the predetermined shape as a characteristic block, a count determining unit that determines whether the proportion of the number of the characteristic blocks to the total number of the blocks is equal to or greater than a predetermined proportion, and a light application unit that sets the energy of light from a light source to a first energy or to a second energy being lower than the first energy depending on the proportion, when applying the light to a photocurable resin in a region corresponding to the characteristic blocks. | 03-03-2016 |
20160061716 | PHASE SEPARATION OBSERVATION METHOD, PHASE SEPARATION OBSERVATION APPARATUS, ANNEALING APPARATUS, AND PRODUCING METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE - A phase separation observation method according to one embodiment includes determining a progress degree of phase separation of a self-assembly material layer. The progress degree is determined based on the birefringence amount of an observation object. The observation object includes a substrate, and a self-assembly material layer formed on the substrate. | 03-03-2016 |
20160114513 | INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM - An injection molding system for making a molded item freely fall in demolding process from a mold, the injection molding system comprising: | 04-28-2016 |
20160114535 | METHODS FOR MONITORING ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RADIATION POWER IN SOLID FREEFORM FABRICATION SYSTEMS - System for controlling fabrication of three-dimensional objects, layer by layer are disclosed. The system includes a printing assembly having an irradiation unit and a printing head, the printing assembly is movable between a printing area and a service area. The system further includes a light sensor positioned at the service area to measure the output radiation power of the irradiation unit and a controller to receive information from the sensor and to automatically adjust the electrical power supplied to the irradiation unit. | 04-28-2016 |
20160129646 | INFLATABLE PRESSURE INTENSIFER - This invention describes novel design and construction methoc for inflatable, pressure intensifier equipment that can be used for processing composites structures. The equipment can be used as a manufacturing and processing platform wherever low pressure and high temperature inputs are required in an enclosed volume. | 05-12-2016 |
20160160402 | YARN MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A yarn producing apparatus produces carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn by aggregating CNT fibers, A substrate support supports a CNT forming substrate, a winding unit continuously draws the CNT fibers, a yarn producing unit aggregates the CNT fibers, a status monitor monitors a state of the CNT yarn, and a supply state changing mechanism changes a supply state of the CNT fibers, based on a result of monitoring by the status monitor. | 06-09-2016 |
20170236738 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GROOVING WAFERS | 08-17-2017 |
20190143605 | ADDITIVELY FORMED 3D OBJECT WITH CONDUCTIVE CHANNEL | 05-16-2019 |