| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 700197000 | Molding | 41 |
| 20080319571 | Method and Device for Controlling and Regulating a Hollow Body Manufacturing Unit - A method for controlling and regulating a unit for producing hollow bodies, including a compressor, a blowing machine and a control unit, which controls both the compressor and the blowing machine. A system also provided for returning blast air from the finished blown container to the compressor. Also, a device for producing hollow bodies, with a compressor, a blowing machine and a control system, which for the exchange of data is connected to the blowing machine and to the compressor. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090171497 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHANGING MOLD HOLDER PRESSES ON CARRIAGES MOVING ALONG A PROCESSING LINE - A plurality of carriages, each provided with a relevant mold holder press, are movable along a processing line comprising a press removal and/or replacement area. Whenever a carriage arrives in correspondence with the press removal and/or replacement area, a shuttle provided with gripping forks, comes alongside and is controlled to move in synchronism with the carriage to take out a mold holder press by lifting and removing it while the carriage is in movement; the shuttle subsequently provides to transfer, by the same system method, a new mold holder press onto the same carriage, or onto a subsequent empty carriage, in movement along the press removal and/or replacement area. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100204819 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VESSEL FROM A PREFORM, WITH FEEDBACK DEPENDING ON THE EXPANSION END POINT OF THE PREFORM - The invention relates to a method for producing a vessel ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20120041588 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR REMOTE ASSISTANCE IN A FOUNDRY - The object of the present invention is to provide a remote assistant system for a foundry, i.e., a plant that comprises a plurality of machines. The remote assistant system in a foundry includes a first sequencer for controlling a molding line and a second sequencer for controlling a molding machine. It further includes a sequencer-communicating means for connecting the first sequencer to the second sequencer, a first mobile computer for transmitting information by video images, etc., to a remote location, a means for providing communication between mobile computers to selectively connect one of the sequencers to the first mobile computer, a second mobile computer for receiving the information from the first mobile computer, for displaying the information, and for correcting the ladder logic program and giving instructions to the operator by an assistant at a remote location. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20130103184 | Molding Machine - A molding machine is provided for easily setting molding conditions. Molding navigation is stored in a microcomputer portion for performing drive control of the molding machine. When the molding navigation is activated, a plurality of setting screens required for setting molding conditions are displayed in a predetermined sequence on a display portion, and in each of the displayed setting screens, setting item display fields to which the molding conditions are to be input are displayed in a color different from the surrounding. An operator inputs predetermined setting values in the displayed sequence in the setting item display fields displayed in the color different from the surrounding. Thereby, the setting of the molding conditions can be completed. All molding conditions required for operating the molding machine can be set exhaustively, and the setting of the molding conditions can be performed highly efficiently and reliably, without special skills. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130261786 | COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN OF INFLATABLE DEFORMABLE BALLONS - An automated process facilitates the fabrication-oriented design of a mold for an inflatable, deformable balloon. The automated process comprises a computational balloon design process that, given a desired shape of an inflated balloon, computes an optimal rest shape of the balloon that, when inflated, approximates the desired shape as closely as possible. In such a design process, the optimal rest shape of the balloon is solved for numerically using a physics-driven shape optimization method combining physical simulation of inflatable elastic membranes with a dedicated constrained optimization algorithm. Once the optimal rest shape is determined, a dip mold can be fabricated that is suitable for manufacturing balloons having such a rest shape. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140200710 | Computer-Implemented Simulation Method and Non-Transitory Computer Medium for Use in Molding Process, and Molding System Using the Same - A computer-implemented simulation method for use in molding process by a computer processor includes specifying a simulating domain having a mold cavity configured to connect a tube of a molding machine, creating a mesh by dividing at least part of the simulating domain, generating at least one flow parameter of a molding material in the tube, specifying boundary conditions of the mesh by taking into consideration the at least one flow parameter of the molding material, and simulating a molding process of the molding material that is injected into the mold cavity by using the boundary conditions to generate a plurality of molding conditions. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20150338844 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING TEETH MOVEMENT DURING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT - Methods, systems, and apparatus's for improving orthodontic treatments. In an embodiment, an orthodontic tracking template is provided for assisting in determining whether a patient's teeth are in an appropriate tooth arrangement for transitioning between a wire and bracket orthodontic treatment to a patient-removable orthodontic appliance treatment. The tracking template may include a shell portion defining a plurality of tooth-receiving cavities arranged to fit over at least a portion of the patient's teeth in an intermediate tooth arrangement without applying a tooth-moving force to the teeth or to any brackets attached to the teeth. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160167277 | SHAPING PLANT | 06-16-2016 |
| 700198000 | Control of curing | 4 |
| 20120303153 | Methods and Apparatus for Online Calorimetry - In exemplary implementations of this invention, a network of nodes controls and senses the cure of a thermosetting plastic in a component that is made of fiber composite material. The network comprises multiple nodes, which are separated spatially from each other. Each of the nodes, respectively, comprises a heat transfer device for actively transferring thermal energy, a temperature sensor for taking local temperature measurements, and a processor. In each of the nodes, respectively: (a) the processor locally performs closed loop control over the temperature of the heat transfer device, and (b) the closed loop control is based at least in part on the local temperature measurements and on estimated or measured input current to the heat transfer device. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20140088756 | METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED CURING OF CONCRETE AND ACCELERATING CONCRETE MATURITY OR EQUIVALENT AGE OF PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURES AND OBJECTS AND APPARATUS FOR SAME - The invention comprises a method of forming a concrete structure or object. The method comprises detecting the temperature of a quantity of curing concrete and selectively adding heat to the curing concrete, so that the temperature of the curing concrete follows a predetermined temperature profile during at least a portion of the concrete curing process. Apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed. | 03-27-2014 |
| 700199000 | Vulcanization | 2 |
| 20100305746 | SIMULATION METHOD OF NOISE PERFORMANCE OF TIRE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING TIRE - The noise performance of a tire is estimated with satisfactory accuracy. A method for simulating tire noise performance using a computer includes a step S | 12-02-2010 |
| 20160082681 | Vulcanization Control Method and Vulcanization Control System - A vulcanization control method and a vulcanization control system are provided that are capable of preventing insufficient vulcanization while shortening a vulcanization time and obtaining an optimal vulcanization time instantly, even when a simple analysis model is used. Data (Xi) of predetermined types of vulcanization-affecting factors (X) are input into a computation device ( | 03-24-2016 |
| 700200000 | Injection | 22 |
| 20100138031 | CONTROL UNIT WITH TOUCHSCREEN KEYS - The novel invention relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling one or more machines or a production cell with repeatable sequences using a machine controller, and to an operating unit in the form of a man-machine interface (MMI). The novel invention proposes making at least some of the operative control inputs for machine movement using haptic keys which can be programmed for their function and are applied to a screen and/or tactile touchscreen keys which can be seen and sensed, for example with an edge which can be sensed, with a respective associated screen field. The operator is thus provided with a guide function for operation, whether by the fact that he haptically senses the keystroke, for example via snap domes, or by the fact that he only tactually feels an edge around the screen key. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100161108 | Visual control process for valve gates - The present invention is a system for electronically controlling the movement of a pin assembly used in a valve gate mechanism of an injection molding machine. The system of the present invention includes at least one valve which is part of an injection molding machine, as well as a graphical user interface which is operable for controlling the injection molding machine and the valve. Additionally, the present invention also includes controlling the injection molding machine electronically for improving the control over the opening and closing of the valves. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100318213 | Apparatus for controlling flow of molten steel in mold - An apparatus for controlling a flow of a molten steel in a mold, the apparatus comprising: a casting-condition acquiring means for acquiring at least five casting conditions; a calculating means for calculating a molten steel flow velocity on a molten steel bath surface in accordance with the acquired casting conditions; a determining means for determining whether the acquired molten steel flow velocity is higher or lower than a mold-powder entrainment critical flow velocity; a control means for applying a shifting magnetic field to impart a braking force to a discharge flow from an immersion nozzle and applying a shifting magnetic field to rotate the molten steel in a horizontal direction; and a shifting magnetic field generating apparatus. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100332017 | CONFIGURATION OF MACHINE PROCESSES - The invention relates to a method enabling a user to create, edit, monitor and/or optimise the overall machine process of a programmable machine or system assisted by a graphics editor. The programmable machine or system is initially put together as a system of individual machine units which are involved in the overall machine process during certain times by running a number of partial machine processes. These partial machine processes of the machine units involved in the overall machine process are firstly synchronised with one another once they have been set up and parameters are then set for them. All of the aforementioned method steps take place in a two-dimensional process diagram created by the graphics editor, in the diagram area of which all the partial machine processes involved in the overall machine process are plotted by means of assigned process symbols. The process symbols are positioned or repositioned by the graphics editor so that they are arranged in a machine component dimension based on their assignment to a machine unit and in a time dimension based on the synchronisation of their associated partial machine processes with other partial machine processes of the same machine unit or with partial machine processes of other machine units. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110160895 | INJECTION MOLDING CONTROLLER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An injection molding controller controls an injection molding apparatus and peripheral devices of the injection molding apparatus. The injection molding controller includes an integral interface and a storage unit. The integral interface includes an injection molding control page and peripheral control pages. The integral interface shows the injection molding control page and the peripheral control pages simultaneously. The storage unit communicates with the integral interface and stores data related to the integral interface. The disclosure further provides a method for manufacturing the injection molding controller and an injection molding system using the injection molding controller. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20120101625 | CONTROL METHOD FOR THE MENISCUS OF A CONTINUOUS CASTING MOLD - The inflow of liquid metal into a continuous casting mould is set by a closure device. A measured actual meniscus value is fed to a controller determining a closure device target position on the basis of the actual and a corresponding target value. The measured actual value is fed to a disturbance variable compensator. The target position/corrected target position or a corresponding actual value are further fed to the disturbance variable compensator which determines the disturbance variable compensation value. The disturbance variable compensator has a model of the continuous casting mold for determining an expected value. A number of oscillating compensators determine a frequency disturbance proportion. The sum of the frequency disturbance proportions corresponds to the disturbance variable compensation value. The disturbance variable compensator has a jump determiner, by which it determines the jump compensation value by integrating the difference. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120179288 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE SHOOTING POTS | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120185077 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND OPERATING A PRODUCTION CELL, AND A CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention relates to a device and to a method for controlling and operating a production cell including at least a part of the peripheral equipment associated therewith. Machine sequences based on machine control components that are part of a domain model are established, managed, and executed using a domain language. For a free configurability of machine control components, it is proposed to select a machine control component from a set of predetermined component types, to allocate an admissible technology from a set of technologies to a machine control component, wherein for each technology of a component type a logic is stored, which comprises and defines the interfaces required for the machine control component and the technology, and to connect the connection interfaces of the machine control component to hardware inputs and outputs of existing connections of the production cell. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120203375 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING AN INJECTION-MOLDING PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THICK-WALLED COMPONENTS - A computer-implemented method for optimising an injection moulding process for producing thick-walled components based on a model parameterised on the basis of parameters to be predetermined is provided, wherein a component to be produced is represented in the model with a component geometry, and the method comprises at least the following steps: e) defining a group of parameters as primary characteristics on the basis of a relative influence of the parameters on a predetermined model response, and f) defining parameter values for the primary characteristics as starting values for a subsequent optimisation of the model and of respective tolerance ranges for the primary characteristics, c) optimising the parameter values of the individual primary characteristics with respect to a desired value of the model response in the respective tolerance ranges, proceeding from the starting values from step a), and d) setting the optimised parameter values from step c) as the corresponding starting parameter values on an injection-moulding machine. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130345855 | PLASTIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING METHOD AND ALL-ELECTRIC INJECTION-MOLDING MACHINE - A plastic product manufacturing method includes (a) providing a cloud server which stores a machine number and machine parameters of an all-electric injection-molding machine that includes a controller; (b) downloading the machine parameters from the cloud server according to the machine number; (c) executing mold flow analysis software to generate model data and optimal injection conditions of a mold according to the machine parameters; (d) setting a mold number and a password to the model data and the optimal injection conditions and then storing the same in the cloud server after packaging; (e) connecting to the cloud server using the machine number, the mold number, and the password by the controller; (f) downloading the optimal injection conditions to the controller after the cloud server confirms the machine number, the mold number, and the password; and (g) driving the all-electric injection-molding machine by the controller according to the optimal injection conditions. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140088757 | INJECTION DEVICE, MOLDING MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device is provided with a stationary-side frame supporting a barrel, a movable-side frame rotatably supporting a screw, a pair of ball screws, and injection drive mechanisms includes servomotors configured to rotate the ball screws. A force detector such as a load cell and the like is disposed between the first ball screw and the movable-side frame. A dummy member is disposed between the second ball screw and the movable-side frame. A control unit controls the first injection drive mechanism based on the output of the force detector and controls the second injection drive mechanism based on the output of the force detector and an arithmetic operation performed in consideration of the respective spring constants of the force detector and the dummy member. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140156059 | OPERATING UNIT FOR AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - An operating unit includes a touch-sensitive display screen for displaying an operating program, a control or regulating unit for communicating operating signals to injection molding machine elements, and the operating program is stored in the control or regulating unit, and at least one operating button, upon the actuation of which the control or regulating unit triggers an action of an injection molding machine element. The operating program has a hierarchical system architecture with at least one upper installation-specific level and an upper task-specific level. A selection can be made between different installation regions in the installation-specific central level, between different task regions in the task-specific central level, and a plurality of sublevels. Process-relevant program pages associated only with the selected installation region or only with the selected task region can be displayed in each selected sublevel. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20160167276 | METHOD FOR REAL-TIME CONTROLLING RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING PROCESS | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160185023 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE AND MOLD THICKNESS CONTROL METHOD - The injection molding machine includes a fixed platen, a moveable platen moving forward and backward by a toggle link, a base plate supporting the toggle link, a driving part for mold clamping to operate the toggle link, a driving part for mold thickness adjustment to adjust a mold thickness, and a control unit to calculate a movement distance gap before a clamping process by controlling the driving part for mold thickness adjustment to move the base plate backward and then move the base plate forward to a target movement position based on a fold amount of the toggle link, and control the driving part for mold thickness adjustment using a value obtained by deducting the movement distance gap from the fold amount of the toggle link when producing a clamp force. | 06-30-2016 |
| 700201000 | Plural molding machines or stations | 4 |
| 20080312766 | ROUTE MODIFICATIONS - A computer system and media for delivering routing information are provided. The computer system includes a routing engine, a database, and routing network that are employed to respond to routing requests and user modifications of routing information received in response to the routing requests. The routing engine receives the routing requests and generates routing information that illustrates a route and metadata for directions that guides a user when navigating the route. A user that is dissatisfied with the routing information may use route modification tools to alter the route in a manner that is consistent with the user's understanding of alternate routes that may supplement the routing information provided by the routing engine. The computer system receives the user modifications, stores the user modifications, and updates the routing network to learn the alternate route provided in the user modifications. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20100332018 | METHOD FOR DEFINING A UNIFORM INJECTION MOLDING INTERFACE AND AN INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method for defining a uniform injection molding interface includes selecting at least one common control parameter from multiple injection molding machines, setting at least one standardization page, establishing a uniform injection molding interface by configuring the at least one common control parameter into the at least one standardization page, storing the data related to the uniform injection molding interface into a storage unit, and connecting the uniform injection molding interface to the control device via an input control device to enable the control device to control the multiple injection molding machines in response to the control parameters set via the uniform injection molding interface. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20150321412 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF A CONTAINER FORMING UNIT COMPRISING A MASTER CONTROL UNIT AND SLAVE CONTROLLERS - A control system ( | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160101559 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF INJECTION UNITS - An injection molding machine includes first and second injection units. When it is detected that the first injection unit malfunctions, information that notifies the other injection unit (that is, second injection unit) the fact that the first injection unit is malfunctioning is outputted. The second injection unit that has acquired the malfunction information from the first injection unit carries out a malfunction process based on a preset malfunction process setting corresponding to other-injection-unit malfunction information. | 04-14-2016 |
| 700202000 | Control of temperature | 4 |
| 20090076644 | Method of Operating a Temperature Management Device - There are provided a method of operating a temperature management device. For example, there is disclosed a method of operating a temperature management device. The method comprises transmitting towards the temperature management device a probe, the probe having a pre-determined format; receiving a probe response, the probe response being representative of at least one dynamic operational characteristic of the temperature management device; analyzing the probe response to obtain a control parameter suitable for controlling operation of the temperature management device. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20110184550 | Controller for Controlling Combination of Hot-Runner System and Mold Assembly - A single stand alone controller system ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120277900 | INJECTION MOLDING ASSEMBLY HAVING PROCESSING CIRCUIT - There is set forth a system comprising an injection molding assembly mold and a processing circuit. The mold can have a stationary section and a moveable section. The stationary section can have a channel assembly and one or more nozzle. The processing circuit can comprise one or more processor, a communication interface, and a memory including a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. The processing circuit can be mounted to the stationary section or the moveable section in a manner that the processing circuit can be supported in a fixed position relative to the stationary section or the moveable section. The mold can further comprise one or more sensor unit, each sensor unit including one or more sensor. The system can be configured to transmit via the communication interface at least a portion of data outputted by the one or more sensor unit responsive to a request from an external computer, a change in at least one sensor reading, expiration of a pre-defined timeout, or completion of a reading cycle of the one or more sensor unit. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20160158985 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INJECTION MOLDING - An injection molding apparatus and a control method are provided. The apparatus may include a barrel connected to a hopper for receiving a material from the hopper. The apparatus may include one or more heaters outside the barrel. The apparatus may include an extrusion screw inside the barrel. The apparatus may include a motor coupled to one end of the extrusion screw to rotate the extrusion screw and a torque sensor on the motor. The apparatus may include a controller coupled to the motor and the heaters. The controller may be configured to receive signals from the torque sensor. The controller may include a control algorithm to adjust the one or more heaters according to the signal from the torque sensor to melt the material inside the barrel. | 06-09-2016 |
| 700204000 | Monitoring, inspection, or control of a particular condition | 6 |
| 20080262645 | Control unit for powder material compression molding machine - The present invention provides a control unit for a powder material compression molding machine including powder material compressing means which compresses a powder material filled between compressing members in an adjusted filled amount by making the compressing members approach to each other at a predetermined interval, so as to mold a molded product, and pressure detecting means which detects a powder material compressing pressure by the powder material compressing means, in electric connection to the powder material compression molding machine, the control unit comprising: weight determining means which determines that the weight of filled powder material is normal; thickness determining means which determines that the thickness of the molded product is abnormal in the case where the pressure detected by the pressure detecting means falls out of a first predetermined range when the weight determining means determines normality; and compression controlling means which controls the powder material compressing means when the thickness determining means determines abnormality. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090287342 | Molding Machine Management System, Molding Machine, Management Apparatus, and Molding Machine Management Method - An object is to facilitate protection of data and suppress communication loads imposed on a network, molding machines, etc. A molding machine management system includes a management apparatus for managing a plurality of molding machines. The system comprises an information recording processing section which records on a recording device reference data acquired by operating each molding machine; an information manipulation processing section which performs predetermined processing on the reference data and actual data acquired by operating each molding machine to thereby obtain manipulated data; an information transmission processing section which transmits the reference data to the management apparatus in advance and transmits the manipulated data to the management apparatus as needed; and an information synthesis processing section which synthesizes the reference data and the manipulated data. Since the data obtained by operating each molding machine are recorded in the recording device of the molding machine, protection of the data becomes easier. After the reference data are sent from each molding machine to the management apparatus, only the manipulated data should be sent from each molding machine to the management apparatus. Consequently, there is no need for performing communication between the management apparatus and each of the molding machines at all times. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20130231772 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A PLANT FOR THE TREATMENT OF CONTAINERS WITH SUPERORDINATED CHOICE OF PARAMETERS - A method for operating an installation for handling containers, wherein the containers from a first handling unit of the installation are handled by predetermined first handling parameters and the containers from a second handling unit of the installation are handled by predetermined second handling parameters, and wherein the first handling parameters and the second handling parameters can be altered, at least in part, and depend, at least in part, on product parameters which are characteristic of the container. Product parameters of the container which are stored for controlling the first handling unit are also used for controlling the second handling unit, wherein alterations to the product parameters are taken into account in automated fashion both for controlling the first handling unit and for controlling the second handling unit. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20160001355 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZATION OF SAND FOR REDUCING CASTING REJECTIONS - A computer implemented system for optimization of sand for reducing casting rejections in a foundry utilizing the existing foundry components or machinery. The system is accessible online via a computer network. The system is enabled to provide a predicted or prescribed solution for the optimization of sand using at least a parameter relating to the aforementioned sand. Further, the system is enabled to determine the parameters contributing to casting rejections and provide a corresponding solution for reducing the rejections in the next casting batches for the particular foundry. The system includes a user interface module for enabling users to upload foundry related data into the system, a reporting module enabling the user to generate and understand current statistics of the foundry, and a processing engine which enables the system to perform mathematical computation of user queries and provide the desired predicted or prescribed solution to the user for the foundry. | 01-07-2016 |
| 700205000 | Control of temperature | 2 |
| 20100324721 | METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING A TEMPERATURE - The invention relates to a method of controlling or regulating the temperature of a cast strand ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20130253696 | Thermal Management of Molding System | 09-26-2013 |
