Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
425405100 | MEANS TO CREATE A VACUUM OR APPLY FLUID PRESSURE WITHIN A PRESS FORMING MOLD | 23 |
20080220112 | DOUBLE BAG VACUUM INFUSION PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR LOW COST, ADVANCED COMPOSITE FABRICATION - Boeing is actively engaged in the production of lightweight composite airframes for both military and commercial applications. The double bag vacuum infusion process of the present invention provides a low cost, method for producing complex composite assemblies without an autoclave. It also enables the production of highly innovative structures. The quality of the composites produced using such an infusion process are comparable to composites made using prepregs, hand layup or fiber placement and autoclave curing. | 09-11-2008 |
20090123594 | Filing Assembly - Filling assembly for filling holes formed in a plate, such as a printed circuit board, with a filing material, comprising a support device for supporting the plate, a filling device having a filling material source and a feeding channel connected to the filling material source for feeding filling material from the filling material source to the plate supported by the support device, wherein the feeding channel leads to an output opening held adjoining the plate for filling the filling material into the respective hole of the supported plate, and a vibration device connected to a side wall of the feeding channel, by which the side wall can be vibrated at a particular frequency transverse to the feeding channel, such that the feeding channel is correspondingly diminished at least adjacent to its output opening periodically. | 05-14-2009 |
20090162471 | Resin-Sealing and Molding Apparatus with Sealing Mechanism and Method of dismounting Contitiuent Part of Die Assembly Fitted Therein - A resin-sealed molding apparatus furnished with sealing means. The sealing means includes upper-die-side ambient air shutoff member fixed to upper-die-side mount base board so as to surround the lateral side of upper die and lower-die-side ambient air shutoff member fixed to lower-die-side mount base board so as to surround the lateral side of lower die. The upper-die-side ambient air shutoff member is fixed to the upper-die-side mount base board by means of upper-die-side fixing tool. The lower-die-side ambient air shutoff member is fixed to the lower-die-side mount base board by means of lower-die-side fixing tool. The upper-die-side ambient air shutoff member and the upper-die-side mount base board are rotatably connected by means of axis member. Only by dismounting of the lower-die-side fixing tool from the lower-die-side mount base board and the lower-die-side ambient air shutoff member, there can be realized the state in which the lower-die-side ambient air shutoff member can be completely dismounted from the lower-die-side mount base board. | 06-25-2009 |
20100055224 | Suction Structure for a Mold - A suction structure for a mold includes a mold base, two airtight units, a plurality of air holes, and a plurality of air channels. The two airtight units are disposed in the mold base at interval and a suction zone is defined between the two airtight units. The plurality of air holes is located in the suction zone. The plurality of air channels is located in the suction zone and connected with the plurality of air holes. Based on the engagement of the suction zone, the plurality of air holes, and the plurality of air channels, a thin film can adhere to a mold via vacuum as air within the suction zone is extracted through the plurality of air holes. Thus, the thin film adheres to the mold fast and in a level manner, and thereby improving the yield rate of In-Mold Decoration process. | 03-04-2010 |
20100112118 | REUSABLE SEALING DEVICE - A sealing device for forming an airtight seal between a first body, such as a cure tool, and a second body, such as a vacuum bag, without the use of adhesives. The sealing device may comprise an outer surface attached to the second body, an inner surface configured to face the first body, and two cusps located at opposite edges of the inner and outer surfaces. The sealing device may form a continuous boundary around an area of any shape or size. The sealing device may have a substantially crescent-shaped cross-section, allowing the sealing device to suction to the first body when compressed against the first body. The sealing device may also comprise a tab portion protruding from the inner surface between the first and second cusp for providing a more secure seal between the sealing device and the first body. | 05-06-2010 |
20100255139 | MICROPATTERN TRANSFER STAMPER AND MICROPATTERN TRANSFER DEVICE - A micropattern transfer stamper has a space that hermetically contains fluid, on an opposite side of a surface with an indented pattern formed thereon of a pattern forming sheet member. The pattern forming sheet member is convexly bent by pressure of the fluid contained in the space. When the indented pattern is transferred onto the material to be transferred, the pattern forming sheet member deforms following the surface of the material to be transferred. | 10-07-2010 |
20110014315 | In-mold decoration of composites manufactured by resin infusion between double flexible tooling system - A resin infusion system uses a housing that has an upper flexible diaphragm and a lower flexible diaphragm such that the two diaphragms form a cavity. A fiber reinforcement mat is positioned within the cavity as is an optional paint film. A mold is positioned below the lower diaphragm. A flow plate has a series of V-shaped grooves is positioned either underneath the lower diaphragm or overtop the upper diaphragm so that the grooves press into the respective diaphragm. A vacuum is created within the cavity causing resin to be drawn into the cavity with the resin interacting with the grooves increasing the turbulence of the resin flow. Once the reinforcement mat is properly wetted, a vacuum is created within the housing, the temperature is increased within the housing, the mold is pressed into the lower diaphragm while a vacuum is created within the housing. | 01-20-2011 |
20130259967 | VACUUM VIBRATION PRESS FOR FORMING ENGINEERED COMPOSITE STONE SLABS - A vacuum vibration press for making composite stone slabs applies as much or more vibration and pressure than a conventional Breton press, while weighing less, costing less to manufacture, providing shorter press cycle times, and consuming less energy. Instead of vibrating the entire vacuum chamber, the press includes vibration devices within the vacuum chamber which vibrate only the pressing apparatus. Instead of more than 100 tons, the press vibrates less than 5000 pounds of apparatus, using less than 25 hp instead of 100-300 hp. In embodiments, vacuum volume reduction blocks reduce the volume to be evacuated within the chamber. Embodiments use screw jacks and springs or air bags to provide controlled pressing force and precisely uniform slab thickness. The vibration can be vertical and/or horizontal, linear and/or circular, and mechanical and/or ultrasonic. Slabs can be inserted and removed on a conveyor belt or in separate trays on rollers. | 10-03-2013 |
20140057011 | Device for Producing a Fiber Product by Laying Down Melt-Spun Fibers - A device is described for producing a fiber product by laying down melt-spun fibers onto a laydown belt. A spinning device is associated with a top side of the laydown belt and a suction-extraction device is associated with the bottom side. A vacuum device has a movable suction chamber which interacts with the spinning device in order to lay down the fibers on the laydown belt. To generate a uniform suction flow in every position of the suction chamber, the suction chamber is formed from a stationary bottom box and a movable top box which are coupled to one another in a pressure-tight manner. | 02-27-2014 |
20140205703 | VACUUM VIBRATION PRESS FOR FORMING ENGINEERED COMPOSITE STONE SLABS - A vacuum vibration press manufactures engineered stone slabs that are equal or superior in appearance and physical properties to slabs manufactured using a conventional Breton press, while weighing less, costing less to manufacture, providing shorter press cycle times, requiring less resin, and consuming less energy. In addition to providing a vibration device above the slab, the press also includes a second vibration device below the slab, which replaces the massive inertial base of a Breton press. The vibration devices can have different frequencies, amplitudes, and/or vibration axes. The press can be completely enclosed within a vacuum chamber, and vibrationally isolated from surrounding structures. In embodiments, volume reduction blocks reduce the volume to be evacuated. Embodiments use screw jacks and springs or air bags to provide controlled pressing force and precisely uniform slab thickness. Slabs can be inserted and removed on a conveyor belt, or in separate trays on rollers. | 07-24-2014 |
20140205704 | REACTION CONTAINER AND VACUUM HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclose are a reaction container and a vacuum heat treatment apparatus. A method of preparing a reaction container comprises preparing a graphite mixture by mixing first and second graphite powders having particle sizes different from each other, preparing a graphite molded body by pressing the graphite mixture, and processing the graphite molded body. The density of the graphite molded body is in a range of 1.8 g/cm | 07-24-2014 |
20140308385 | MOLD FOR MAKING FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMERIC BUILDING PANELS - Light weight fiber-reinforced polymeric (FRP) structural building panels and panel assemblies, sized and configured for construction of wall structures. Fiber schedule and orientation in the panels provide enhanced properties of strength of a panel/wall per unit dimension relative to FRP layer thickness and/or mass of the panel/wall per unit dimension. Panel profiles as molded having draft angles, and molds to make such profiles, enhance panel fabrication. | 10-16-2014 |
20150064300 | Molding Machine for Making Thermoplastic Composites - A molding machine for making thermoplastic composites contains: a machine frame, a platform, a heating device, a vacuum means, and a gas barrier film. The machine frame includes a working stage. The platform is mounted on the working stage and includes channels, a curved pattern portion and plural tiny holes which are arranged on the top surface of the platform, wherein the plurality of tiny holes communicate with the channels. The platform also includes a connector fixed on one side thereof and communicating with the channels. The heating device is secured on a bottom end of the platform and heats a working material on the platform. The vacuum means is arranged in the machine frame and includes a pipe for coupling with the connector. The gas barrier film is flaky and covers the top surface of the platform. | 03-05-2015 |
20150314475 | PRODUCTION PLANT FOR FORMING ENGINEERED COMPOSITE STONE SLABS - An engineered stone production plant includes a vacuum vibration press (“VVP”) suspended above the ground, so that a conveyor belt and/or returning empty trays or molds from a curing oven to a mixing station can pass beneath the VVP. Rigid, self-supporting trays or molds can convey slabs through the plant on rollers, which allow independent horizontal movement of the slabs during spreading and coloring/veining of the slab mixture. Embodiments include air levitation for transporting slabs into and out of the VVP. The curing oven can be air-heated. The pressing plate can be sealed with the tray or mold by walls that extend downwardly from the press plate over a flexible covering sheet, by a gasket surrounding the pressing plate, or by an angle strip surrounding the slab mixture. In embodiments, the slab size can be changed by exchanging elastomeric mold walls, or by exchanging molds and pressing platens. | 11-05-2015 |
425405200 | Isostatic type | 9 |
20100260885 | IMPRINTING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an imprinting apparatus includes a first mold configured to hold a disk-shaped stamper on which patterns of recesses and protrusions are formed, a second mold configured to hold a disk-shaped substrate to which a resist is applied so that the substrate faces the stamper held by the first mold, and a suction ring which is disposed around the first mold and in which an inner groove and an outer groove are formed to correspond to an outer periphery portion of the stamper held by the first mold, the inner groove being opened to atmosphere and the outer groove being vacuum-suctioned. | 10-14-2010 |
20100291258 | CURE TOOL WITH INTEGRATED EDGE BREATHER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A tool for curing a composite layup comprises a tool body having a surface adapted to support a composite layup thereon. The tool includes an integrated breather for allowing removal of air from the layup during curing. | 11-18-2010 |
20110165283 | HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING DEVICE - A hot isostatic pressing device according to the present invention includes an inner casing, an outer casing, and a heating means which are provided inside a high-pressure container. The device further includes a first cooling means for forcedly circulating pressure medium gas in such a manner that pressure medium gas guided upwardly between the inner casing and the outer casing is guided to the outside of the outer casing through an upper part of the outer casing, cooled while being guided downwardly along an inner circumferential surface of the high-pressure container, and then returned to between the inner casing and the outer casing through a lower part of the outer casing; and a second cooling means for guiding pressure medium gas within a hot zone formed inside the inner casing to the outside of the hot zone, cooling the pressure medium gas guided to the outside by merging it with the pressure medium gas forcedly circulated by the first cooling means, and returning the cooled pressure medium gas into the hot zone. According to such a structure, a high cooling efficiency can be attained while maintaining the hot zone in a thermally uniform condition. | 07-07-2011 |
20120269920 | HIGH-PRESSURE PRESS - A high-pressure press is disclosed which includes a high-pressure vessel enclosing a high-pressure chamber and a high-pressure medium; a housing, separating a volume from the high-pressure press chamber, arranged for holding a fluid; a fan arranged in the high-pressure press chamber outside the housing for circulating the high pressure medium in the high-pressure press chamber; a motor, arranged in the housing and operatively connected to the fan for driving the fan; a cooling device for cooling a portion of the housing wall; and a pumping device arranged for circulating the fluid, the fluid providing a transfer of cold from the portion of the housing wall to the motor, the cooled circulation of the fluid being separated from the high-pressure press chamber by the housing. | 10-25-2012 |
20130071508 | HOT ISOTROPIC PRESSURE DEVICE - A hot isotropic pressure device including: a casing disposed inside a high-pressure container; a heating unit provided inside the casing and forms a hot zone around the treatment material, in which an isotropic pressure treatment is performed on the treatment material using a pressure medium gas. A cooling unit is provided to cool the hot zone by guiding the pressure medium gas, cooled while guided from the upper side toward the lower side at the outside of the casing, into the hot zone. The cooling unit includes a gas introducing unit which guides the pressure medium gas cooled at the outside of the casing from the lower portion of the high-pressure container to the upper portion of the hot zone without any intersection with the pressure medium gas inside the hot zone and introduces the pressure medium gas into the hot zone. | 03-21-2013 |
20130344190 | NON-UNIFORM CYLINDER - The present invention relates to an arrangement for treatment of articles by hot pressing and, in particular, by hot isostatic pressing. In particular, the present invention relates to a pressing arrangement for treatment of articles by hot pressing, and preferably hot isostatic pressing, capable of providing a controlled, rapid cooling rate. The pressing arrangement comprises a pressure vessel including a furnace chamber comprising a heat insulated casing and a furnace adapted to hold the articles. At least one cooling circuit is arranged on an outside of the pressure vessel, the cooling circuit comprising a coolant and being arranged to enable the coolant to flow along a central portion of an outer wall of the pressure vessel. The pressure vessel is arranged with a non-uniform wall thickness, where the vessel wall is thickest at upper and lower end portions of the pressure vessel. | 12-26-2013 |
20140161922 | Process for the Manufacture of Multilayer Articles - A method and apparatus for manufacturing composite articles such as laminate ballistic protection and structural reinforcements. The method involves placing a composite assembly in a sealable membrane system, e.g. a vacuum bag and placing the vacuum bag in a pressure vessel to apply heat and pressure to the composite assembly, thereby manufacturing a composite article. The apparatus comprises: a pressure vessel; a source of processing liquid to apply isostatic pressure to the vacuum bag; processing liquid heating, cooling, pressurising and circulating means; and a control system to control the heating, cooling and pressurising means. The sealable membrane system may preferably comprise: a sealable membrane to separate the composite article from the processing liquid and maintain the composite article below atmospheric pressure; and a membrane to cushion the composite article and resist adhesion of the article to other membranes. The processing liquid is preferably silicone oil. | 06-12-2014 |
20160039163 | HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING DEVICE - Provided is a hot isostatic pressing (HIP) device ( | 02-11-2016 |
20160059504 | HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING DEVICE - Provided is a hot isostatic pressing device (HIP) ( | 03-03-2016 |