Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
264004000 | ENCAPSULATING NORMALLY LIQUID MATERIAL | 87 |
20090174100 | METHODS OF ENCAPSULATING A SUBSTANCE - Methods of encapsulating a substance including mixing a monomer with the substance to form a desired shape, and polymerizing the monomer. | 07-09-2009 |
20090273105 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING AN INTERFACIAL REACTION IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - A microfluidic system for performing interfacial reactions can comprise at least one pump in fluid communication with a tube. A first fluid is injected into the tube so that its flow is laminar and continuous. A second fluid is injected in discrete amounts into the tube into the stream or flow of the first fluid. In other embodiments, discrete amounts of the second fluid are introduced into the channel first, then the first fluid is injected so that it creates a region of substantially laminar fluid flow around the discrete amounts of the second fluid. After the two fluids are in contact, a reaction occurs. The system can be configured so that the second fluid solidifies to form a capsule around the first fluid or vice versa. Other interfacial reactions also can be accomplished using the disclosed microfluidic systems and methods. | 11-05-2009 |
20100289164 | ENCAPSULATION COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME - Encapsulation compositions in which an encapsulate (A) is encapsulated in a matrix (B) may be prepared by: | 11-18-2010 |
20110175245 | ENCAPSULATION - A method of encapsulation comprises the steps of: (a) treating microbial microcapsules with a material to be encapsulated in a substantially anhydrous liquid medium containing a polar aprotic solvent having a dielectric constant greater than 35 under conditions to permit encapsulation of the material, and (b) subjecting the product of step (a) to a substantially aqueous liquid. The preferred solvent is dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). The method of the invention is useful for encapsulating hydrophobic and/or high molecular weight materials in yeast. | 07-21-2011 |
20110180944 | Improved Method for Making Enclosures Filled with Liquid and Closed by a Membrane - The present invention relates to a method for making a device provided with at least one closed enclosure filled with at least one liquid and closed with at least one flexible membrane based on an elastic material, comprising the steps of:
| 07-28-2011 |
20110193249 | Systems and methods for forming a nanopore in a lipid bilayer - Techniques for forming a nanopore in a lipid bilayer are described herein. In one example, an agitation stimulus level such as an electrical agitation stimulus is applied to a lipid bilayer wherein the agitation stimulus level tends to facilitate the formation of nanopores in the lipid bilayer. In some embodiments, a change in an electrical property of the lipid bilayer resulting from the formation of the nanopore in the lipid bilayer is detected, and a nanopore has formed in the lipid bilayer is determined based on the detected change in the lipid bilayer electrical property. | 08-11-2011 |
20110221082 | LIPOSOME MANUFACTURING DEVICE - Provided is a liposome manufacturing device which is a relatively small, multipurpose liposome manufacturing device that uses a motor, and that can reliably manufacture various types of liposomes and reconfigured liposomes. The multipurpose liposome manufacturing device is provided with an eccentric motor ( | 09-15-2011 |
20120056341 | SILICA NANOCAPSULES FROM NANO-EMULSIONS OBTAINED BY PHASE INVERSION - Silica nanocapsules are prepared from a nanoemulsions obtained by a phase inversion method. | 03-08-2012 |
20120139139 | DETERGENT PRODUCTS, METHODS AND MANUFACTURE - A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed. | 06-07-2012 |
20120153519 | Method of Making a Soft Gel Capsule Comprising CoQ-10 Solubilized in a Monoterpene - The present invention is directed to compositions and methods of delivery of CoQ-10 solubilized in monoterpenes. Use of monoterpenes as dissolving agents, greatly effects the ability to incorporate greater amounts of bioactive CoQ-10 in formulations, such as soft gel capsules. | 06-21-2012 |
20120175797 | Method for controlling the plasticization of a water soluble film - The present invention relates to a method for controlling the plasticization of a water soluble film comprising preparing a detergent composition comprising anionic surfactant and solvent system comprising at least one primary solvent having Hansen solubility (δ) of less than 30 and encapsulating said composition in a water soluble film to form a pouch unitized dose product. | 07-12-2012 |
20130037977 | Preparation of Lipid Nanoparticles - The present invention provides a process for producing lipid nanoparticles encapsulating therapeutic products, said process comprising: a) providing one or more aqueous solutions in one or more reservoirs; b) providing one or more organic solutions in one or more reservoirs, wherein one or more of the organic solutions contains a lipid and wherein one or more of the aqueous solutions and/or one or more of the organic solutions includes therapeutic products; c) mixing said one or more aqueous solutions with said one or more organic solutions in a first mixing region, wherein said first mixing region is a Multi-Inlet Vortex Mixer (MIVM), wherein said one or more aqueous solutions and said one or more organic solutions are introduced tangentially into a mixing chamber within the MIVM so as to substantially instantaneously produce a lipid nanoparticle solution containing lipid nanoparticles encapsulating therapeutic products. | 02-14-2013 |
20130037978 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING DIAMOND CAPSULES - Capsules and similar objects are made from materials having diamond (sp | 02-14-2013 |
20130049240 | ENCAPSULATED MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR ENCAPSULATING MATERIALS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for applying a force to at least one of an inner stream, an outer stream or both of a combined stream to produce a plurality of capsules, receiving image data, processing the image data, detecting undesirable capsules from the processed image data, applying a bias charge only to the detected undesirable capsules, and segregating the biased undesirable capsules from the unbiased desirable capsules. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 02-28-2013 |
20130093110 | Vesicle-Containing Composition And Production Method Thereof - To provide a vesicle-containing composition wherein a perfume component is stably incorporated in the vesicle bilayer membrane composed of a silicone surfactant and to provide a simple production method of the vesicle-containing composition wherein a perfume component is stably incorporated. A vesicle-containing composition comprising; (A) a perfume, (B) a silicone oil, (C) a silicone surfactant, (D) one or more selected from the group consisting of ethanol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, and 1,3-butylene glycol, and (E) water; wherein the (C) silicone surfactant forms vesicles, and the (A) perfume and the (B) silicone oil are present in the vesicle bilayer membrane. | 04-18-2013 |
20130099403 | SEMEN CASSIAE SOFT CAPSULE FOR REDUCING FAT AND LOSING WEIGHT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | 04-25-2013 |
20130154138 | METHOD FOR PREPARING OF ALLICIN INJECTION AND LOW-TEMPERATURE CONTINUOUS STIRRING ULTRFILTRATION DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention provides a preparing method of an allicin injection and the low temperature continuous stirring ultrafiltration device thereof. Said preparing method consists of the following steps: extracting allicin; diluting the allicin with solvent precooled tol-4 in a clean environment, adding nitrogen gas or argon gas, and then encapsulating the solution to obtain allicin injection with different specifications. | 06-20-2013 |
20130221552 | METERED PUMP SYSTEM FOR HYDROCAPSULE ENCAPSULATION - A metered pump system for hydrocapsule encapsulation is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a system for hydrocapsule encapsulation includes a nozzle assembly and metered pump for encapsulating discrete droplets of liquid by generating a continuous coating of a polymerizable liquid which is substantially immiscible with the core liquid. The metered pump system is configured to control a stroke length and a pulsation speed to attain constant shear with each pump of water, and a volume of water in each stroke and a speed of the stroke is controlled. In at least one embodiment, the nozzle includes a material feed port, a polymer feed port, a water feed port, and an encapsulated material exit port. In at least one embodiment, the metered pump is configured for use in a hydrocapsule encapsulation system having a pressure control system, a water control system, sparging column, and ultraviolet exposure chamber system. | 08-29-2013 |
20130270726 | Encapsulation Of Active Agents For On-Demand Release - The present disclosure relates to a method of forming microcapsules. The method may include combining an active agent in a first solvent S | 10-17-2013 |
20150021800 | HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION - Provided is a herbicidal composition comprising a herbicidally active compound selected from a difluoromethanesulfonylanilide compound represented by the general formula (I): | 01-22-2015 |
20150115487 | SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYMER ENCAPSUATED SOLIDS - Encapsulated solids are made by first encapsulating precursor materials in a polymer shell. The precursors are some combination of solids, liquids, gases, and/or gels. The precursors are then transformed into solids by emplacement of the capsule in an environment where gas or fluid transport into or out of the polymer shell causes transformation into solids. | 04-30-2015 |
20160166430 | LACRIMAL IMPLANTS AND RELATED METHODS | 06-16-2016 |
264400100 | Liquid encapsulation utilizing an emulsion or dispersion to form a solid-walled microcapsule (includes liposome) | 65 |
20080197521 | METHOD OF INDICATING AN OPEN/CLOSE STATE OF A CHECK VALVE OF AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A method of indicating an open/close state of a check valve of an injection molding machine simply and more accurately. The method detects screw rotational force during injection and displays in wave form on the screen of a display device changes in detected rotational force. An open/close state of the check valve can be indicated based on the waveform pattern displayed on the display screen because the screw rotational force waveform pattern changes when the check valve closes. From the fact that the screw rotational force waveform pattern changes when the check valve closes, the open/close state of the check valve can be indicated from the displayed waveform. | 08-21-2008 |
20080224341 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR COMPOUNDING AND INJECTION-MOULDING DESICCANT-FILLED POLYMERS - Disclosed is an injection moulding machine, comprising an extruder for continuously producing a melt of a desiccant-filled polymer; at least one injection device fluidly connected with the extruder by a first conduit to receive melt and including an injection ram movable to a forward position for injection of melt into an injection mould and a rear position for introduction of melt into the injection device; characterized in that the injection moulding machine further comprises a sensor which allows determination of the viscosity or melt flow index of the desiccant-filled polymer. Further disclosed is a method of operating such a compounder-type injection moulding machine. | 09-18-2008 |
20080230936 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed herein is a membrane electrode assembly with a superior power generating efficiency and a method of manufacturing the same. Also disclosed is a manufacturing apparatus thereof wherein a gasket with an optimum thickness can be easily applied to the membrane electrode assembly without preparing various types of gaskets. A method of manufacturing the membrane electrode assembly with catalytic layers and gas diffusion layers on surfaces of the electrolyte membrane comprises controlling a molding thickness according to thicknesses of the catalytic layers and the gas diffusion layers and integrally molding the gasket portions formed with resin materials on at least one surface of the electrolyte membrane. | 09-25-2008 |
20090026644 | Control Device for Molding Machine, Control Method for Molding Machine, and Molding Machine - There are provided a control apparatus for a molding machine, a control method for a molding machine, and a molding machine, which can enhance the operability of an injection molding machine at all times, and can improve the productivity of molded products. The control apparatus includes state-determination processing means which determines a state of the molding machine; mode-setting processing means which sets, on the basis of the determined state of the molding machine, an operation mode in which the molding machine is operated; and molding-machine-operation processing means which operates the molding machine in the set operation mode. In this case, the operation mode in which the molding machine is operated is set on the basis of the determined state of the molding machine; and the molding machine is operated in the set mode. Accordingly, the productivity of molded products can be improved. | 01-29-2009 |
20090026645 | Foamed Resin Molding Machine and Method of Operating the Same - A die opening and closing device for a movable die plate and a fixed die plate includes a toggle link disposed between the movable die plate and a die tightening housing, a cross head for flexing the toggle link, and a motor-driven ball screw penetrating through the die tightening housing and inserted into the cross head, and this die opening and closing device is provided with die thickness adjusting means for adjusting the die thickness S when the die is tightened by extension of the toggle link, and ball screw rotation control means for controlling constant the cracking gap, and a foamed resin molding machine is presented, together with its operating method. | 01-29-2009 |
20090045536 | SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SHEET MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A sheet manufacturing method including the steps (1) to (5) is provided, (1) extruding a sheet material to a sheet form using a die including plural thickness adjusting means; (2) forming a desired sheet by performing a predetermined processing involving dimensional change in a transverse direction of a sheet; (3) measuring a thickness distribution in the transverse direction of the sheet before completion and after completion of the predetermined processing; (4) calculating a manipulated variable to be applied to the thickness adjusting means corresponding to each measuring position based on a thickness distribution measurement value in the transverse direction of the sheet after completion of the processing; and (5) controlling the thickness of the sheet by operating the thickness adjusting means by the manipulated variable; wherein in the calculation of the manipulated variable of step (4), a correspondence position in the transverse direction of the sheet after completion of the processing with respect to the thickness adjusting means is determined through the following steps A and B, and a thickness control is performed based on the determined correspondence position in the transverse direction of the sheet, A. obtaining unknown parameters such that an evaluation function including a mapping function representing a correspondence relationship between a position in the transverse direction of the sheet before completion of the processing and a position in the transverse direction of after completion of the processing and including one or more unknown parameters, a thickness distribution measurement value in the transverse direction of the sheet before completion of the processing, and a thickness distribution measurement value of after completion of the processing becomes an extreme value, and B. determining the mapping function based on the obtained unknown parameters and determining the corresponding position in the transverse direction of the sheet after completion of the processing with respect to the thickness adjusting means based on the determined mapping function. | 02-19-2009 |
20090051063 | METHOD OF EXTRUSION OF PARTICULATE PASTES OR SUSPENSIONS - The extrusion of a green body from a paste or suspension of particulate solids in a liquid is conducted by a process which includes the steps of introducing flowable paste or suspension into an inlet end of a moulding passage which is defined by walls having at least one partially liquid-permeable wall section; applying pressure to the paste or suspension, thereby to remove from the passage at least a major portion of the liquid of the paste or suspension, by establishing a pressure differential across the liquid permeable section, so as to form in the passage a non-flowable body of consolidated particulate solids of the paste or suspension, and to extrude the non-flowable body progressively from an outlet end of the passage. The magnitude of the pressure, the rate of removal of liquid and the rate of extrusion are controlled to maintain the non-flowable body at a length which extends back from the outlet end of the passage and across and beyond the liquid-permeable wall section to provide a portion of the body upstream of the liquid-permeable wall section. Liquid is removed from the passage by constant pressure filtration in which liquid being forced from the suspension is filtered through the portion of the non-flowable body maintained upstream of the liquid permeable section. | 02-26-2009 |
20090051064 | Molding Machine Monitoring Apparatus, Method, and Program - An object is to make it possible to calculate and set a threshold used for determining whether a molded product is good or defective, for each molding shot, to thereby enable an operator of a molding machine to easily set the threshold, and to determine whether a molded product is good or defective, while using a proper threshold, to thereby maintain a proper percent defective and enable accurate determination for molded products. To achieve the above object, there are provided a numerical value detection section which detects a numerical value representing a molding condition of a molding machine; a relation-deriving section which derives a relation between threshold and percent defective on the basis of the detected numerical value; a threshold-setting section which sets, in accordance with the derived relation, a threshold corresponding to a previously set target value of the percent defective; and a determination section which determines whether a molded product is good or defective through comparison between the detected numerical value and the set threshold. | 02-26-2009 |
20090057938 | Closed Loop Control for an Injection Unit - A method is provided for improving melt quality in an injection unit. A closed loop control system regulates operation of the injection unit in accordance with a reference value for at least one operating parameter. A sensor measures the present value of a load upon the motor which drives an injection screw during operation of the injection unit. A processor compares the present value of the load to a reference value for the load. If the present value of the load deviates from the reference value of the load by more than a predetermined amount, then the processor adjusting the reference value of the at least one operating parameter. Operating parameters can include barrel temperature, back pressure and screw RPMs. | 03-05-2009 |
20090096120 | PROBE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR A POLYMERIC PROCESS - A method for processing a polymeric article, by introducing ingredients including a polymeric material for forming a polymeric article into an apparatus including a wall surface over which the polymeric material travels in at least a fluidic state, and an orifice through which the ingredients exit the apparatus. The ingredients are mixed while in the apparatus to form a polymeric ingredients mixture. A corrosion response of the wall surface of the apparatus is monitored with at least one resistance corrosion sensing probe that is flush mounted with the interior wall surface. The polymeric mixture is solidified after it exits the orifice for forming the polymeric article and mitigating corrosion detected by the monitoring step. | 04-16-2009 |
20090115085 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TWO-SHOT MOLDING CRASH PAD - A system and a method for two-shot molding a crash pad, in which a passenger side air bag (PAB) door region is more flexible than other regions is disclosed. The system includes a first resin supply unit, a second resin supply unit, a temperature sensor mounted on a predetermined position of a mold, adjacent to a target material interface, and a controller for controlling a time at which to supply the second resin into the passenger side air bag region based on a detection signal from the temperature sensor. This system is cost effective and can maintain a uniform interface between different types of materials. | 05-07-2009 |
20090121374 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CRYSTAL ORIENTED CERAMICS - A method of manufacturing a crystal oriented ceramics is disclosed. The method comprises preparing step, mixing step, shaping step and sintering method. At least one of anisotropically shaped powder, used as raw material, and a compact, formed by shaping step, is selected to have an orientation degree of 80% or more with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 15° or less according to a rocking curve method. A microscopic powder, having an average grain diameter one-third or less that of anisotropically shaped powder, is prepared for mixing therewith to prepare raw material mixture. The raw material mixture is shaped into the compact so as to allow oriented planes of anisotropically shaped powder to be oriented in a nearly identical direction. In a sintering step, anisotropically shaped powder and microscopic powder are sintered with each other to obtain the crystal oriented ceramics. | 05-14-2009 |
20090140445 | High Throughput Imprint Based on Contact Line Motion Tracking Control - Systems and methods for controlling velocity of a contact line and height profile between a template and a substrate during imprinting of polymerizable material are described. | 06-04-2009 |
20090146332 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING A COMPONENT - The invention relates to a method and device for positioning a component. A hydraulic drive displaces the component along a guide. A position marking for the component is read by at least one sensor. An output signal is transmitted to a controller and the controller regulates a position of the component by means of a variation in the supply of fluid depending on the output signal from the sensor. | 06-11-2009 |
20090152751 | METHOD FOR TESTING MULTILAYER TABLETS - The present invention is related to a method for testing multilayer tablets in a multiple rotary press, in which die holes of a circulating die plate are successively filled with tablet material of different layers in succeeding filling devices, and the tablet material is compressed one layer after the foregoing layer into pressed articles having n layers by means of synchronously circulating compression punches, and the pressed articles are subsequently ejected in an unloading station and taken out, in which in a testing procedure, pressed articles with m layers are taken out after the compression in a respective unloading station and are conveyed to a testing station, wherein applies 1<=m<=n, wherein before taking out the pressed articles, at least the m-th layer is compressed more strongly than during the normal manufacture of the multilayer tablets, wherein applies m06-18-2009 | |
20090166906 | Device and process for compression particles - The present invention concerns a device ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090166907 | Innovation process for anode treatment of solid oxide fuel cell - membrane electrode assembly to upgrade power density in performance test - This invention describes the process for fabrication of a high conductivity and low resistance solid oxide fuel cell. An anode substrate is mainly prepared via tape casting technique and modified by abrasion and polish process. Electrolyte is fabricated onto the polished side by thin film technologies and can attach well in the cross section. Grinding surface of anode side about 10-30 μm after finish of MEA combination can get a high conductivity and low resistance unit cell and enhance cell performance effectively. | 07-02-2009 |
20090166908 | Innovation control process for specific porosity/gas permeability of electrode layers of SOFC-MEA through combination of sintering and pore former scheme and technology - An innovation scheme and technology used for controlling porosity/gas permeability of electrode layers of SOFC-MEA through combination of pore former and sintering manipulations. The porosity of electrode layer is 0-35 vol. %, and the gas permeability of electrode layer is 1×10 | 07-02-2009 |
20090174101 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF MOLDS, DIES, AND INJECTION BARRELS USING FLUID MEDIA - For controlling temperature in the molding of plastics, metal, ceramic, or die-casting, a circulator supporting a molding machine includes a fixed displacement pump driven by an electronic servo motor for volumetric metering of thermal fluid to or from the molding machine. A pre-set or dynamically controlled volume and flow rate profile matches the heating and cooling requirement of a molding machine and process. Volumetric metering may be based on parameters such as time, machine cycle status, temperature, pressure, and/or flow rate. Fluid may be circulated through the mold at positive or negative pressure at fixed, variable, or pulsed flow. The supply side in a fluid loop may be restricted so as to cause a pressure drop in or upstream of the mold, die or barrel, and seed bubbles may be injected into the fluid flow to excite vaporization and lowering of the fluid temperature. | 07-09-2009 |
20090174102 | Production method for a delaminatable laminated bottle - A particularly small eyedropper or the like is provided, which has a construction such that, when a body thereof is squeezed, an introduction hole thereof can be easily closed to compress air in a space between an inner layer and an outer layer thereof even in the absence of a check valve in the introduction hole, and defectiveness of the introduction hole can be easily checked. To this end, a test hole ( | 07-09-2009 |
20090194896 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PREVENT MOLD COMPOUND FEEDER JAMS IN SYSTEMS TO PACKAGE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - Methods and apparatus to preventing mold feeder jams in a system to package integrated circuits. An example method includes detecting if a mold compound tablet has a first alignment on a path and removing the mold compound tablet from the path if the mold compound tablet has a second alignment different from the first alignment. | 08-06-2009 |
20090243128 | COLLECTION OF PROCESS DATA USING IN-SITU SENSORS - A system is provided for collecting data during vacuum molding of a composite part using a mold including an air tight, flexible membrane sealed to a tool. The system comprises a plurality of MEMS sensors coupled with the interior of the mold at different locations over the part. Each of the sensors produces signals related to a process parameter, such as pressure within the bag, that is sensed at the location of the sensor. | 10-01-2009 |
20090243129 | DETECTING APPARATUS - A detecting apparatus and method for detecting deformation of a fixed mold plate of an injection molding machine. The apparatus includes a mounting member and an elastic member that is received in the through hole of the mounting member and generally positioned at the center thereof. The apparatus also has a contacting member that is received in the through hole and positioned near or at the first end surface, and a sliding member that is slidably received in the through hole near or at the second end surface. A blocking member is attached to the second end surface of the mounting member. A pressure sensor is fixed between the blocking member and the contacting member. | 10-01-2009 |
20090267252 | Method for Manufacture of Housing Part Provided With Ventilation Filter, and Method for Manufacture of Housing Provided With Ventilation Filter - A ventilation filter part | 10-29-2009 |
20090273107 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING AIR LEAKAGE IN A VARTM PROCESS - A method of detecting leakage from a preform used in a VARTM process includes providing a mold and bagging film suitable for use in the VARTM process; heating air; distributing hot air along an interface between an the bagging film and a surface of the mold; determining a temperature distribution along the interface; and using the temperature distribution to locate one or more leaks in the bagging film. | 11-05-2009 |
20090273108 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING SINTERING SHRINKAGE OF A PRE-SINTERED BODY - A method for determining a sintering shrinkage of a pre-sintered body. The method includes providing a green preform with at least one design feature. The green-preform is pre-sintered to form a white body. At least one change in the at least one design feature with the pre-sintering is recorded. An expected sintering shrinkage to a dense-sintered component is determined using the recorded change. | 11-05-2009 |
20090289384 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TANGIBLE OBJECT - A system for producing a tangible object. The system has a space which can be filled with a fluid. A reference platform at least partially defines at least one side of the space. The system further has a phase-transformer which can form a layer of the object by selectively transforming the fluid into a solid in a predetermined area of the space. An actuator can separate the layer from the reference platform by moving the layer relative to the reference platform or vice versa. The system has a controller connected with an actuator control output to the actuator and/or with a transformer control output to the phase transformer. The controller can control the production of the object based on a determined value of the force exerted on the reference platform or the solid or of a parameter related to the force. | 11-26-2009 |
20090295006 | TRANSFER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A transfer apparatus, for molding a resin on a substrate using a mold on which a pattern is formed and releasing the mold from the resin to transfer the pattern onto the substrate, includes a charge removing device configured to remove a charge of the mold, and a detector configured to detect an electric potential of the mold. The charge removing device is configured to remove the charge of the mold if the electric potential of the mold detected by the detector is not less than a predetermined value. | 12-03-2009 |
20100001422 | Method of measuring extent of cure of binder in products - A method for determining the extent of cure of binder in a product comprising heating a sample of the product to vaporize free moisture in the sample and expel vaporized free moisture from the sample, measuring cure moisture content of the product, measuring binder content of the product, calculating a product ratio of cure moisture content to binder content, and comparing the product ratio of cure moisture content to binder content to a predetermined desirable ratio of cure moisture content to binder content. | 01-07-2010 |
20100044897 | POLYMERIC MATERIALS - A part may be manufactured in a desired colour from virgin or recycled polymeric material by selection of a colour formulation to be used in a first location | 02-25-2010 |
20100044898 | MOLDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A molding device for easily releasing a molding material produced by transferring a minute shape to resin using a die having the minute shape formed thereon from the die with no damage. A method for controlling such molding device is also provided. The molding device and the control method are characterized in that the force for releasing the molding material from the die is detected and an alarm signal is delivered if the number of times when the releasing force becomes higher than a level preset depending on the molding material reaches a preset number of times. | 02-25-2010 |
20100072647 | PATTERNING METHOD - A patterning method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: acquiring information about a surface state of an underlying film formed on a substrate; determining, based on the surface state, whether irregularity/foreign matter is present in each shot region in which a pattern is to be formed; and solidifying a resist agent while a first template, when it is determined that no irregularity/foreign matter is present in the shot region, or a second template that is different from the first template, when it is determined that irregularity/foreign matter is present in the shot region, is brought close to the underlying film on the shot region at a certain distance with the resist agent therebetween. | 03-25-2010 |
20100078840 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - An apparatus for pressing resin on a shot region of a substrate and a mold to each other to form a resin pattern on the shot region, including: a mold chuck; an X-Y stage including a substrate chuck, the resin held by the substrate chuck and mold held by the mold chuck being pressed to each other in a Z-axis direction; a dispenser for dispensing the resin on the shot region; a scope for measuring, in an X-Y plane, a position of a substrate mark formed in each of a plurality of shot regions of the substrate held by the substrate chuck; and a reference mark formed on the X-Y stage. The X-Y stage has a moving range allowing the dispenser to dispense the resin on all shot regions of the substrate, and the position of the reference mark can be measured within the moving range of the X-Y stage. | 04-01-2010 |
20100078841 | METHOD FOR QUALITY SURVEILLANCE OF POWDERED PRESSED MATERIAL AND A ROTARY PRESS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method for quality surveillance of powdered press material for a rotary press, in which the press material is fed from a reservoir via a preferably vertical feed channel to a filling device, which continuously fills dies of a rotor with press material wherein to the feed channel and/or the filling device is assigned a microwave resonator with an analysis unit, which measures the moisture and/or the density and/or the size of the granules of the press material, and at least one press variable of the microwave resonator is used for changing a control variable of the rotary press. | 04-01-2010 |
20100090359 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESSING PARTICLE MATS - The invention relates to a method of pressing pressing-material mats during the production of wood-material panels in a continuous press, wherein the continuous press has upper and lower heating plates, upper and lower entry plates, which project on the entry side and form an entry mouth, and, in the upper and lower parts of the press, endlessly circulating steel pressing belts which, with the interposition of rolling bars, are supported on the entry plates and the heating plates, wherein the height h | 04-15-2010 |
20100096765 | DEVICE FOR PRESS-FORMING A THIN SHEET AND PRESS- FORMING METHOD - A press-forming device includes a punch and a die, as a mold to be measured, and a strain measurement means arranged within the mold and measuring a strain amount generated by press-forming. The strain measurement means is positioned at the press-direction side relative to a radius end of a die shoulder on the material flow-out side when the mold is positioned at a lower dead point of press-forming. The strain measurement means is preferably positioned within a region defined by a surface which is away from the center of curvature of a curved surface of the mold by the distance ten times R, where R is a curvature radius of the curved surface. | 04-22-2010 |
20100096766 | Imprint Lithography System and Method - A loading unit, surface scanning module, and an imprint module may be integrated into a single tool. Template may be loaded on loading unit and positioned within imprint module. Substrate may then be loaded on loading unit and scanned defects using surface scanning module. If substrate passes inspection by surface scanning module, substrate may be positioned imprint module where formable material may be dispensed thereon and imprinted. The imprinted substrate may then be unloaded from imprinting module. | 04-22-2010 |
20100102469 | Strain and Kinetics Control During Separation Phase of Imprint Process - Systems and methods for improving robust layer separation during the separation process of an imprint lithography process are described. Included are methods of matching strains between a substrate to be imprinted and the template, varying or modifying the forces applied to the template and/or the substrate during separation, or varying or modifying the kinetics of the separation process. | 04-29-2010 |
20100109180 | PROCESS FOR COOLING FLAT PLASTIC PRODUCTS - Method for cooling flat plastic products, in which plasticized plastic compound is fed to a calender via a slot nozzle by means of an extruder and is rolled and calibrated to the desired shape in this calender between at least two smoothing rolls, after which the film or sheet produced in this way is fed to a chill section comprising a plurality of adjustable rolls and passes through this section until it is sufficiently cool and dimensionally stable, at least both the gap width between the rolls and the speed of the rolls being controllable by open- and/or closed-loop control. | 05-06-2010 |
20100117250 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING DEFECT OF HOLLOW FIBER POROUS MEMBRANE, DEFECT INSPECTION EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD - A method for inspecting a defect of a hollow fiber porous membrane having substantially uniform, continuous inner hollow portions comprises steps for introducing a part of the hollow fiber porous membrane into an irradiation chamber, for irradiating the hollow fiber porous membrane with light from the outside in the irradiation chamber, and for detecting light exiting the hollow fiber porous membrane on the outside of the irradiation chamber. | 05-13-2010 |
20100148387 | Process for Production of Heat-Resistant Hollow Article Made of Polylactic Acid Containing Resin - A process for production of a heat-resistant hollow article made of a polylactic acid containing resin by using a mold which includes a female mold portion having a concavity, a male mold portion having a convexity and a stripper plate having an edge-forming part. The surface of the mold facing the cavity is heated to a temperature corresponding to a crystallization temperature of the polylactic acid containing resin. The male mold portion and the stripper plate are moved away from the female mold portion when a temperature T(° C.) of the resin detected by an infrared temperature sensor is in the range of T=(t+3.5)±1.5 (t(° C.) is the surface temperature of the mold). Gas is introduced between an inner surface of the hollow article and the male mold portion, and the hollow article is taken out of the mold by advancing the stripper plate toward the hollow article. | 06-17-2010 |
20100164132 | METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF PROCESS PARAMETERS, AND WOOD PRODUCT - The invention relates to a method for detecting process parameters when making wood products ( | 07-01-2010 |
20100219547 | LYOCELL METHOD COMPRISING AN ADJUSTMENT OF THE PROCESSING DURATION BASED ON THE DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION - The invention relates to a method and a device for producing Lyocell fibres which are extruded from a cellulose solution of water, cellulose and tertiary amine oxide in a spinning head ( | 09-02-2010 |
20100244296 | COMPOSITE COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of producing a composite component that includes both a structural insert and a plastic casing. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method uses a closed-loop control system and includes the following steps: evaluating the structural insert for various attributes, placing the structural insert in a mold cavity, adjusting the position and/or orientation of the structural insert with respect to the mold cavity based on, among other things, the evaluated attributes, and injecting molten material into the mold cavity so that it at least partially surrounds the structural insert. | 09-30-2010 |
20100301508 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN IMPRINT PATTERN - A method for forming an imprint pattern includes: contacting a template having a first pattern with a curable material on a substrate to be treated and curing the curable material; releasing the template from the curable material after curing to form a second pattern made of the curable material such that the first pattern is transferred and formed as the second pattern for the substrate; measuring at least one of a load or time requiring for separation of the template when the template is separated from the curable material after transferring and forming; and comparing the load or time measured with a predetermined threshold value and determining whether the load or time measured is beyond the predetermined threshold value or not. | 12-02-2010 |
20100308485 | PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern is formed by an imprint technique, without decreases in throughput and alignment precision. A pattern forming apparatus includes a substrate holder that holds a substrate to be processed, a template holder that holds a template, a first position measuring device that measures the position of the substrate held by the substrate holder, a second position measuring device that measures the position of the template held by the template holder, and a control device that aligns the substrate with the template, based on transfer position information, calculates misalignments of the substrate and the template caused by a demolding procedure, based on the results of the measurement carried out by the first position measuring device and the second position measuring device, calculates a relative misalignment between the substrate and the template, based on the misalignments of the substrate and the template, and corrects the transfer position information, using the relative misalignment. | 12-09-2010 |
20100320631 | METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE AND IMPRINT DEVICE - A method of processing a substrate according to an embodiment includes carrying out an imprint processing that transfer a pattern formed in a template onto a flowable material disposed on a semiconductor substrate so as to obtain a transfer pattern, and at least one processing selected from the group consisting of an inspection processing of an semiconductor substrate, an applying processing of a separating material and an inspection-cleaning processing in parallel in the same processing chamber. | 12-23-2010 |
20100320632 | ELECTRONIC CYCLE COUNTER - A monitor for maintaining a mold cycle count with an actuator sending a count signal to a processor following a mold operation. The monitor further includes a timer having an active mode and a sleep mode. The processor generates an average cycle time and an activity percentage of the mold taking into account active and sleep periods of the mold. | 12-23-2010 |
20110001253 | Rotary powder compression molding machine - A rotary powder compression molding machine according to the invention includes: a flame; a rotary shaft; a turret; a plurality of die; an upper and a lower punches; an upper and a lower rolls; a designator for designating a molding portion constituted of a set of the die and the upper and lower punches corresponding to the die; a position detector for detecting that the molding portion designated by the designator has reached a predetermined position; a separator for separating a designated molded article ejected from the molding portion designated by the designator from collection of molded articles other than the designated molded article based on a position detection signal output from the position detector; and an actuation verifier for verifying actuation of the separator based on movement of the designated molded article. | 01-06-2011 |
20110006452 | PROCESS TO REGULATE THE THICKNESS OF ORIENTED BLOWN FILM - The invention relates to a process to regulate the film thickness of tubular film manufactured using a film blowing process, wherein the film is laid flat and repositioned using an oscillating take-off unit and subsequently monoaxially oriented in machine direction using an orientation unit. This process produces a film whose thickness profile has as few deviations as possible from the average film thickness across the film width. This result is achieved by setting the film thickness profile of tubular film produced with a film blowing line such that after orientation and as a result of deviations during orientation, a film thickness profile develops that is uniform across the entire film width. | 01-13-2011 |
20110012278 | POLYMER PROCESSING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION OF A POLYMER PROCESSING MACHINE - The polymer processing machine, is an injection moulding machine, which has at least two electrical consumers ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110012279 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED DETECTION OF HOLES IN PLASTIC CONTAINERS - A method and apparatus for monitoring the production of blow molded plastic containers is disclosed, wherein the method and apparatus utilize a sound detector assembly adapted to be positioned adjacent a mold cavity during the introduction of pressure fluid to a preform in the mold cavity to form a container, the sound detector assembly including a reflector having a substantially conic cross-sectional shape and a sound detector and being responsive to a defect sound of the pressure fluid escaping from the interior of the container for generating an output signal. | 01-20-2011 |
20110018156 | In-Line Screw Type Injection Molding Machine and Method of Controlling the Same - The invention is to provide an in-line screw type injection molding machine which can have a simplified configuration of an injection mechanism and a metering mechanism. The in-line screw type injection molding machine is characterized by comprising: a metering motor | 01-27-2011 |
20110024930 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes bringing a pattern part for transfer formed on a template and a viscous material disposed on a material to be processed into contact with each other; and adjusting a distance between a surface of the material to be processed and a surface of the pattern part for transfer that faces the material to be processed so as to become a desired distance, in the contact situation of the pattern part for transfer and the viscous material. | 02-03-2011 |
20110024931 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MOLDED BODIES - A method for the production of molded bodies from a base substance, wherein the base substance is mixed with a solution for producing a molding solution, and the solution subsequently is at least partially removed from the mixture, and the molding solution is fed to a unit for molding, wherein the molding solution is diluted before molding. | 02-03-2011 |
20110031639 | Hinged pointer pottery sizing guide - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for reproducing the size of a first ceramic ware in the making of a second ceramic ware. In embodiments, the first ceramic ware may be received on a pottery wheel. A hinged pointer may then be presented to a position on the first ceramic ware, where the hinged pointer may include a pointer connected to a supporting structure by way of a hinge. The first ceramic ware may then be removed from the pottery wheel, and material for the making of the second ceramic ware may be placed on the pottery wheel. The process of making the second ceramic ware may then progress, where the making includes sizing the second ceramic ware to the position of the hinged pointer. | 02-10-2011 |
20110049741 | METHOD OF MAKING CERAMIC BODIES HAVING REDUCED SHAPE VARIABILITY - A method of making ceramic bodies having reduced shape variability. Such ceramic bodies include extruded-to-shape substrates and diesel particulate filters. Principal components analysis is used to generate a small number of uncorrelated or independent components from a larger set of inter-correlated measurements. The uncorrelated components can then be used during the forming process to control the shape of ceramic bodies and reduce variability of such shapes. A method for quantifying and subsequently reducing the shape variability of is also described. | 03-03-2011 |
20110049742 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSTALLING AND/OR DEINSTALLING BLOW MOULDS - A method for operating a transforming device for transforming plastic preforms into plastic containers may include at least one blow mould carrier and a multi-part blow mould arranged on the blow mould carrier. A holding connection may be provided between the blow mould and the blow mould carrier. The holding connection between the blow mould carrier and the blow mould may be detached or established in an at least partially automated manner. | 03-03-2011 |
20110057343 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BLOW MOLDING CONTAINERS - A method for blow molding containers in blow molds of a device operated with the recovery of air from the blow molds, where operation is accomplished consecutively in a preblow stage with a low pressure and at least two further blow stages with respective higher pressures, and where subsequently, in a recovery phase with several pressure stages, air is fed from the respective blow mold, air from the blow mold is first fed into the volumes allocated to the preblow stage, with priority over a feeding at least into the volume allocated to the pressure stage following the preblow stage. Further, a blow control and a control means for the pressure in the volume, where the blow control has a program section for primarily feeding air first into the volume, and possibly for limiting the pressure in the volume to a multiple of the pressure. | 03-10-2011 |
20110057344 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE MOLDING OF PLUGS AS PART OF A PIPE CONNECTION - The invention relates to a device for the molding of plugs as part of a pipe connection and a method used for the device, wherein the pipe connection is constructed as a sealing plug-in connection with a connecting piece and a plug that can be locked with the connecting piece, wherein the plug exhibits an outer part and an inner part that are connected to each other in a single piece and forms an annular gap on the rear free end. | 03-10-2011 |
20110057345 | IMITATION STONE SIDING SYSTEM - Imitation stone ( | 03-10-2011 |
20110062611 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN INTERNAL SURFACE TEMPERATURE PROFILE OF A THERMOPLASTIC PREFORM DURING A STRETCH BLOW MOULDING PROCESS - A method for providing an internal surface temperature profile of a thermoplastic preform ( | 03-17-2011 |
20110062612 | METHODS OF QUALITY CONTROL IN CONCRETE BLOCK PRODUCTION - The invention relates to a method of controlling the quality of blocks that are produced front face-up in a mold, and verifying the accuracy of the production of such blocks, to ensure that the blocks are manufactured with consistent quality and minimal block-to-block variability. Measurement locations are formed on the front faces of predetermined blocks. By measuring the distances between the measurement locations and the rear faces and comparing with a target distance, any variation provides an indication that the blocks are not being properly formed. The process variables, such as the alignment of the compression head and/or the pressure plates to the mold, can then be adjusted accordingly. | 03-17-2011 |
20110089591 | Methods and Systems for Manufacturing Composite Parts - Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing a composite part are provided. One method includes cutting a material into a plurality of pieces and marking each of the plurality of pieces of material with a unique indicium. This method also includes placing one of the pieces of material in a mold cavity, detecting a signal from the indicium on the piece of material, and verifying that the piece of material was placed in the mold cavity in the correct location based on the signal from the indicium. The placing, detecting, and verifying steps are performed for each of the plurality of pieces of material. The pieces of material are then molded together to form the composite part. | 04-21-2011 |
20110121476 | 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. | 05-26-2011 |
20110147969 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING FLAT PLATE DISPLAY - A fabricating apparatus and a method of a flat plate display are disclosed. A fabricating apparatus of a flat plate display includes a stage on which a substrate is seated, an imprinting mold bonded with the substrate to form a thin film pattern on the substrate, the imprinting mold comprises projections and grooves, and a temperature adjusting part configured to compensate a total pitch of the substrate as much as total pitch difference with a total pitch of the imprinting mold before the imprinting mold is bonded with the substrate. | 06-23-2011 |
20110147970 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND PATTERN TRANSFER METHOD - An imprint apparatus comprises a scope which observes a mark formed in each shot of a substrate and a mark formed on a mold and a controller. The controller performs observation by the scope, detects an amount of displacement of the shot with respect to the mold based on the observation result, and, if the detected displacement amount falls outside an allowable range, executes at least one of remeasuring a baseline amount and reexecuting a global alignment process. | 06-23-2011 |
20110147971 | MANAGED PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION IN HONEYCOMB SUBSTRATES - The invention is directed to a method for managing pore size distribution in honeycomb substrates by using two or more pore forming agents in the batch ingredients. In particular, the invention is particularly useful in managing pore size distribution in cordierite and aluminum titanate honeycomb substrates in the face of particle size variations in the pore forming agents and other materials used to make such substrates. | 06-23-2011 |
20110156298 | INJECTION MOLDING METHOD OF STONE-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The invention provides an injection molding method of stone-based composite material and equipment thereof, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a. putting raw materials into a charging device and then pushing the raw materials into a preforming machine barrel of a preforming device by a pressing component in the charging device; b. keeping the temperature being between 15° C. and 55° C. and compacting the raw materials with the rotation of a preforming screw and transporting the raw materials into a collecting block; c. injecting the raw materials into a mold through a mold gate under the injection force of 50 Mpa to 180 Mpa; d. keeping the temperature of the mold between 140° C. and 200° C. and curing time between 40 seconds and 300 seconds; and e. opening the mold to get the product. The invention has the advantages of simple production process, high acceptance rate of products manufactured, high production efficiency and low production cost. The product has the advantages of high mechanical strength, good fire resistance, thermal stability, corrosion resistance and electrical property, low cost and the like. The product is capable of substituting the majority of thermoset plastics and thermoplastics, thus reducing the usage amount of plastic products and providing powerful support and safeguard for creating resource-conservation and environment-friendly industry. | 06-30-2011 |
20110175246 | MEASURING DEVICE - A measuring device for determining at least one parameter value for the operation of a blow molding machine, a filling machine, and/or a labeling device, and having at least one measuring element for determining the at least one parameter value and a preform dummy, and disposing the at least one measuring element in and/or at the preform dummy. | 07-21-2011 |
20110175247 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PATTERN VERIFICATION METHOD, PHOTOMASK MANUFACTURING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PATTERN VERIFICATION METHOD - A semiconductor integrated circuit pattern verification method includes executing simulation to obtain a simulation pattern to be formed on a substrate on the basis of a semiconductor integrated circuit design pattern, comparing the simulation pattern and the design pattern that is required on the substrate to detect a first difference value, extracting error candidates at which the first difference value is not less than a first predetermined value, comparing pattern shapes at the error candidates to detect a second difference value, combining, into one group, patterns whose second difference values are not more than a second predetermined value, and extracting a predetermined number of patterns from each group and verifying error candidates of the extracted patterns. | 07-21-2011 |
20110180947 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STANDARD EAR SHELLS FOR IN-THE-EAR TYPE GENERAL-PURPOSE HEARING AIDS - Provided is a method of manufacturing the standard ear shell for use in the ITE type general-purpose hearing aid considering the shape and size of the external auditory meatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, that quantitatively measures shape and size of an external auditory meatus to calculate an average of the measured shape and size of the external auditory meatus, and minimizes an acoustic feedback of the hearing aid or a receiver to save a manufacturing cost, to thereby quickly provide the hearing aid for a patient, mass-produce an average model ear shell, and simultaneously maintain quality of the ear shell consistently. | 07-28-2011 |
20110187013 | METHOD FOR MOLDING GOLF BALL COVER OVER SOFT CORE - A method for compression molding a thin cover layer over a large or soft core golf ball, wherein the process includes mold press speed of closure, pressure within the mold cavities, temperature of materials being molded, and the movement of the compression press is controlled by as the mold position rather than any fixed amounts of time. A Ram press is moved in a very controlled fashion during the low pressure stage by a servo controller, and is governed by data fed to a control computer by a linear potentiometer, which allows for a very deliberate movement, especially over the last 0.4 inches of closing. A pressure transducer and thermocouples determine the flow point of the cover layer. Once the cover material starts to flow, the Ram press is triggered into a high pressure close wherein the cover layer is formed and then finally cooled. | 08-04-2011 |
20110215495 | Injection-Molding Process - The invention relates to an injection-molding process for producing a plastic molded part in a cavity of a tool. The process includes simultaneously injecting different melt streams composed of different component materials into the cavity, and controlling the injecting operation to obtain a form-fitting and/or material-bonding connection between the different component materials. The process further includes acquiring measurement data concerning the two melt streams at the site of development of the form-fitting and/or material-bonding connection and adapting the control to optimize the injecting operation on the basis of the measurements data acquired. | 09-08-2011 |
20110221085 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEEDING A POLYURETHANE MIXTURE INTO HOLLOW BODIES - A method and apparatus for feeding a polyurethane mixture suitable to form a thermally insulating layer inside hollow bodies, such as hollow walls of a refrigerator cabinet, freezer, display counter or insulating panel. A polyurethane mixture resulting from chemically reactive components, supplied by a high-pressure mixing device, is injected into a cavity of a hollow body extending in a horizontal plain. The mixture is injected at a first flow-rate and a first injection speed, to be poured into a first deposition zone farthest from the injection point. Subsequently, the flow-rate and the injection speed of the polyurethane mixture are gradually reduced in a controlled manner, to be poured in successive deposition zones towards the injection point of the polyurethane mixture, along a distribution strip, allowing the injected mixture to spread out throughout the cavity of the hollow body along isometric expansion lines. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221086 | TIRE UNIFORMITY CORRECTION - Improved methods and apparatus are disclosed for correcting one or more uniformity characteristics in a tire and particularly to correction in a low profile tire or a tire having a projection along the sidewall. The uniformity characteristic may be a radial force variation, conicity, or both. Correction is accomplished by stretching portions of the tire architecture to create permanent deformation. | 09-15-2011 |
20110233803 | METAL MOLD HOLDING METHOD, ANNULAR MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD AND ANNULAR MEMBER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A metal mold holding method includes: rotating a metal mold by a first rotating portion; rotating a holding member by a second rotating portion in the same direction as that of the metal mold such that a difference between a speed of rotation of the holding member and that of the metal mold which rotates is smaller than a difference between the speed of rotation of the holding member and that of the metal mold in a case where the speed of rotation of the metal mold is zero; and holding the metal mold which rotates by the holding member which rotates. | 09-29-2011 |
20110241239 | OPTICAL MEDIA PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A nano-imprinting system may be configured to at least one of transport, emboss, coat and slit an optical media according to operational parameters. A control system may be configured to detect one or more attributes of the optical media that result from at least one of the embossing and coating of the optical media, and to adjust at least one of the operational parameters based on the detected one or more attributes. | 10-06-2011 |
20110248416 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TURBINE ENGINE VANE - Fabricating a blade by 3D weaving a preform that is to be impregnated with resin. According to the invention, the visibility of the cut ends of certain yarns of the preform ( | 10-13-2011 |
20110254183 | MEASURING DEVICE AND MEASURING METHOD FOR AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE FOR ASCERTAINING A BATCH-SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTIC NUMBER - A measuring device for an injection molding system for ascertaining a batch-specific characteristic number of a plasticized plastic includes a flow channel which is situated between a plasticizing unit of an injection molding machine and an injection molding tool, a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor and a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor being situated along the flow channel. The flow channel has a taper between the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor. | 10-20-2011 |
20110260350 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLOW-MOLDING CONTAINERS - A method and an apparatus for blow-molding containers are disclosed. A parison made of a thermoplastic material is first subjected to a thermal treatment in the zone of a heating section along a conveying path. The parison is then shaped into the container within a blow mold under the effect of a blowing pressure. Once the container has been blow-molded, a wall thickness is measured on at least one vertical level of the container. A preset value for the wall thickness is fed to a controller as a desired value, and the measured wall thickness is fed thereto as an actual value. The controller presets the quantity of at least one parameter influencing the blowing process in accordance with a difference between the desired value and the actual value. More specifically, the controller presets the quantity of at least one parameter influencing the supply of blowing gas. The quantity of the parameter is preset on the basis of a blowing process simulation model implemented in the controller. | 10-27-2011 |
20110260351 | VACUUM-ASSISTED FOAMING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOULDING INSULATION OF REFRIGERATION CONTAINERS - A method and an apparatus for foaming a refrigeration container ( | 10-27-2011 |
20110266706 | IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of aligning a substrate and an imprint template is disclosed. The method includes directing an alignment radiation beam towards an imprint template alignment mark and an adjacent substrate alignment mark, the imprint template alignment mark and the substrate alignment mark each including a grating which extends in a first direction and a grating which extends in a second direction, providing relative movement between the imprint template and the substrate in the first direction and in the second direction, using an intensity detector to detect the intensity of alignment radiation redirected in the zero-order direction by the imprint template alignment mark and the substrate alignment mark during the relative movement in the first direction and in the second direction, and determining an aligned position of the imprint template alignment mark and the substrate alignment mark based upon the detected intensity. | 11-03-2011 |
20110278753 | Laser Scanning Systems And Methods For Measuring Extruded Ceramic Logs - Laser scanning systems and methods are disclosed herein that can provide quick and efficient measurement of extruded ceramic logs, particularly related to log shape, during manufacture. Two two-dimensional laser scans from respective laser scanners are performed and the resulting laser scan data is combined to form a three-dimensional surface shape measurement of the ceramic log. The systems and methods disclosed herein enable a non-contact measurement of the extruded ceramic log, which reduces the risk of physically damaging the log. The measurement results can be used to adjust the extrusion process of the extruder that forms the extruded ceramic logs. | 11-17-2011 |
20110298145 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLASTIC CONTAINERS - A device for manufacturing plastic containers, including a clocked preform manufacturing means, a temperature control means for thermal conditioning preforms manufactured in the preform manufacturing means, and a continuously working blow molding machine, where the temperature control means is designed and/or configured such that preforms that have been manufactured in one cycle of the preform manufacturing means can be differently temperature controlled. | 12-08-2011 |
20110316180 | MOLD MONITORING - A monitor for maintaining a mold cycle count and other mold operation data and a corresponding system that generates a first remote record of the mold cycle data and a second remote record of the mold cycle data, the second remote record comprising a lesser, different and/or non-confidential version of the first remote record. The first remote record and the second remote record may then be coordinated among an OEM manufacturer, a moldmaker and a molder. | 12-29-2011 |
20120032364 | Method and Apparatus for Operating a Plant for the Treatment of Containers with Controlled Parameter Selection - A method of operating a plant for the treatment of containers may include treating the containers with pre-set treatment parameters by a first treatment unit of the plant. The treatment parameters are capable of being altered at least in part and depend at least in part upon product parameters—characteristic of the container—of the containers to be treated. At least one product parameter characteristic of the container is determined by detecting a recognition mark associated with the container, and at least one treatment parameter is altered on the basis of this characteristic product parameter. | 02-09-2012 |
20120061869 | TABLET PRODUCTION MODULE AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF TABLETS - The contained module ( | 03-15-2012 |
20120068372 | NANOIMPRINT TEMPLATE AND PATTERN TRANSCRIPTION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a nanoimprint template using a pattern transcription to a substrate by a nanoimprint technique, the template includes a transcription pattern and an alignment mark on a main surface of a main body, wherein the alignment mark comprises a polarizer. | 03-22-2012 |
20120074605 | FINE PROCESSING METHOD, FINE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH FINE PROCESSING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - According to one embodiment, a fine processing method includes determining a resist amount required for each first region of a pattern formation surface and a total amount of resist. The method include dividing the total amount of resist by a volume of one resist drop to determine the resist drops total number. The method include determining a provisional position for the resist drop of the total number. The method include assigning the each first region to nearest one resist drop, and partitioning again the pattern formation surface into second regions assigned to the each resist drop. The method include determining a divided value by dividing the volume of the one resist drop by the required total amount of resist determined. The method include finalizing a final position of the each resist drop, if a distribution of the divided value in the pattern formation surface falls within a target range. | 03-29-2012 |
20120080813 | METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE TEMPERATURE OF A PLASTIFIED PLASTIC MATERIAL AT THE EXIT OF AN EXTRUDER - A method for the measurement of the temperature of a plastified plastic material at the exit of an extruder, characterized in that the function of the sound velocity in dependence of the temperature is measured and memorised for at least one plastified plastic material, the sound velocity is measured during the extrusion of the plastic material, and the respective temperature is determined from the velocity measurement values and the function. | 04-05-2012 |
20120086143 | OPTICAL THREAD POSITION DETECTION DEVICE - The invention relates to an optical thread position detection device ( | 04-12-2012 |
20120091611 | IMPRINT METHOD AND APPARATUS - An imprint apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a mark formed on the mold and a mark formed on the substrate corresponding to a target transfer position, and a control unit configured to obtain information indicating relative position between a mark formed on the mold and a mark formed on the substrate corresponding to the target transfer position. The detection unit detects a mark formed on the mold and a mark formed on the substrate corresponding to the target transfer position, in a state where position of the mold and the substrate is aligned. The control unit performs alignment between the mold and the substrate so that the relative position when the mold and the transfer material are in contact with each other at the target transfer position in the state. | 04-19-2012 |
20120098153 | PLANT AND METHOD FOR THE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF PREFORMS - A plant for the continuous production of preforms for plastic containers using at least polyester recyclate for the filling of foodstuffs, having at least one melt-producing upstream plant section, at least one preform producing injection molding plant section, and a plant control system, where at least the melt-producing upstream plant section and the injection molding plant section are interlocked at an interface to form a plant block. For the derivation of process alteration strategies and/or preform qualifying strategies, an inline measurement station including an evaluating device is provided at the interface for at least one quality parameter of the melt measured in the process flow. | 04-26-2012 |
20120126443 | HOUSING FOR FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING DEVICE - Provided is a housing for a resin fluid dynamic bearing device in which deterioration with time of a fixing force for another member is mitigated and which can maintain a high bearing performance for a long period of time. The housing formed of a resin composition exhibiting a compression creep amount of 8% or less when a compressive pressure of 80 MPa is applied for 168 hours at an atmosphere temperature of 80° C., provides a sufficient fixing force for the another member fixed with a press-fitting force, for example, a bearing sleeve press-fitted into an inner periphery of the housing even after a long term use. Thus, there is no fear of fixing positions of the another member with respect to the housing being deviated and a high bearing performance is maintained for a long period of time. | 05-24-2012 |
20120133065 | REAL-TIME, CLOSED-LOOP SHAPE CONTROL OF EXTRUDED CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES - Systems and methods for real-time, closed-loop shape control of extruded ceramic honeycomb structures are disclosed. Methods include extruding batch material through an extruder barrel and through an extruder die using at least one extrusion screw to form the extrudate, and measuring a shape of the extrudate immediately adjacent the die. The batch material water content is determined or measured, at least one of the extruder barrel and screw temperature are measured, and the extrusion screw rotation rate are measured. At least one of the batch material water content, barrel temperature, screw temperature and rotation rate is adjusted to maintain the extrudate shape to within a select tolerance. | 05-31-2012 |
20120133066 | DEVICE FOR REGULATING DEFORMATIONS OF THE BED OF A GEOMETRICALLY AERODYNAMIC MOLD AND MOLDING METHOD WITH THIS DEVICE - The invention describes a regulating device that adapts to the aerodynamic profile of a mold bed made of composite material offsetting the geometrical deviations occurring in the mold bed. The device comprises some stiffening ribs ( | 05-31-2012 |
20120146252 | CONTROL METHOD FOR DETERMINING CURE STATUS OF GLASS FIBER PRODUCTS - A method for assessing the cure status of a fibrous blanket manufactured with mineral fibers and binder is disclosed and comprises a first, qualitative assessment of cure followed by a second quantitative assessment that utilizes one of alternative procedures depending on the outcome of the first, qualitative assessment. For example, a first visual inspection may qualitatively reveal areas or undercure, upon which a second pH test of samples extracted from undercured areas may quantify the degree of undercure. Conversely, if the visual inspection reveals no undercured areas, a different sampling procedure examines different blanket areas for overcure status using a similar pH test. | 06-14-2012 |
20120175803 | IN-VITRO MEASUREMENT OF CATAMENIAL TAMPON SYSTEMS - An apparatus for testing of medical products such as a feminine hygiene product, is presented. The apparatus includes a body, a pump and a vaginal canal assembly. The body includes an internal chamber and a bottom surface having a bore open to the internal chamber. The pump provides a fluid to the body. In one embodiment, the fluid is a menses simulant. The vaginal canal assembly includes an interior canal accepting the product. The vaginal canal assembly includes a passage providing the fluid to the interior canal. The apparatus includes a pressure regulator controlling pressure exerted on the vaginal canal assembly from a volume of air within the internal chamber. The apparatus includes a stand. The stand includes a retaining device and a locking device. The locking device cooperates with the retaining device to selectively secure the body in at least one of a rotational position and an angular position. | 07-12-2012 |
20120211911 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING FILM TUBING - The invention describes a device for calibrating membrane tubes which are extrudable by means of an extrusion die. As characteristics it comprises a ring along the interior wall of which the extruded membrane tube can be guided as well as a cooling liquid provision appliance which can be used to provide a cooling liquid which can be conveyed to between the interior wall and the membrane tube. | 08-23-2012 |
20120235313 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING PRODUCTION OF FLUID FILM - A method for monitoring production of a fluid film, including: activating a dispenser to deliver appropriate material from a storage duct to a metering system for even distribution of a fluid film; allowing the fluid film to pass a sample retrieving roller; measuring the fluid film on the sample retrieving roller using a data reading device to obtain film thickness data; transmitting the data to an analyzer to examine the data against a predetermined reference value; transmitting a comparison result in real time by the analyzer to a production equipment controlling console; controlling the storage duct to dispense material through the material metering system and adjusting the film thickness; repeating the above steps to make a film thickness within the reference range; and maintaining the thickness at the narrowest tolerance deviation, and continuously delivering the film onto a substrate for production. | 09-20-2012 |
20120235314 | Apparatus and Method for Controlling Horizontal Oscillation of an Edge Dam of a Twin Roll Strip Caster - An apparatus and method for controlling the horizontal oscillation of an edge dam of a twin roll strip caster is provided. The apparatus includes an oscillation unit which horizontally oscillates an oscillation plate in accordance with an oscillation waveform so that an edge dam refractory coupled to the oscillation plate horizontally oscillates, a servo valve which outputs the oscillation waveform to the oscillation unit, and a control unit which applies the oscillation waveform to the servo valve, thus controlling the horizontal oscillation of the oscillation unit. The amplitude, frequency and waveform of the oscillation are variably controlled depending on casting conditions. The edge dam horizontally oscillates, using the servo valve and a hydraulic cylinder, thus rapidly removing edge skull and suppressing the generation and growth of skull, thereby preventing a casting roll or edge dam from being damaged. | 09-20-2012 |
20120280414 | In-Process Monitoring for Composite Parts Quality Control Using Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors (PWAS) Technologies - Methods of forming a molded composite material are generally provided. A composite forming precursor (e.g., fibers and/or a resin material) can be applied onto a mold that includes a plurality of piezoelectric sensors embedded into the mold. The composite forming precursor can then be cured adjacent to the mold to form a molded composite material. During curing, the molded composite material can be monitored, using the piezoelectric sensors to detect any defects formed during curing. | 11-08-2012 |
20120280415 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR TOOLING - A tooling system for moulding a work piece is provided The tooling system comprises a mould tool ( | 11-08-2012 |
20120292799 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a pattern forming method includes: applying a curing resin onto a substrate to be processed; bringing a pattern forming template having concave-convex shaped pattern grooves on the surface into contact with the curing resin, to fill the pattern groove with the curing resin; curing the curing resin; and releasing the pattern forming template from the curing resin, to form a pattern of the curing resin on the substrate to be processed. Further, in the pattern forming method, before application of the curing resin, positional information of a foreign object present on the substrate to be processed is measured and stored, and the foreign object is then removed based on the stored positional information of the foreign object. | 11-22-2012 |
20120292800 | PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYIMIDE FILM - Provided are a method and apparatus for the production of a polyimide film, which allow a polyimide film having physical properties with in-plane uniformity to be produced with high productivity. In the method for the production of a polyimide film, a solvent content of a self-supporting film is measured by infrared spectroscopy, and based on the measurement result, one or more kinds selected from a drying condition of a cast of a polyimide precursor solution, a post-heating condition of the self-supporting film, and an amount of extrusion of a polyimide precursor solution from a die are controlled. | 11-22-2012 |
20120299208 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACTIVE WEDGE ERROR COMPENSATION BETWEEN TWO OBJECTS THAT CAN BE POSITIONED SUBSTANTIALLY TO PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER - The invention relates to a method and device for expanding the travel or control displacement of linear actuators that is available during an imprinting or embossing stroke. The wedge error compensating head ( | 11-29-2012 |
20120306110 | LOCKING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF LOCKING APPARATUS - A locking apparatus includes a stationary platen on which a stationary die is mounted, a movable platen on which a movable die is mounted, a locking drive mechanism that advances or retreats the movable platen, an ejecting member held in the movable platen to remove a molded product from the movable die, a protruding drive mechanism that pushes out the ejecting member from the movable die, and an error detection unit that detects extraneous material based on a state change of the ejecting member or the protruding drive mechanism during a closing operation. | 12-06-2012 |
20120313274 | Slot Die Position Adjustment and Return to Baseline - A method of controlling a slot die comprises, while continuing to pass the extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot, changing the position of the actuators with the controller to either increase the cross-directional thickness of the fluid flow path adjacent each of the actuators or substantially close the fluid flow path adjacent the actuators, and after changing the cross-directional thickness of the fluid flow path adjacent each of the actuators, while continuing to pass the extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot, repositioning each of the actuators with the controller according to the set of discrete settings to resume operating the slot die with the actuators positioned according to the set of discrete settings. | 12-13-2012 |
20120313275 | Slot Die Position Adjustments to Facilitate Patterned Products - A method of controlling a slot die comprises positioning actuators of the slot die with a controller according to a first set of discrete settings, operating the slot die by passing an extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot with the actuators positioned according to the first set of discrete settings, and while passing the extrudate through the fluid flow path and out the applicator slot, changing the positions of the actuators with the controller to create patterned features in the extrudate. | 12-13-2012 |
20120313276 | METHOD FOR APPLYING LIQUID MATERIAL, APPLICATION DEVICE AND PROGRAM - Disclosed are an application method, device and programme which enable the constant retention of a fillet shape, without altering the shape due to the speed differences associated with changes in the direction of the nozzle or differences in the degree of penetration when bumps are arranged non-uniformly. In a liquid material application method a desired application pattern is created, liquid material is discharged from a nozzle whilst the nozzle and a workpiece are moved relative to one another, and the gap between a substrate and the workpiece, the workpiece being placed above the substrate by means of at least three bumps, is filled up with liquid material by capillary action. If bumps are arranged non-uniformly, the supply quantity per unit area of the application pattern is set so that a greater quantity is supplied to application areas next to areas where the integration density of bumps is high, than is supplied to application areas next to areas where the integration density of bumps is low. | 12-13-2012 |
20120313277 | Pellet Press - The invention relates to a pellet press ( | 12-13-2012 |
20120326345 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING CONTAINERS ALLOWING A MODIFICATION OF HEATING RATE - A machine for manufacturing containers from blanks of plastic material, which includes an oven furnished with a plurality of radiation sources for heating blanks as they travel through at a predetermined speed of travel and heating profile, and a programmed control center for modifying the speed of travel and heating profile based on a temperature measurement made on a blank leaving the oven, and a pressure measurement made in the blank during a subsequent blowing. | 12-27-2012 |
20120326346 | SHEET-SHAPED MOLD POSITION DETECTION DEVICE, TRANSFER DEVICE AND TRANFER METHOD - A sheet-shaped mold position detection device | 12-27-2012 |
20120326347 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING PRODUCTION OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A method and system for analyzing and controlling the curing of a composite material part using information derived from composite material test samples obtained using an ex-situ analytical device. | 12-27-2012 |
20130015596 | ROBOTIC FABRICATOR - A fabrication system includes a tool-head for manufacturing, a first manipulator and a second manipulator. The first manipulator supports and manipulates an item, and is configured to provide six-axes of movement for positioning of the item relative the tool-head. The second manipulator carries a component and orients the component at a select orientation relative to the item supported on the first manipulator. The tool-head is configured to add material to at least one of the item and the component. The first and second manipulators provide at least six axes of fabrication for the tool-head. | 01-17-2013 |
20130015597 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHODAANM Hattori; TadashiAACI Utsunomiya-shiAACO JPAAGP Hattori; Tadashi Utsunomiya-shi JP - An imprint apparatus includes: a first driving mechanism configured to move at least one of a mold holder and a substrate holder such that a mold and an imprint material are contact with each other; a second driving mechanism configured to move at least one of the holders such that the substrate is aligned with the mold; a measurement device configured to measure relative positions between a mold mark and a substrate mark in a state in which the mold and the imprint material are not in contact with each other; and a controller configured to control the second driving mechanism based on information of a relationship between a moving amount of at least one of the holders, and change in relative positions between the marks, information of the moving amount, and information of the measured relative positions. | 01-17-2013 |
20130015598 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHODAANM KIMURA; AtsushiAACI Saitama-shiAACO JPAAGP KIMURA; Atsushi Saitama-shi JP - The imprint apparatus of the present invention includes a controller that has a first servo controller configured to servo-control a first drive unit; a second servo controller configured to servo-control a second drive unit; and a correction controller configured to execute calculation processing for calculating a correction value for correcting a force, which is applied to a mold or a substrate when the mold is brought into contact with the substrate via an imprint material, based on a relative position between a mold holding unit and a substrate holding unit in a contact direction and correct at least one of command values to be transmitted to the first or second drive unit by the first or second servo controller based on the correction value. | 01-17-2013 |
20130020733 | Apparatus and Method for Creating Spacer Lattice - A spacer apparatus can be employed to achieve improved fit and balance in a knee joint in knee arthoplasty without requiring multiple cuts to the distal femur or proximal tibia. The spacer apparatus can be molded by using a semi-rigid or rigid one- or two-piece mold to form biocompatible material in liquid or gel form into a desired shape and thickness appropriate for the patient, allowing the material to cure or harden, and then removing the material from the mold. The spacer apparatus can also be molded by using a semi-rigid or rigid one- or two-piece mold to form biocompatible material in liquid or gel form into a desired shape and thickness, allowing the material to cure or harden, and then further cutting or forming the material into a desired shape appropriate for the patient. | 01-24-2013 |
20130043612 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING FORMULATION ORIENTATION OF MULTI-LAYERED PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORMS - Rapid and accurate determination of the formulation orientation of multi-layer capsule-shaped tablets with respect to different internal formulation layers proximate to the opposite narrow and rounded ends of the tablets is required. By including an appropriate color scheme in multi-layer osmotic tablets, detection of the formulation orientation is achieved by detecting the color at a spot location on a side of the tablet corresponding to one or another formulation layer or to one or another interface of two formulation layers depending on the formulation orientation of the tablet. | 02-21-2013 |
20130049243 | Control of Fired Shape by Piece Orientation - A method of making ceramic bodies includes systematically orienting the bodies during firing relative to a temperature gradient in a kiln. The systematic orientation of the bodies relative to the temperature gradient can allow for an average deviation of a measured shape of the ceramic bodies from a predetermined target contour shape to be less than what they would be if the bodies were oriented randomly relative to the temperature gradient. | 02-28-2013 |
20130049244 | LYOCELL METHOD COMPRISING AN ADJUSTMENT OF THE PROCESSING DURATION BASED ON THE DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION - The invention relates to a method and a device for producing Lyocell fibres which are extruded from a cellulose solution of water, cellulose and tertiary amine oxide in a spinning head ( | 02-28-2013 |
20130056893 | METHOD FOR DETECTING INSERT OBJECTS IN AN INJECTION-MOULDED PART - A method for detecting an insert object in an injection-moulded part pertains to an insert object that is fixedly connected to the injection-moulded part during the injection moulding by the insert object being placed in a cavity, which is surrounded by a mould wall of a mould, before the beginning of the injection-moulding cycle. The mould wall includes at least one temperature or pressure sensor, which records and analyzes at least one measured value at at least one point in time during an injection-moulding cycle. On the basis of the analysis, it is established whether an insert object was present at a specific location in the cavity during the injection-moulding cycle. Finally, after it is ejected, the injection-moulded part is sorted as an accepted part or a rejected part on the basis of the analysis of the measured value. | 03-07-2013 |
20130062803 | TIRE VULCANIZING METHOD, AND TIRE VULCANIZER - A tire vulcanizing method reduces consumption energy and increases productivity of vulcanization. This method involves supplying an inert gas to an internal space of the tire via a supply pipe, discharging the gas from the internal space via a return pipe, and supplying the gas from the return pipe to the supply pipe by a rotation type circulation device. A heating device heats the circulated gas. An internal outlet gas temperature sensor detects a temperature of the gas in the return pipe. A controller decreases a rotating speed of the circulation device when the return pipe gas temperature is a rotating speed decrease temperature or more. | 03-14-2013 |
20130093112 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A PRODUCT - A method for production of a molded article from a base substance in a device for mixing of the base substance with a solvent is provided. The method includes mixing a base substance to produce a molding solution with the solvent and at least partially removing the solvent from the mixture; and feeding the molding solution to a device for further processing of a product and diluting the molding solution before further processing. In embodiments, the diluent is introduced to the device before a discharge device and/or in the discharge device. | 04-18-2013 |
20130093113 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING SAME - An imprint apparatus transfers a pattern formed on a mold to a resin on a substrate. The imprint apparatus includes a shape correction mechanism configured to apply a force to the mold to thereby deform a pattern region formed on the mold; a heating mechanism configured to heat a substrate-side pattern region formed on the substrate to thereby deform the substrate-side pattern region; and a control unit configured to obtain information regarding a difference between shapes of the pattern region formed on the mold and the substrate-side pattern region and control the shape correction mechanism and the wafer heating mechanism so as to reduce the difference between the shapes of the pattern region formed on the mold and the substrate-side pattern region based on the obtained information. | 04-18-2013 |
20130099405 | Apparatus for Carrying Out a Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) Process and Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) Process - Apparatus for resin transfer molding (RTM) and an RTM process for producing integral components. The apparatus has a closable mold (W) with a mold cavity (F), and an injection unit ( | 04-25-2013 |
20130106011 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE HEATING OF AN EXTRUSION DEVICE OF A SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT MADE OF ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL | 05-02-2013 |
20130113131 | Method and Apparatus for Substantially Constant Pressure Injection Molding of Thinwall Parts - A substantially constant pressure injection molding method and machine that forms molded parts by injecting molten thermoplastic material into a mold cavity at a substantially constant pressure. As a result, the mold cavity is filled with molten thermoplastic material by advancing a continuous flow front of thermoplastic material from a gate to an end of the mold cavity. | 05-09-2013 |
20130119573 | CEMENT MORTAR PANEL WITH PRESTRESSED BIAXIAL REINFORCEMENT - This cement mortar panel with prestressed biaxial reinforcement is formed by a slab of cement mortar which, having a thickness ranging from 2 to 7 cms, includes a biaxial reinforcement. The slab has occluded in the cement mortar mass means for versatile operating on the panel assembly allowing for its handling and/or fixation to a building structure, which versatile operating means constitute of themselves, on one part, means for retaining them in the set mass of cement mortar and, on another part opposite to the former, anchoring means either for panel handling members or members for its fixation to the building structure. | 05-16-2013 |
20130134614 | Artificial Stone and Method of Making Same - A method of forming a lightweight artificial stone comprises sizing an existing rock to a first set of dimensions and compensating for shrinkage of moldable cement and expanded glass mixture, squaring the existing rock at least once, laying out at least one of the existing rock, forming a mold of the existing rock, removing the existing rock from the mold, filling the mold with the moldable cement and expanded glass mixture, forming at least one dimensionally accurate stone. | 05-30-2013 |
20130147076 | METHOD OF DETECTING A COMPONENT OF AN ARTICLE AND METHOD OF PREPARING A COMPONENT FOR DETECTION - A method of detecting the presence or position of a first component in an article is disclosed. The first component, which has a predefined response to incident light, includes a microporous film of a semi-crystalline polyolefin and a beta-nucleating agent. The method includes irradiating the article with incident light, detecting light received from the irradiated article; and identifying the predefined response of the first component in the light received from the irradiated article to detect the presence or the position of the first component. A method for preparing a mechanical fastening component for use in an article is also disclosed. The method includes stretching a film backing containing beta-spherulites and having upstanding fastening elements to provide a microporous film backing with sufficient porosity to allow it to be detected when subjected to an inspection system comprising a light detector. | 06-13-2013 |
20130147077 | IN-MOLD VIBRATILE INJECTION COMPRESSION MOLDING METHOD AND MOLDING APPARATUS THEREOF - An in-mold vibratile injection compression molding method and molding apparatus thereof are described. While performing a filling stage, a first piezoelectric actuator and a second piezoelectric actuator are use to vibrate the molding material along at least two directions for precisely filling the molding material into the micro-structure in order to avoid the form error, to increase the groove filling rate and to improve the residual stress. | 06-13-2013 |
20130154142 | CONICITY CORRECTION FOR RUBBER COMPONENT EXTRUSION - A system for extruding one or more tread strips is described. The system includes an extruder having an outlet end connected to an extruder head for forming an elastomeric strip to a predetermined cross-sectional profile. The extruder head has an internal flow channel having an inlet end and an outlet end, wherein the flow channel has a first temperature zone and a second temperature zone. The temperature zones are used to adjust the conicity of the tread strips. | 06-20-2013 |
20130154143 | HIGH DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM - A heating/cooling module for a molding system includes a mold surface forming a part of a mold cavity. A cooling unit is disposed adjacent to the mold surface for cooling the mold surface. A layered heater is disposed adjacent to the mold surface for heating the mold surface. | 06-20-2013 |
20130154144 | CONICITY CORRECTION FOR RUBBER COMPONENT EXTRUSION - A method for correcting the conicity of a tread strip is described. The method includes the steps of extruding a tread profile having a right hand side, a left hand side and a chimney; measuring the thickness of the tread profile at the right hand side and the left hand side; calculating the mass of the tread on the left hand side and the right hand side; and adjusting the location of the chimney incrementally towards the side which is least in mass. | 06-20-2013 |
20130154145 | BLOWN FILM SCANNING METHOD - A method is provided for measuring and controlling a cumulative physical property, such as the thickness, of a tubular blown film, wherein the tubular blown film is being extruded from a ring-shaped extruder having a plurality of film physical property controllers disposed around the ring-shaped extruder. Where the physical property is thickness, the method includes the steps of (1) collapsing the tubular film to create a two-ply web and slowly rotating the film while taking a plurality of thickness measurements across the two-play web at various sections of the film, (2) calculating initial estimates of the thickness of each section using a first algorithm, (3) refining the initial estimates of the thicknesses of each section by successive iterations using a second algorithm, and (4) optionally adjusting at least one film physical property controller to control the final estimate of the thicknesses of each longitudinal section. | 06-20-2013 |
20130161850 | AUTOCLAVE HEALTH MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A bladder monitoring apparatus and method for monitoring an inflatable bladder during curing of composite material in an autoclave. The bladder may be wrapped with composite material and have an impermeable membrane sealed around the composite material. The method may include the steps of fluidly coupling a vacuum port of the impermeable membrane with a vacuum source and fluidly coupling a vent of the bladder with a first port of a flow meter located outward of the autoclave. A second port of the flow meter may also be fluidly coupled with atmosphere within the autoclave. The method may then include evacuating air from within the impermeable membrane. If a flow above a threshold flow is detected by the flow meter, the leak in the bladder may be located and repaired or a valve of the flow meter between the first and second ports may be closed. | 06-27-2013 |
20130161851 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING GLASS BREAKAGE DURING A PROCESS FOR ENCAPSULATING A TEMPERED GLASS PANEL - An apparatus which accurately detects breakage of a tempered glass panel in an encapsulation die during a glass encapsulation process and rapidly reacts to the detection of such breakage to interrupt the encapsulation process, thus minimizing damage to the encapsulation die, and by so doing, reducing process downtime. A method of utilizing the apparatus is also a part of the invention. | 06-27-2013 |
20130161852 | CALIBRATING DEVICE FOR A BLOWN FILM TUBE - The invention describes a calibration device ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130168890 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING, MONITORING, AND CONTROLLING A MOLD, DIE, OR INJECTION BARREL - In a method for thermally controlling a mold, initial measurements of flow versus pressure or pumping speed for a thermal exchange liquid are used to select an achievable flow within a maximum pressure. Subsequently, the system's identity and integrity are verified by repeating at least one measurement before and/or during a process run. An energy exchange rate can be adjusted to a moving average over preceding cycles. Thermal equilibrium can be detected by sensing changes in temperature to or from the process, or in energy exchange rates, from cycle to cycle. An energy exchange rate set point can be set to an initial value during startup, and then reset to an equilibrium value. Energy efficient operating conditions can be determined by comparing circulator energy consumption with thermal energy exchange rates over a range of flow rates and/or temperatures to the process. Cooling flow pulse timing can be graphically adjusted. | 07-04-2013 |
20130175724 | Obtaining Melt Viscosity Stability of Polyoxymethylene Compositions - Processes for improving melt flow properties of molten compositions with polyoxymethylene polymers and polymer/polyol additives having a certain core-link-arm structure, which include: obtaining melt viscosity stability while improving notched Izod, decreasing relative apparent capillary melt viscosity, and increasing elongation at break relative to molten compositions of polyoxymethylene polymers without the polymer/polyol additives. | 07-11-2013 |
20130181365 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An apparatus for bringing a mold having a pattern region and a first mark into contact with an imprint material on a substrate having a second mark, includes a deforming mechanism configured to deform the mold such that a portion of the mold where the first mark is formed protrudes toward the substrate, a driving mechanism configured to adjust a distance between the mold and the substrate, and a detecting unit configured to detect, after the driving mechanism starts an operation of reducing the distance, the first mark and the second mark in a state in which the portion of the mold and the imprint material on the substrate are in contact with each other but a whole of the pattern region is not in contact with the imprint material. | 07-18-2013 |
20130193602 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - An imprint apparatus cures an imprint material, while a pattern formed on a mold is kept in contact with the imprint material, thereby transferring the pattern onto the imprint material. The apparatus includes a measurement unit which performs, in parallel, alignment measurement in which a relative position between the mold and a shot region on the substrate, to which the pattern is to be transferred, is measured so as to align the mold and the shot region, and overlay measurement in which a relative position between a first pattern already formed in another shot region on the substrate using the mold, and a second pattern underlying the first patter is measured. | 08-01-2013 |
20130200543 | SMART INSTALLATION/PROCESSING SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS, AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - A processing system employs a processing tool to process workpieces, for example cold working holes and/or installing expandable members into holes. Sensors sense various aspects of the processing. Information regarding performance of the process and/or materials may be stored, for example a hole-by-hole or a workpiece-by-workpiece basis, allowing validation of processing. Information also allows dynamic operation of the processing tool. Analysis of response relationships (e.g., pressure or force versus position or distance) may provide insights into the process and materials, and/or facilitate the real-time feedback including control, alerts, ordering replacement for consumable components. | 08-08-2013 |
20130207288 | IMPRINTING APPARATUS AND IMPRINTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, the imprinting apparatus of the embodiment provides an irradiation part, a pattern slippage quantity-detecting part, and a control part. The irradiation part fills the resist, which is dropped as a transfer material on the substrate to be treated, in the template pattern and cures the resist by irradiating the curing light. The pattern slippage quantity-detecting part detects the pattern slippage quantity between the substrate to be treated and the template. The control part controls the irradiation part so as to irradiate intermittently the curing light to each shot and revises the position relation between the substrate to be treated and the template so as to dissolve the pattern slippage between the substrate to be treated and the template based on the pattern slippage quantity detected during stopping of the curing light irradiation. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207289 | Coinjection Hot Runner Injection Molding System - A coinjection molding apparatus is disclosed that provides a skin material melt stream and a core material melt stream to a nozzle. The skin material melt stream forms an inner and outer layer of a molded article with the core material melt stream forming a core layer between the inner and outer skin material layers. A volume of the core material for forming the core layer may be manually adjusted between injection cycles to change a thickness of the core layer between a first molded article and a second molded article. Alternatively, a volume of the core material for forming the core layer may be automatically adjusted during an injection cycle to change a thickness of the core layer during formation of the molded article, such that the molded article will have a core layer with at least a first thickness and a second thickness. | 08-15-2013 |
20130221556 | DETECTOR, IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A detector, which detects a relative position between a first object and a second object in a first direction, includes: an illumination optical system configured to obliquely illuminate a first mark arranged on the first object, and a second mark arranged on the second object; and a detection optical system configured to detect interfering light generated by light beams diffracted by the first mark and the second mark, respectively, illuminated by the illumination optical system. The illumination optical system forms a light intensity distribution including at least one pole on a pupil plane thereof. The detection optical system includes a stop provided with an aperture on a pupil plane thereof. A shape of the aperture includes a side parallel to the first direction. | 08-29-2013 |
20130264735 | MOLD-MAKING METHOD CAPABLE OF SHORTENING A PROCEDURE OF MANUFACTURING A PRODUCT MOLD - The present invention provides a mold-making method capable of shortening a procedure of manufacturing a product mold, including steps of: preparing a plastic original mold; processing the original mold to form a preliminary product; assembling the preliminary product and testing the functions of the preliminary product having the original mold; producing a standard mold after testing the functions of the preliminary product; and producing a final mold having a profile and a dimension corresponding to those of the standard mold. By this method, the procedure of developing a mold is shortened, so that the production cost of a mold can be reduced. | 10-10-2013 |
20130264736 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FUEL TANK PROVIDED WITH INTERNAL ACCESSORIES - Method for producing a fuel tank provided with internal accessories and having a wall made of plastic made in a single piece by moulding a split parison or a parison in at least two parts, said method comprising the following steps: a) the parison is introduced in the heat-softened state into a mould comprising dies; b) a core on which the accessories are placed is introduced inside the parison; c) the parison is pressed onto the dies of the mould; d) the accessories are fastened to the parison with the aid of the core in an ideal layout; e) the core is withdrawn and the mould is closed; f) the tank is moulded from the parison; and g) the tank is removed from the mould. | 10-10-2013 |
20130270728 | Method for Regulating An injection Molding Process - A method for regulating an injection molding process in which process setting variables of an injection molding machine are controlled via a regulating module, which receives data from a process-internal sensor system of the injection molding machine, data on the fabricating sequence of the injection molding component parts from an external sensor system and/or data on the quality of a fabricated injection molded component part from an online component part control, evaluates these data in a quality prognosis module and, as a function of the data evaluation, performs a change in the process setting variables of the injection molding machine, because of the change in the process setting values, the working point of the injection molding machine being changed so that the quality features of the injection molded component parts fabricated using the changed working point lie within the specified tolerances of the quality of the injection molded component parts. | 10-17-2013 |
20130285269 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BALL JOINT - Provided is an apparatus and method for manufacturing a ball joint that are capable of reducing a torque applied between a ball stud and a ball seat. | 10-31-2013 |
20130292861 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL PART MANUFACTURING PROCESS USING REMOVABLE AND RETAINABLE MATERIAL - A system for changing a dimension of manufactured composite material parts may comprise a male tool, a female tool, a removable material, and a retainable material. The male tool may include a convex outer surface configured to receive composite material placed thereon to form a new part. The female tool may include a concave inner surface configured to receive the male tool such that the outer surface of the male tool faces the inner surface. The removable material may be placed on the composite material in a first area corresponding to a wide area on a previously manufactured part where an outer dimension was measured to be greater than a designed value. The retainable material may be placed on the composite material in a second area corresponding to a narrow area on the previously manufactured part where the outer dimension was measured to be less than the designed value. | 11-07-2013 |
20130292862 | Solid Image Apparatus With Improved Part Separation From The Image Plate - Devices, methods, and computer program products for facilitating the assembly of three-dimensional parts in a layer-wise fashion are disclosed, wherein separation forces between the assembler device and the parts are minimized at certain interfaces. Parts may be produced from polymers, photopolymers, metals, or other materials. In some aspects of the present disclosure, separation forces are minimized via the utilization of a cure inhibiting layer on a top surface of the image plate and via sliding the part from contact with a portion of the image plate having high elevation to above a portion of the image plate with low elevation. In some aspects, the assembler device further comprises a sweeper configured to expose the cure inhibiting layer to a source of cure inhibitor after a cure cycle. | 11-07-2013 |
20130292863 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING THE COMPOSITION OF A BINDER SYSTEM FOR USE IN MAKING FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS - Methods and systems for preparing a binder system for use in producing fiberglass products are provided. The method can include combining at least a first resin and a component to produce a first binder system. The component can include a second resin, an additive, or a combination thereof. At least a portion of the first binder system can be applied to a first plurality of fibers. One or more process variables can be monitored. The one or more process variables can be evaluated. An amount of the first resin, the component, or both combined with one another can be adjusted in response to the evaluation of the one or more monitored process variables to produce a second binder system. | 11-07-2013 |
20130292864 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING THE COMPOSITION OF A BINDER SYSTEM CONTAINING TWO OR MORE RESINS - Methods and systems for preparing a binder system are provided. The method can include combining a first resin and a second resin to produce a first binder system. The first binder system can be applied to a first plurality of lignocellulose substrates and at least partially cured to produce a first composite product. The method can also include monitoring one or more process variables. The one or more monitored process variables can be evaluated. An amount of the first resin, the second resin, or both combined with one another can be adjusted in response to the evaluation of the one or more monitored process variables to produce a second binder system. | 11-07-2013 |
20130300015 | METHOD FOR FORMING A FIRE RESISTANT CELLULOSE PRODUCT, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - A method is provided for forming a fire resistant cellulose material. Such a method comprises processing cellulose fibers into a fiber mixture, and then forming a wetted mixture from the fiber mixture and a fire-retarding solution, wherein the wetted mixture has a solids content of the fire-retarding solution substantially uniformly and thoroughly dispersed therethrough. In some aspects, a cohesive mixture may be formed from the wetted mixture and a binding agent, and the cohesive mixture then formed into a formed cellulose product. An associated apparatus is also provided. | 11-14-2013 |
20130307172 | Method Of Converting Tear-Off Asphaltic Shingles To A Formed Product - A method of converting asphaltic shingles to a formed product, comprising the steps of providing a charge of recovered asphaltic shingles, comminuting the charge into small particles, adding to the charge a quantity of hydrated aluminosilicate, heating the charge while simultaneously mixing the comminuted charge to a homogeneous state, placing the mixed charge into molds to form the product, applying pressure to the charge in the mold for a determinable dwell time, ejecting the product from the mold, and cooling the product. | 11-21-2013 |
20130307173 | STAMPING AND/OR DRILLING DEVICE COMPRISING A SUBSTRATE SUPPORT HEAD WITH CONTINUOUSLY CONTROLLED ORIENTATION - A device for stamping and/or drilling a substrate, including two dies supported by two support assemblies configured to be moved relative to each other in translation. The assembly includes: a base; an orientable head fixed to the die; a connection mechanism between the base and the head to adjust orientation of the head relative to the base; pressure sensors configured to continuously output information about pressure applied at different points of the die; and a mechanism controlling a connection, to continuously control the orientation of the head relative to the base, in response to information output by the sensors. | 11-21-2013 |
20130307174 | METHOD OF REMOVING AN OUT-OF-TOLERANCE AREA IN A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - A method of removing an out-of-tolerance area in a composite structure may comprise determining a location of the out-of-tolerance area within the composite structure, and selecting a volume of the composite structure to be removed based on the location of the out-of-tolerance area. The method may further include programming a machine tool to remove the volume and to pause after removal of each one of a quantity of layers of the volume. The method may additionally include removing one of the layers using the machine tool. | 11-21-2013 |
20130313742 | APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING THE TEMPORO-SPATIAL PROPERTIES OF A DYNAMIC FLUID FRONT AND METHOD THEREOF - Methods and apparatus are described for characterizing the temporal-spatial properties of a dynamic fluid front within a mold space while the mold space is being filled with fluid. A method includes providing a mold defining a mold space and having one or more openings into the mold space; heating a plurality of temperature sensors that extend into the mold space; injecting a fluid into the mold space through the openings, the fluid experiencing a dynamic fluid front while filling the mold space with the fluid; and characterizing temporal-spatial properties of the dynamic fluid front by monitoring a temperature of each of the plurality of heated temperature sensors while the mold space is being filled with the fluid. An apparatus includes a mold defining a mold space; one or more openings for introducing a fluid into the mold space and filling the mold space with the fluid, the fluid experiencing a dynamic fluid front while filling the mold space; a plurality of heated temperature sensors extending into the mold space; and a computer coupled to the plurality of heated temperature sensors for characterizing the temporal-spatial properties of the dynamic fluid front. | 11-28-2013 |
20130313743 | IN-FILLING FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - Iterative techniques are disclosed for in-filling enclosed, interior volumes of three-dimensional shapes during an additive fabrication process. | 11-28-2013 |
20130313744 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which performs an imprint process in which a resin on a substrate is cured, in a contact state in which a mold is kept in contact with the resin, to transfer a pattern onto the substrate, the apparatus including a stage configured to move upon holding the substrate, a detection unit configured to detect a first mark formed on the mold, and a second mark formed on the substrate, and a processing unit configured to perform alignment of the mold and the substrate in the contact state. | 11-28-2013 |
20130313745 | APPLICATION METHOD OF LIQUID MATERIAL, APPLICATION DEVICE AND PROGRAM - A liquid material application method for filling, based on a capillary action, a liquid material ejected from an ejection device, the method includes a step of preparing a plurality of cycles and allocating the cycles to the application regions, the cycles each including one ejection pulse combined with a plurality of pause pulses at a predetermined ratio, a correction amount calculation step of measuring an ejection amount at timing of a correction period that is set in advance, and calculating a correction amount of the ejection amount, and a step of adjusting a ratio of the pause pulses to one ejection pulse for one or more cycles based on the correction amount calculated in the correction amount calculation step, wherein a length of the pause pulse is set to be sufficiently shorter than a length of the ejection pulse. | 11-28-2013 |
20130313746 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A hydraulic supply device of an injection molding machine is provided with: a first main hydraulic power source including a first main hydraulic pump having a variable capacity and driven by a first constant rotational speed motor, and a first main discharge pipe through which working oil flows; an auxiliary hydraulic power source including an auxiliary hydraulic pump driven by a servo motor and operated at a specific capacity, an auxiliary discharge pipe through which the working oil flows, and a check valve that regulates the inflow of working oil to the auxiliary hydraulic pump; a hydraulic control unit that controls the first main hydraulic power source and the auxiliary hydraulic power source; a junction pipe at which the first main discharge pipe and the auxiliary discharge pipe join; and a switching unit that switches the supply/non-supply of working oil for a hydraulic actuator. | 11-28-2013 |
20130320578 | METHOD FOR SHAPING A LAMINATE SUBSTRATE - A method for shaping a laminate substrate includes characterizing the laminate substrate for warpage characteristics over a range of temperatures. The laminate substrate is placed into a shaping fixture with any necessary correction to obtain a flat laminate substrate chip site area at a chip join temperature. The laminate substrate is shaped at a temperature greater than or equal to a maximum laminate substrate fabrication temperature. The shape of the laminate substrate is retained when it is removed from the shaping fixture. | 12-05-2013 |
20130328227 | IMAGING MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELS - An imaging monitoring system and method for the establishment, monitoring and control of the positions, orientations and operational tolerances of and between the elements of an apparatus for fabricating three dimensional models from successive layers of model and sacrificial materials by capturing and analyzing images of a test patterns created on test surfaces of a three dimension model and elements of a system for fabricating three dimensional models. | 12-12-2013 |
20130328228 | COLOR THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - A variety of techniques for color mixing support a user-controllable palette of colors for use when fabricating three-dimensional objects. | 12-12-2013 |
20130334720 | TWO-COMPONENT THERMOSET-RUBBER OBJECT - A shaped object is including a rigid and a resilient part, wherein the rigid part includes a thermoset and provides support to the resilient part. The resilient part includes vulcanized rubber. The object is manufactured according to a method of a pre-forming step wherein the thermosetting composition is pre-formed in a first mould and subsequently cured at a temperature in the range of 150 to 230 C to form the rigid part, after which the first mould is adjusted and/or the cured rigid part is transferred to a second mould, and subsequently the rubber is shaped and vulcanized, while the rubber is in contact with the thermoset of the rigid part, at a temperature in the range of 150 to 230 C to form the resilient part. | 12-19-2013 |
20130341815 | Method and Device for Treating Diatomaceous Earth Waste and Other Waste in Order to Obtain Construction Materials - The invention relates to a method and furnace allowing the use of filter earth (diatomaceous earth) waste, in which the organic material is removed using the method of the application. The furnace comprises a container in which the industrial waste is deposited, and a folding table is used to transport the material. The invention also includes an agitator with a base, used to lower blades and remove the treated material. The gases generated are collected by an extractor which includes a cooling jacket and are subsequently sent to an absorber system in which they are neutralised. Said device and method are used to obtain lightweight materials with low porosity and high compression strength, rendering solid granular industrial waste that is dangerous to the environment suitable for use in the construction or mechanical industries. | 12-26-2013 |
20130341816 | METHOD AND BLADDER APPARATUS FOR FORMING COMPOSITE PARTS - A material forming apparatus and method for shaping a material to a forming tool having complex contours. The material forming apparatus may comprise a bladder sealed to a support structure, cooperatively forming a hollow space therebetween into which air or another gas may be pumped to inflate the bladder. The forming tool may comprise a protrusion of any shape to which the material may conform. The material may be placed between the bladder and the protrusion and the support structure may be actuated toward the forming tool. As the support structure progresses toward the forming tool, an area of material pressed against the protrusion by the bladder increases in an outward direction. A pressure regulator may regulate an amount of pressure applied to the material by the bladder as the bladder presses the material against the forming tool. | 12-26-2013 |
20140001665 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE | 01-02-2014 |
20140001666 | MOLD FOR FORMING AT LEAST ONE FOOD PRODUCT | 01-02-2014 |
20140008830 | THIN FILM WITH NON-SELF-AGGREGATING UNIFORM HETEROGENEITY AND DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS MADE THEREFROM - The invention relates to film products containing desired levels of active components and methods of their preparation. Desirably, the films disintegrate in water and may be formed by a controlled drying process, or other process that maintains the required uniformity of the film. Desirably, the films may be exposed to temperatures above that at which the active components typically degrade without concern for loss of the desired activity. | 01-09-2014 |
20140008831 | Films and Drug Delivery Systems Made Therefrom - The invention relates to the film products and methods of their preparation that demonstrate a non-self-aggregating uniform heterogeneity. Desirably, the films disintegrate in water and may be formed by a controlled drying process, or other process that maintains the required uniformity of the film. The films contain a polymer component, which includes polyethylene oxide optionally blended with hydrophilic cellulosic polymers. Desirably, the films also contain a pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic active agent with no more than a 10% variance of the active agent pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic active agent per unit area of the film. | 01-09-2014 |
20140008832 | Films and Drug Delivery Systems Made Therefrom - The invention relates to the film products and methods of their preparation that demonstrate a non-self-aggregating uniform heterogeneity. Desirably, the films disintegrate in water and may be formed by a controlled drying process, or other process that maintains the required uniformity of the film. The films contain a polymer component, which includes polyethylene oxide optionally blended with hydrophilic cellulosic polymers. Desirably, the films also contain a pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic active agent with no more than a 10% variance of the active agent pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic active agent per unit area of the film. | 01-09-2014 |
20140021644 | Dies and Methods for Improving Physical Properties of Stretch Film - Dies and methods of extruding stretch film are provided, wherein the die includes at least an upper die lip and a lower die lip; the upper and lower die lips at least partially define a die gap; and at least one of the die lips includes a channel. Another die disclosed includes at least a die gap; and at least one jet for directing a stream of air onto the polymer as it is extruded through the die gap. Stretch films and methods for extruding stretch films are provided, wherein selected areas of the polymer extruded through the die have a gauge that exceeds the film's base gauge. The film includes at least a layer of film having a base gauge and a plurality of strength bands running longitudinally along a length of the film; and have a gauge that is greater than the base gauge. | 01-23-2014 |
20140035182 | AUGMENTED THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - A variety of techniques are disclosed for visual and functional augmentation of a three-dimensional printer. | 02-06-2014 |
20140042657 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH INTEGRATED TEMPERATURE SENSING - An extruder for a three-dimension printer uses a printed circuit board (PCB) heating element with leads having temperature-sensitive resistance. The resulting circuit can be driven at high power to heat an extruder, or at a low power with a known current to measure a resistance from which temperature can be inferred. Thus a single circuit on a printed circuit board can be driven alternately in two modes to heat and sense temperature of an extruder. | 02-13-2014 |
20140048966 | Portable Curing System - A method and apparatus for curing a composite workpiece to form a part. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus may comprise an object, a portable structure, and a heating system. The object may have a shape selected for a part. The portable structure may comprise a retaining structure configured to hold the object. The retaining structure may have a first side and a second side. The heating system may be configured to cover the object at the first side of the retaining structure and the second side of the retaining structure. The heating system may be further configured to generate heat for use in curing a workpiece placed over the object to form the part. | 02-20-2014 |
20140054813 | POROUS FILM PRODUCTION METHOD AND DEVICE - A method for producing a porous film is described, including a solidification step for solidifying a film-forming starting solution in a solidification solution. In the method, the temperature of the solidification solution used in the solidification step is controlled by transferring the solidification solution, which is temperature-controlled by a temperature control means, to a solidification means for solidifying the film-forming starting solution. An apparatus for executing the method is also described. The method and apparatus for producing a porous film are capable of stably controlling the temperature of the solidification solution to control the fluctuation in the quality of the obtained porous film. In addition, an apparatus for producing a porous film, which is capable of producing a hollow-fiber film without causing defects thereto, is also described. | 02-27-2014 |
20140061960 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOLDING PLASTIC MATERIALS - A material handling and mold filling system is provided which directs the flow of molten plastic material from an extruder and allocates the molten material to a plurality of nozzles through the use of independently operated, variable valves. The system therefore provides independent streams of molten plastic material having variable temperatures and flow rates or volumes to particular sections or regions of the mold. This independent temperature or flow of molten plastic material facilitates the complete, rapid and accurate filling of the molds, reducing turbulence and other temperature or flow-related imperfections in the finished components. A multiphase material handling system is also disclosed for expeditious sequential and simultaneous filling and pressing of the mold and extracting the completed component from the system. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061961 | Method for Manufacturing Liquid Container, and Liquid Container - A method for manufacturing a liquid container, the liquid container including: a case having a containing section for containing liquid; a supply port for supplying the liquid from the containing section to the outside thereof; and a detection member for detecting an amount of the liquid in the containing section, wherein the containing section is divided into a first containing chamber, a second containing chamber, a third containing chamber and a fourth containing chamber in a flow of the liquid from the containing section to the supply port, the method comprising: forming an injection port on an upstream part of the flow from the fourth containing chamber, the injection port being communicated with the inside of the containing section; and injecting the liquid from the injection port. | 03-06-2014 |
20140070439 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING NON-PNEUMATIC TIRES - A method for molding a non-pneumatic tire includes placing a hub into a lower mold portion, and associating at least one temperature sensor with the lower mold portion. The method further includes placing an upper mold portion onto the lower mold portion and the hub, heating the mold assembly, heating a molding material, and transferring the heated molding material into the interior of the mold assembly. The method further includes heating the mold assembly and molding material until the at least one temperature sensor indicates that the molding material has reached a first temperature, and maintaining the temperature of the molding material at the first temperature for a first predetermined period of time. The method further includes reducing the temperature of the molding material to a second temperature after the first predetermined period of time, and separating the upper mold portion and molded tire from the lower mold portion. | 03-13-2014 |
20140070440 | Films and Drug Delivery Systems Made Therefrom - The invention relates to the film products and methods of their preparation that demonstrate a non-self-aggregating uniform heterogeneity. Desirably, the films disintegrate in water and may be formed by a controlled drying process, or other process that maintains the required uniformity of the film. The films contain a polymer component, which includes polyethylene oxide optionally blended with hydrophilic cellulosic polymers. Desirably, the films also contain a pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic active agent with no more than a 10% variance of the active agent pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic active agent per unit area of the film. | 03-13-2014 |
20140110871 | Concept to Separate Wet End and Dry End Paper Machine Control Through Estimation of Physical Properties at the Wire - Partitioning control of the wet end and dry end, by introducing estimates of physical properties such as dry weight: and percent ash at the wire, allows for machine direction (MD) controls to continue during loss of scanner measurements. A mathematical model estimates the controlled, variables, such as dry weight, basis weight, and ash percent at the wire, and these estimated values are then controlled. When scanner measurements resume, parameters in the model are recursively updated to compensate for any model errors and ensure an accurate model. MD controls consist of a cascade set-up where the estimated wire-dry weight or wire basis weight and estimated wire ash percent are controlled by manipulating stock flow and addition of filler to stock. When scanner measurements are available, they become the downstream variables in the cascade control and are controlled by manipulation of the setpoints for the estimated wire weight and ash. | 04-24-2014 |
20140110872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF AN OBJECT - The method comprises sequentially forming a plurality of layers in a configured pattern corresponding to the shape of the object, thereby forming the object. The formation of each layer comprises dispensing at least one uncured building material, and at least partially curing the uncured building material, wherein for at least one layer, the curing is initiated at least t seconds after commencement of curing of a layer immediately preceding that layer. The t parameter is longer than the number of seconds required for the formation of the layer. | 04-24-2014 |
20140117572 | EXTRUDATE TRANSPORT APPARATUS HAVING A FREE FLOATING ROLLER ASSEMBLY - An extrudate transport apparatus comprises a free floating roller assembly, wherein the roller assembly controls a rotational pitch of a cylindrical green ceramic extrudate as the green ceramic extrudate moves longitudinally from a first location to a second location within the extrudate transport apparatus. The free floating roller assembly has a predetermined effective weight and comprises a contact roller having a deformable outer surface for frictionally contacting an outer surface of the green ceramic extrudate in motion adjacent thereto, while maintaining a constant contact force upon said green ceramic extrudate. | 05-01-2014 |
20140124970 | LASER SCANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING EXTRUDED CERAMIC LOGS - Laser scanning systems and methods are disclosed herein that can provide quick and efficient measurement of extruded ceramic logs, particularly related to log shape, during manufacture. Two two-dimensional laser scans from respective laser scanners are performed and the resulting laser scan data is combined to form a three-dimensional surface shape measurement of the ceramic log. The systems and methods disclosed herein enable a non-contact measurement of the extruded ceramic log, which reduces the risk of physically damaging the log. The measurement results can be used to adjust the extrusion process of the extruder that forms the extruded ceramic logs. | 05-08-2014 |
20140138865 | Method of Controlling a Pellet Mill - It is the object of the present invention to provide a method of controlling a pellet mill, said pellet mill comprising—a number of rollers ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140145360 | GRAPHITE BLENDING METHOD FOR CERAMIC SHRINKAGE CONTROL - A method for green-to-fired shrinkage control in honeycomb ceramic article manufacture, including:
| 05-29-2014 |
20140151915 | EXTRUSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Extrusion systems and methods with temperature control are disclosed. The ceramic batch material is flowed through a front section wherein the temperature of the batch material is locally adjusted through its perimeter at multiple locations. The temperature-adjusted ceramic batch material is then extruded through the extrusion die to form the extrudate. Temperatures of the extrudate at multiple outer surface locations having different azimuthal positions are measured. The temperature adjustment of the ceramic batch material is then controlled in a first feedback loop to control the shape of the extrudate based on the measured outer surface temperatures. The front section can also be cooled using a second control loop. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151916 | Method For Making Press-In-Place Gaskets - Processes for making press-in-place (PIP) gaskets. Representative components with gasket cavities (grooves) are prepared and the cavities are filled with a curable molding material. Once the molded gaskets are hardened, they are removed from the cavities. The molded sample gaskets are then measured, preferably by a laser scanner, and drawings are prepared based on the measurement data. Appropriate tooling is then created and the gaskets are produced. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151917 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING OF A FORM PART - The invention relates to a method for producing of a form part, especially of a plane thin-walled fiber composite part, in a mould ( | 06-05-2014 |
20140159265 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING CERAMIC BODIES - A method comprising: a) determining the bow ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140159266 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE GENERATIVE PRODUCTION OF A COMPONENT - The invention relates to a method for the generative production of a component ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140167301 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING PLASTIC PREFORMS WITH SAFETY DEVICE - An Apparatus for heating plastic preforms, with a transport device which transports the plastic preforms along a predefined transport path, wherein the transport device has a plurality of holding elements for holding the plastic preforms, with at least one heating device which heats the plastic preforms transported by the transport device. The heating device has a movable wall element which is arranged for at least part of the time below the transport path of the plastic performs. The apparatus also includes a detection device which detects an incorrect position and/or a falling of at least one plastic preform in relation to the holding element holding this, as well as a control device which initiates a movement of the wall element on the basis of an incorrect position and/or falling of the at least one plastic preform detected by the detection device. | 06-19-2014 |
20140167302 | PULP MOLDED BIODEGRADABLE REMOVE-ABLY CONNECTABLE LID - By creating a slurry of biodegradable material, forming it in a mold under a vacuum, a channel may be created in the lid which can be release-ably connected to a traditional rolled lip coffee cup, among other common liquid holding vessels but be made out of biodegradable material. The resulting lid may be elastic enough such that the lid will give to allow a complementary cup to fit into the channel to create a seal between the cup and the lids. It also will be firm enough to withstand the weight and pressure of the liquid inside the container and from pressure from consumers while using the container. The lid also may be sufficiently heat resistant to withstand desired temperatures and liquid exposure for a time long enough for a consumer to enjoy the contents of the container but also be biodegradable. | 06-19-2014 |
20140183769 | System and Method for Manufacturing Custom-Fit Three-Dimensional Artificial Nails - A system and method is provided for quickly and accurately creating custom-fit artificial nails by introducing a secondary shaping process to pre-made nail blanks by using thermoforming method with appropriate nail tooling. The method includes measuring a natural nail and using this information to select a matching, or, close to matching, nail blank and a mold where the nail blank is thermoformed in the mold to match substantially the size and shape of the natural nail. The options available in combining pre-made nail blanks with further thermoforming allows for accommodating a wide variety of shapes and sizes of natural nails. The system and method offers the advantage of safely producing custom-fit artificial nails, which fit properly on user's natural nails within a short period of time. The system is advantageously small and suitable for use inside a nail salon. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183770 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING GREEN ELECTRODE ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY AND METHODS FOR MAKING ELECTRODES - The instant disclosure is directed towards methods of determining green electrode quality via electrical resistivity measurements on green electrode forms (e.g. prior to baking) The instant disclosure is directed towards methods of making electrodes, utilizing the electrical resistivity measurement(s) from green anodes to monitor and if necessary, adjust electrode processing parameters (e.g. composition, mixing parameters, forming parameters, or baking parameters). | 07-03-2014 |
20140197561 | DETECTION OF CHANGE IN ORIENTATION OF CENTRAL AXIS OF PLATEN ASSEMBLY - A molding system ( | 07-17-2014 |
20140203464 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING A NANOPORE IN A LIPID BILAYER - A method of forming a nanopore in a lipid bilayer is disclosed. A nanopore forming solution is deposited over a lipid bilayer. The nanopore forming solution has a concentration level and a corresponding activity level of pore molecules such that nanopores are substantially not formed un-stimulated in the lipid bilayer. Formation of a nanopore in the lipid bilayer is initiated by applying an agitation stimulus level to the lipid bilayer. In some embodiments, the concentration level and the corresponding activity level of pore molecules are at levels such that less than 30 percent of a plurality of available lipid bilayers have nanopores formed un-stimulated therein. | 07-24-2014 |
20140203465 | Cosmetic Multi-Layered Wiper - A multi-layered wiper for removing a product (e.g., a cosmetic product) from an applicator. The multi-layered wiper comprises a wiping body having a wiping face, an acute wiping tip, and vertical slits, formed of a first material, over-molded to a retention body, formed of another material harder than the first material. By virtue of having a multi-layered wiper comprising a wiping body, formed of a first material, over-molded to a retention body, formed of another material, harder than the first material, the multi-layered wiper is capable of providing exceptional installation characteristics, while simultaneously providing exceptional wiping characteristics. | 07-24-2014 |
20140232032 | LITHOGRAPHY ORIGINAL CHECKING DEVICE, LITHOGRAPHY ORIGINAL CHECKING METHOD, AND PATTERN DATA CREATING METHOD - In one embodiment, a lithography original checking method includes applying resin onto a first lithography original having a first concavo-convex pattern, hardening the resin, releasing the hardened resin from the first lithography original and producing a second lithography original having a second concavo-convex pattern corresponding to the first concavo-convex pattern, enlarging the second lithography original, detecting a defect on the enlarged second lithography original, and calculating a position of a defect on the first lithography original based on the position of the detected defect. | 08-21-2014 |
20140246799 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The imprint apparatus of the present invention includes a holding unit configured to hold a mold; a particle inspection unit configured to inspect whether or not particle is present on an imprint area, in which the resin pattern is formed, of the substrate; a dispenser configured to apply an uncured resin to the imprint area; a movable unit configured to move the imprint area with respect to the holding unit; and a controller. The movable unit is capable of moving the imprint area to each of an inspection position by means of the inspection unit, an application position by means of the dispenser, and a contacting position by means of the holding unit. Also, the controller causes the inspection unit to perform inspection of the imprint area in association with the movement of the imprint area by means of the movable unit. | 09-04-2014 |
20140264990 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A TEMPERING DEVICE OF A BLOW-MOLDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TEMPERING DEVICE OF A BLOW-MOLDING MACHINE - An apparatus for controlling a tempering device of a blow-molding machine for tempering at least one blow mold member of a blow mold or a blow mold member carrier to a target temperature, with a device for receiving a temperature actual value of the blow mold member or the blow mold member carrier, where the temperature actual value is measured by a temperature measuring device in the blow mold member or the blow mold member carrier, devices for receiving a temperature target value of the blow mold member or the blow mold member carrier, analyzing the received temperature actual value and the received temperature target value, calculating a setting value for the tempering device from the received temperature actual value and the received temperature target value, and transmitting the setting value to the tempering device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140284832 | System and Method for Manufacturing a Three-Dimensional Object from Freely Formed Three-Dimensional Curves - A three-dimensional object is manufactured by forming a series of three-dimensional formed curves of extruded material that together comprise the geometry of the surface of the object. The material is extruded from a nozzle that is positioned by a robotic arm under the control of a robotic controller. A computer that has a definition of the geometric surface generates commands to the robotic controller to cause it to sequentially form the series of formed curves that the computer calculates comprise the surface geometry. | 09-25-2014 |
20140284833 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CUTTER HUB POSITION IN UNDERFLUID PELLETIZER - A cutter hub position control device for consistent blade adjustment in an underfluid pelletizer is provided in connection with a motion rod attached to the pelletizer cutter hub and extending through a hollow shaft of the pelletizer motor. The cutter hub position control device can be collinear, transaxial or in a plane parallel to the axis of the motion rod to which it is attached. Adjustment of the cutter hub position control device is automated through use of feedback control mechanisms. | 09-25-2014 |
20140291878 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACROSS-WAFER DIRECTED SELF-ASSEMBLY - A method for treating a layered substrate including a layer of a block copolymer is provided. The method includes identifying a non-uniformity in the layer of the block copolymer; controlling a process variable correlated to the non-uniformity in the layer of the block copolymer; and annealing the layer of the block copolymer under a process condition affected by the process variable to compensate for at least a portion of the non-uniformity in the layer of the block copolymer to form a pattern comprising a plurality of domains having improved uniformity therein. The method further provides a way for reducing a non-uniformity in a layered substrate comprising a layer of a block copolymer on a pre-patterned substrate. | 10-02-2014 |
20140291879 | IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - An imprint lithography apparatus is disclosed that has a first array of template holders, a second array of template holders, and a substrate table arranged to support a substrate to be imprinted, wherein the first array of template holders is arranged to hold an array of imprint templates that can be used to imprint a first array of patterns onto the substrate, and the second array of template holders is arranged hold an array of imprint templates that can be used to imprint a second array of patterns onto the substrate, the patterns imprinted by the second array being interspersed between the patterns imprinted by the first array. | 10-02-2014 |
20140300016 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE AND ALIGNMENT APPARATUS - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus comprising at least one first detector configured to detect a first number of first marks among a plurality of marks formed in the plurality of shot regions, a second detector having a field of view wider than that of the first detector, and configured to detect a second number of second marks different from the first marks among the plurality of marks, the second number being larger than the first number, and a controller configured to align the plurality of shot regions and the mold by using a detection result from the second detector. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300017 | ADDITIVE FABRICATION SUPPORT STRUCTURES - Some aspects provide a method of generating a support structure for an object, the support structure and the object to be fabricated via one or more additive fabrication techniques, comprising identifying one or more regions of the object as one or more regions to which mechanical support is to be provided, identifying one or more support points within at least a first region of the one or more regions, and generating the support structure for the object, the support structure comprising one or more support tips coupled to the object at the one or more support points, the support tips being generated based at least in part on a direction normal to the surface of the object at the respective support point. | 10-09-2014 |
20140312518 | COLD BENDING OF A LAMINATED GLAZING - The invention relates to a process for the preparation of bent glazed modules comprising a metal framework and a panel comprising a laminated glazing comprising glass substrates separated by an interlayer made of polymer material, the panel being bent, after the laminated glazing has been assembled, by a force which causes it to take the shape of the metal framework and then held in this shape by a holding means, the bending being carried out while the interlayer is at a temperature between 30 and 80° C. The invention reduces the loads necessary for the bending and also the shear stresses between the interlayer made of polymer material and the glass substrates, which reduces the risks of delamination. | 10-23-2014 |
20140319716 | RAPID PRODUCTION APPARATUS WITH PRODUCTION ORIENTATION DETERMINATION - A method of producing an object by sequentially printing layers of construction material one on top of the other, the method comprising: providing the construction material at a first lower temperature; flowing the construction material through a heated flow path in a flow structure to heat the construction material and delivering the heated construction material to a heated reservoir in a printing head; and dispensing the heated construction material from the reservoir to build the object layer by layer. | 10-30-2014 |
20140332994 | DETECTION IN THERMOPLASTICS - A method including steps of providing at least one sensor; detecting a plurality of parameters in a thermoplastic using the at least one sensor; generating a plurality of outputs in response to the detecting; and characterizing a contaminant or a percentage of post-consumer recycled thermoplastic content in the thermoplastic as a function of the plurality of outputs having been generated and a thermoplastic pattern signature. | 11-13-2014 |
20140346700 | IMPRINTING METHOD, IMPRINTING APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An imprinting method of this disclosure includes supplying an imprint material on a substrate having a pattern including a mark on the substrate formed thereon; bringing a mold having a pattern including a mark on the mold into contact with the imprint material; curing the imprint material in a state in which the mold is in contact therewith; and forming a pattern including the mark on the imprint material, and characterized in that an optical system configured to form an image of the mark on the imprint material and an image of the mark on the substrate are used to detect the mark on the imprint material and the mark on the substrate after the space between the substrate and the mold has been increased until the mark on the mold is positioned out of a focal depth of the optical system, thereby obtaining a relative positional deviation between the pattern on the substrate and the pattern on the imprint material. | 11-27-2014 |
20140361453 | Method and apparatus for appreciating artwork - A system is provided for a blind person to provide the person with the experience of seeing a two dimensional piece of art by scanning the two dimensional piece of art, extracting various features and creating a three dimensional rendition of the two dimensional art using the extracted features. | 12-11-2014 |
20140367874 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which transfers the pattern of the mold to a target region on the substrate, comprising a control unit configured to align the mold and the target region in a surface direction parallel to a surface of the substrate, and drive at least one of the mold and the substrate so that the mold and an imprint material on the target region are brought into contact with each other, wherein in the alignment in the surface direction before the contact, the control unit shifts a relative position between the mold and the target region based on a shift amount of the pattern of the mold from the target region in the surface direction in the driving which causes the contact, so that the relative position after the contact is set within an allowable range. | 12-18-2014 |
20140367875 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus comprising a deforming unit configured to deform a pattern surface by applying a force to a mold, a measuring unit configured to measure a deformation amount of the pattern surface, a control unit configured to control the measuring unit to measure the deformation amount in each of a plurality of states in which a plurality of the forces are applied to the mold, a calculation unit configured to calculate a rate of change in the deformation amount as a function of a change in the force applied to the mold, and a calibration unit configured to calibrate a control profile describing a time in the imprint process, and the force applied to the mold, based on the rate of change in the deformation amount. | 12-18-2014 |
20140374935 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - The present disclosure provides various aspects for mobile and automated processing utilizing additive manufacturing. The present disclosure includes methods for the utilization of mobile and automated processing apparatus. In some examples, the mobile additive manufacturing apparatus may perform surface treatments that alter the topography of an existing surface. Other examples may involve the processing of dimensionally large layers which may be joined together to create large pieces with three dimensional shape. | 12-25-2014 |
20150008605 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A pattern forming method includes: a first step of forming a first pattern to define a first shot arrangement; and a second step of performing an imprint process, thereby forming a second pattern on the imprint material on the first pattern and defining a second shot arrangement. In the second step, the second shot arrangement is defined so as to reduce an overlay error between the first and second shot arrangements by deforming the mold. In the first step, based on information of the estimated second shot arrangement definable on the substrate when the second step is performed after the second pattern formed on the mold is amended by deforming the mold, the first pattern is formed to make an overlay error between the first and second shot arrangements fall within an allowable range. | 01-08-2015 |
20150014876 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is an imprint apparatus that applies a resin to several locations on a substrate, brings the resin and a mold into contact, and transfers a contoured pattern formed in the mold to the resin, comprising: a controller that sets a principal axis direction according to the contoured pattern and determines the application positions of the resin based on the principal axis direction that has been set such that the distances between resin drops that have been applied so as to be separated in the principal axis direction is larger than the distances between resin drops that have been applied so as to be separated in a direction that is perpendicular to the principal axis direction; and a dispenser that applies the resin based on the application position that has been determined. | 01-15-2015 |
20150014877 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is an imprint apparatus that applies a resin (drops) dispersed, at a plurality of locations on a substrate, brings the resin and a mold into contact, and transfers the contoured pattern that is formed in the mold to the resin comprising: a controller that sets a principal axis direction according to the contoured pattern and an array direction in which a plurality of resin drops are aligned, and determines application positions for the resin such that the array direction is angled with respect to the principal axis direction; and a dispenser that applies the resin based on the application positions that have been determined. | 01-15-2015 |
20150028505 | MOLD RELEASABILITY EVALUATING APPARATUS AND MOLD RELEASABILITY EVALUATION METHOD - A mold releasability evaluating apparatus includes a forming die that includes a bottom portion having a main surface, and a wall surface portion that is connected to the main surface of the bottom portion and has a wall surface in which an angle formed with the main surface of the bottom portion is an obtuse angle; an extrusion pin capable of protruding out from the main surface of the bottom portion in a direction that separates a compact from the main surface of the bottom; and a measuring device configured to measure a load applied to the extrusion pin when the extrusion pin pushes the compact away from the main surface of the bottom portion, after one surface of the compact is formed by the main surface of the bottom portion. | 01-29-2015 |
20150028506 | IMPRINTING METHOD, IMPRINTING APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Arrangement information regarding shot areas is obtained in an imprinting method. When a pattern is sequentially formed in the shot areas, the attraction force of a first attraction area is reduced to less than that of the second attraction area. After the pattern is formed in the shot area corresponding to the first attraction area, the attraction forces of the first and second attraction areas are changed. The position information regarding the shot area corresponding to the second attraction area is obtained, which is compared with the position information regarding the shot area corresponding to the second attraction area based on the arrangement information. If the difference between the compared position information is a threshold value or less, positioning of a substrate and a mold is achieved using the arrangement information. If the difference is greater than the threshold value, the arrangement information regarding the shot areas is obtained again. | 01-29-2015 |
20150028507 | ACOUSTIC NOISE SENSING FOR CONTROLLING MANUFACTURE OF A COMPONENT PART MADE OF A FLOWABLE BASE MATERIAL | 01-29-2015 |
20150028508 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING OBLIQUELY STRETCHED LONG FILM - A method of manufacturing an obliquely stretched long film includes an oblique stretching step and a tension application step. In the oblique stretching step, a long film is stretched in an oblique direction with respect to a width direction into a stretched film (F). In the tension application step, while the stretched film (F) is being drawn along a longitudinal direction, a tension in a drawing direction is applied to the stretched film (F). Here, in the tension application step, the tension in the drawing direction of the stretched film (F) is changed in the width direction, and thus the stretched film (F) is drawn. | 01-29-2015 |
20150061170 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PRODUCING A WORKPIECE BY USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES - A method and an arrangement for producing a workpiece using additive manufacturing techniques involve in-process measurement in order to determine individual characteristics of one or more workpiece layers. In particular, dimensional and/or geometrical characteristics of a workpiece layer are measured before the next workpiece layer is produced. Advantageously, the measurement results are fed back into the production process in order to increase accuracy and precision of the production process. | 03-05-2015 |
20150069648 | DOUGH THICKNESS GUIDES AND RELATED METHOD - A kitchen tool in the form of one or more pairs of dough thickness guides used to roll out pastry, cookie dough, fondant and other doughs to a desired uniform thickness. At least a pair of guides having the same thickness or depth are spaced apart from one another less than a length of a rolling pin. The dough is rolled by the rolling pin until the rolling pin contacts the spaced apart guides, wherein the dough has been rolled evenly to the desired thickness. | 03-12-2015 |
20150076724 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, DETECTING METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - This disclosure provides an imprint apparatus configured to form a pattern with an imprint material by bringing the imprint material on a substrate and a pattern of the mold into contact with each other including a drive unit to bring part of the pattern of the mold into contact with the imprint material, and bring the pattern into contact with the imprint material so a contact surface area between the pattern of the mold and the imprint material increases, an interference fringe detecting unit to detect an interference fringe generated by reflected light from the pattern of the mold and reflected light from the substrate, and a state detecting unit to detect a contact state between the pattern of the mold and the imprint material on the basis of the interference fringe. | 03-19-2015 |
20150076725 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING BULKED CONTINUOUS FILAMENT - A method of recycling polymers and other plastics comprises: (A) grinding recycled PET bottles (or other suitable recycled polymer) into a group of flakes; (B) washing the flakes; (C) identifying and removing impurities, including impure flakes, from the group of flakes; (D) passing the group of flakes through an MRS extruder while maintaining the pressure within the MRS portion of the MRS extruder below about 5 millibars; (E) passing the resulting polymer melt through at least one filter having a micron rating of less than about 50 microns; and (F) preparing the polymer melt for recycling into a new product. In various embodiments, the above process may be utilized in the recycling of, for example, polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polystyrene (PS), expanded polystyrene (EPS), or any other suitable polymer or plastic | 03-19-2015 |
20150084221 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE WITH VISCOSITY MEASURING FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR MEASURING VISCOSITY USING INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A nozzle is attached to a heating cylinder via a nozzle adapter. A sensor for pressure measurement is attached to the nozzle adapter. A molten resin is injected into the air with a front of the nozzle open, and a resin pressure is measured by pressure measuring unit while the molten resin is being injected into the air. Based on the resin pressure, the viscosity of the injected molten resin is determined. | 03-26-2015 |
20150102515 | CLOSED LOOP CONTROL OF AUXILIARY INJECTION UNIT - A method and apparatus of controlling commencement of an injection of a melt stream of moldable material from an auxiliary injection unit. A sensor is placed in an injection molding system to sense a condition related to an injection of a first melt stream of a first moldable material provided by a primary injection unit. Commencement of a second melt stream of a second moldable material from the auxiliary injection unit is initiated upon the sensed condition related to the injection of the first melt stream being detected at a preselected value. The sensed condition may be a pressure, velocity or temperature of the first melt stream as provided by a direct sensor, a force or strain on a hot runner component as provided by an indirect sensor or the occurrence of a function of the injection molding system as provided by a functional sensor. | 04-16-2015 |
20150108672 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING POST-SPACER HEIGHT IN PRODUCTION OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - A device and a method for adjusting post-spacer height in production of liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and the device comprises a controller ( | 04-23-2015 |
20150115490 | Method and Divice for Producing Components in a Beam Melting Installation - The invention relates to a beam melting installation and method for producing components thereof, in which a component to be produced is produced layer-wise, wherein, a coating slide moves across a build platform, a powder layer is applied onto the build platform and already produced component layers by a blade fastened on the coating slide, and melt traces are subsequently inscribed in the powder layer by means of a directed beam, so that the powder melts in the melt trace and bonds to underlying component layers, wherein, during the travel of the coating slide in order to apply a new powder layer, perturbations of the travel of the coating slide or components connected thereto are metrologically detected, and in particular the beam melting installation is controlled and/or regulated as a function of the detected measured values. The invention furthermore relates to a device for retrofitting beam melting installations. | 04-30-2015 |
20150123299 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A COMPOSITE PART AND AN APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING A COMPOSITE PART - A method of fabricating a composite part comprising fibre reinforced material in a mould ( | 05-07-2015 |
20150123300 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING PATTERN OF MOLD FOR IMPRINT, IMPRINT METHOD, AND APPARATUS - A determination method for determining a pattern of a mold is disclosed. The pattern of the mold is used in imprint processing of forming a pattern on imprint material by performing the steps of pressing the imprint material on a substrate against the pattern of the mold in an atmosphere containing condensable gas to be liquefied due to compression, curing the imprint material, and releasing the mold from the imprint material. A processor calculates a shrinkage amount of the pattern on the imprint material. The pattern on the imprint material shrinks by desorbing condensate liquid, which is produced through liquefaction of the condensable gas between the imprint material and the pattern of the mold in the pressing step and which is dissolved in the imprint material, from the imprint material after completion of the pressing step. | 05-07-2015 |
20150130100 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEVELING A THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING PLATFORM - This invention relates to a method and apparatus for leveling a three dimensional printing platform. In one embodiment of the invention, the printer assembly is provided with a sensor for determining the distance between the sensor and the printing platform or plate. Inasmuch as printer assembly is movable about an X-Y plane above the plate, printer assembly may move to determine the distance between the sensor and printing plate at several different areas of the plate. A control system then calculates the relative adjustments necessary to move the corners of the plate to make the plate horizontally level. A set of four threaded rods with attached motors may be provided to move the associated four corners of the plate vertically to adjust the overall level of the plate. | 05-14-2015 |
20150137403 | Deformation-based micro surface texturing system - A compact deformation-based micro-texturing apparatus and method employ flexure bearing houses for rotatably supporting opposite ends of each of a first (e.g. upper) roll and a second (e.g. lower) roll to provide a working roll gap between the rolls, wherein at least one of the rolls has one or more micro surface features to plastically deform a surface of a workpiece deformed by rolling action in the roll gap. An electrical current may be passed through the workpiece to assist micro deformation. A roll gap adjusting device is operably associated with the first and second flexure bearing houses for adjusting the roll gap dimension to the final depth of the micro surface features to be imparted to the surface of the workpiece by the rolling action. A sheet material or antifriction element (e.g. journal bearing or bushing) is produced having at least one surface that includes rolled-in micro surface depressions wherein depressions have a lateral dimension of about 1 μm to about 10 mm and a depth of about 1 μm to about 10 mm, typically a lateral dimension of about 1 μm to about 100 μm and a depth of about 1μm to about 100 μm. | 05-21-2015 |
20150145158 | 3D PRINT MANUFACTURING OF PACKAGES WITH PERSONALIZED LABELING TECHNOLOGY - Methods and devices use a three-dimensional scanner and a three-dimensional printing device operatively connected to a processor. The three-dimensional scanner automatically determines a size and shape of an item to be packaged and the processor automatically identifies information corresponding to the item to be packaged. The processor automatically controls the three-dimensional printing device to form a container that is customized to match the size and shape of the item to be packaged (using a continuous additive process of forming successive layers of material in different shapes). When forming the container, the processor also automatically controls the three-dimensional printing device to form a label as part of the container. The label includes color variations to visually convey the information identified by the processor. | 05-28-2015 |
20150308935 | Z-AXIS TEST COUPON STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A Z-axis test coupon structure and method for additive manufacturing process are disclosed. An example method of fabricating Z-axis test coupons for additive manufacturing processes, includes fabricating tensile specimens, the fabricating of the tensile specimens including providing a web between adjacent ones of the tensile specimens, and the fabricating of the tensile specimens including using an additive manufacturing process, removing the web from between the adjacent ones of the tensile specimens, and testing a tensile strength of one of the tensile specimens. | 10-29-2015 |
20150314515 | EXTRUSION BLOW-MOLDING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE PERFORMANCE THEREOF - An extrusion blow molding method includes detecting an exit velocity of a tube exiting a head during a blow molding cycle for forming the tube. A melt accumulator receives part of the melt conveyed by an extruder or discharges melt in addition to the melt conveyed by the extruder in dependence on the detected exit velocity. The melt accumulator discharges melt if the detected exit velocity is less than a target value for the exit velocity and receives melt if the detected exit velocity is greater than the target value for the exit velocity. | 11-05-2015 |
20150314533 | PRINTING METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A printing method for a three-dimensional object and system thereof, the method includes: analyze and build a three-dimensional model of a work piece to be printed. Discrete three-dimensional model along the first axis into the two-dimensional multi-level, and get a second two-dimensional plane coordinate for the second axis and the third axis from each layer in two-dimensional layer. Each time will according to the second two-dimensional horizontal coordinate for the second axis and the third axis sequentially for a second two-dimensional coordinates of each layer of the work piece axis line by line dot matrix printing. The present invention can overcome the limitations of existing 3D printing printer, and to achieve a three-dimensional model of the single direction infinite print. Even smaller three-dimensional printer does not require changes to existing structures. | 11-05-2015 |
20150321406 | CONTROL METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - Disclosed is a control method for an injection molding machine, which is provided with a movable part, an electric storage device configured to store energy, and an energy supply unit configured to supply at least some of necessary energy for operation of the movable part from the electric storage device. In this injection molding machine control method, an amount of energy storable in the electric storage device is changed based on an energy index value as an index of the necessary energy for the operation of the movable part. | 11-12-2015 |
20150336295 | TOOL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a method and system for the management of multiple heated mould tools ( | 11-26-2015 |
20150336316 | IN-MOLD VIBRATILE INJECTION COMPRESSION MOLDING METHOD AND MOLDING APPARATUS THEREOF - An in-mold vibratile injection compression molding method and molding apparatus thereof are described. While performing a filling stage, a first piezoelectric actuator and a second piezoelectric actuator are use to vibrate the molding material along at least two directions for precisely filling the molding material into the micro-structure by adjusting the filling flow velocity of the molding material associated with the proper molding material temperature and by maintaining a molding material temperature of a skin solidified layer in the cavity between a glass transition temperature and a melting temperature in order to avoid the form error, to increase the groove filling rate and to improve the residual stress. | 11-26-2015 |
20150336331 | OBJECT PRODUCTION USING AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF THE OBJECT - Methods and apparatus for producing and assessing at least part of an object ( | 11-26-2015 |
20150343679 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus that forms an imprint material supplied on a shot region of a substrate by using a mold, comprising a detection unit configured to detect each mark provided to the shot region and each mark provided to the mold, and a control unit configured to perform alignment between the mold and the substrate based on a detection result by the detection unit, wherein the control unit obtains a predicted value of a position of a mark provided to the shot region by using information about deformation of the shot region, determines, as an abnormal mark, a mark for which a difference between the detection result and the predicted value does not fall within an allowable range and performs the alignment without using the detection result for the abnormal mark. | 12-03-2015 |
20150343698 | METHOD FOR THERMALLY MONITORING PROCESS FOR FORMING PLASTIC BLOW-MOLDED CONTAINERS - The present invention provides a method of measuring the placement of material forming a blow-molded plastic container after the container is released from a mold of a blow molder having a plurality of molds, wherein each plastic container comprises a continuous sidewall and a base, the method comprising the steps of: detecting with an infrared camera infrared light emitted from the container after the container is released from a mold; converting the detected infrared light into corresponding electrical signals; transmitting the electrical signals to a microprocessor; comparing in the microprocessor the electrical signals with stored data regarding desired material distribution forming the plastic container; and producing output information regarding the placement of material forming the container. | 12-03-2015 |
20150360400 | IMPRINT METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is an imprint method for forming a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate, the imprint method comprising: applying a drop of the imprint material to the substrate; observing the applied drop; acquiring information concerning a Newton's ring of the drop and a diameter of the drop from the observation result; and determining an application condition of the imprint material in forming the pattern based on the acquired information. | 12-17-2015 |
20150360504 | Method and Device for Manufacturing Products having a Surface Provided with Embossments, and Products Obtained Thereby - A method for manufacturing a product having a surface provided with embossments, includes bringing a material web is in contact with a roller. The roller is provided with a relief at its surface, with which, via this relief, embossments are formed in the material web. The roller has a circumference of which, or at least certain parts thereof that are variable, or alternatively the circumference of the roller is variable by making use of embossing elements, wherein the mutual angular position thereof is adjustable. | 12-17-2015 |
20150364456 | WAFER-LEVEL MOLDING CHASE DESIGN - An apparatus includes a mold chase, which includes a top portion and an edge ring having a ring-shape. The edge ring is underlying and connected to an edge of the top portion. The edge ring has an injection port and a venting port. A molding guide kit is configured to be inserted into the injection port. The molding guide kit includes a front sidewall having a curved front edge. | 12-17-2015 |
20150375428 | CLOSED-CELL POLYURETHANE STRUCTURE METHOD AND SYSTEM - A container is provided that may include a transparent portion that reveals an interior portion of the container and an access aperture communicating with the interior portion of the container. A first component is placed into the interior portion. A second component is poured into the interior portion. The container is closed to fully enclose the first and second components. The first and second components in the container are agitated until the first and second components are a mixture of uniform continuum color, without an appearance of marbling and swirling, when viewed through the transparent portion of the container. The container is opened to expose the mixture of uniform continuum color. The mixture of uniform continuum color is poured from the container into a receiving structure. The mixture of uniform continuum color is transformed into a closed-cell polyurethane structure within the receiving structure. | 12-31-2015 |
20150377614 | POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS, POSITION DETECTION METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides a position detection apparatus including a detection unit configured to detect moire caused by overlap between a first diffraction grating including patterns arrayed in a first direction and a second diffraction grating including patterns arrayed in the first direction, and a processing unit configured to obtain a relative position of the first diffraction grating and the second diffraction grating based on the moire, wherein a width of an end pattern of patterns included in at least one of the first diffraction grating and the second diffraction grating in the first direction is smaller than widths of remaining patterns of the at least one diffraction grating in the first direction. | 12-31-2015 |
20160001469 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BIOCOMPATIBLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - An apparatus for making a biocompatible three-dimensional object including at least one delivery unit arranged to deliver at least one biocompatible fluid substance towards a 3D mold having a matrix surface to obtain a coating layer of a predetermined thickness configured for coating the matrix surface. The three-dimensional object may be a heart valve. Furthermore, a handling unit is provided arranged to provide a relative movement according to at least 3 degrees of freedom between the 3D mold and each delivery unit. The 3D mold is arranged to be coated by the delivered biocompatible fluid substance, in order to obtain a three-dimensional object having an object surface copying the matrix surface of the support body. | 01-07-2016 |
20160001508 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FABRICATING THERMAL INSULATION FOR RETROFIT APPLICATIONS - A three-dimensional (3D) laser-based scan of a façade of a structure is conducted. Based on data of the 3D laser-based scan, a 3D computer model of the façade is generated. Then, a design of insulation to be installed on the façade is determined based on the generated 3D computer model. According to the determined design, insulation is fabricated via an automated fabrication process. | 01-07-2016 |
20160009005 | METHOD OF FORMING A WIND TURBINE BLADE | 01-14-2016 |
20160009007 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD | 01-14-2016 |
20160009014 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE INDIRECT DETERMINATION OF A SPECIFIC FORMULATION DURING EXTRUSION | 01-14-2016 |
20160009021 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD | 01-14-2016 |
20160016353 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus comprising a plurality of processing devices configured to perform imprint processes for a plurality of substrates in parallel, and a controller configured to control the plurality of processing devices, wherein the controller is configured to control the plurality of processing devices so that each of the plurality of processing devices performs imprint processes for a plurality of regions whose positions correspond to each other over the plurality of substrates, and so that the plurality of processing devices respectively perform imprint processes for a plurality of regions whose positions are different from each other and which have shapes corresponding to each other in a single substrate. | 01-21-2016 |
20160023380 | IMPRINT METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is an imprint method comprising a step for determining whether or not a process for reducing adhesive strength between the imprint material and the pattern of the mold is required, wherein, if the determination step determines that the process for reducing adhesive strength is required, the process for reducing adhesive strength is performed by bringing the material for reducing adhesive strength on the substrate for reducing adhesive strength, which is different from a substrate to be patterned, into contact with the pattern of the mold, and then an imprint process is performed, whereas if the determination step determines that the process for reducing adhesive strength is not required, the process for reducing adhesive strength is not performed, and the imprint process is performed. | 01-28-2016 |
20160023403 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MACHINE VISION ASSISTED ADDITIVE FABRICATION - The present application relates generally to systems and methods for using machine vision to provide information on one or more aspects of an additive fabrication device, such as calibration parameters and/or an object formed by the device or in the process of being formed by the device. According to some aspects, a method is provided for calibrating an additive fabrication device. According to some aspects, a method is provided for assessing at least a portion of an object formed using an additive fabrication device. According to some aspects, a method is provided for fabricating a second object in contact with a first object using an additive fabrication device. According to some aspects, an additive fabrication device configured to perform one or more of the above methods may be provided. | 01-28-2016 |
20160023785 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AND FILLING CONTAINERS - An apparatus for transforming a pre-form into a container filled with liquid filling-material includes a feed line, a high-pressure source, a removal line, and a molding station having a mold, a mold space, and a mold head that permits liquid filling-material to be introduced into the pre-form under a filling pressure sufficient to transform the pre-form into a container and to seal against an opening of the pre-form as liquid filling-material flows through the feed line. The high-pressure source is in fluid communication with the liquid filling-material in the container such that exposure of the liquid filling-material to gas pressure in excess of the filling pressure pushes a pre-determined volume of the liquid filling-material out of the container, thereby forming a headspace in the container. | 01-28-2016 |
20160039572 | MULTILAYERED CONTAINER EXCELLENT IN OXYGEN-BARRIER PROPERTY - A multilayered container with excellent heat resistance which is obtained by melt molding and has an interlayer made of an oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition. The multilayered container comprises inner and outer layers comprising an olefin resin and, sandwiched between the inner and outer layers, an interlayer made of an oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition. The multilayered container is one formed by melt molding. In thermal analysis of a container barrel part, it has a quantity of heat of isothermal crystallization after heating from 30° C. to 130° C. at 100° C./min of 0.5 J/g or larger. In the analysis, the barrel part, after cooling from 200° C. to 130° C. at 100° C./min, gives an isothermal crystallization profile in which the time period to a peak top is shorter than that in a multilayered container including an interlayer consisting only of the base resin (oxygen-barrier resin) constituting the oxygen-absorbing barrier resin composition. | 02-11-2016 |
20160040332 | LACROSSE HEAD POCKET AND RELATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A lacrosse head pocket and a related method of manufacture are provided to facilitate consistent, repeatable and/or custom manufacture of lacrosse equipment. The pocket can be constructed from multiple different sections joined with one another, or can be knitted, weaved or otherwise assembled on an automated assembly machine from strands, and/or can be formed as a unitary textile material having regions/sections with different physical and/or mechanical properties. The pocket can be integrally molded within portions of a lacrosse head to eliminate manually constructed connections between the pocket and lacrosse head. The lacrosse head can be integrally molded with a lacrosse handle to provide a one-piece unitary lacrosse stick. Related methods of manufacturing also are provided. | 02-11-2016 |
20160046077 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to an additive manufacturing system | 02-18-2016 |
20160049688 | GARNET POWDER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, SOLID ELECTROLYTE SHEET USING HOT PRESS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to garnet powder, a manufacturing method thereof, a solid electrolyte sheet using a hot press, and a manufacturing method thereof. In particular, the present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing Li | 02-18-2016 |
20160052192 | METHOD FOR REGULATING THE THICKNESS PROFILE OF INLINE-ORIENTED FILMS - The present disclosure relates to a method of regulating the thickness profile of inline stretched films which are manufactured in a blowing process. The films are positioned flat in a reversing take-off, which are laid and which are subsequently stretched monoaxially in a machine direction in a stretching unit. In accordance with the present disclosure, the thickness profile of the film is regulated such that a film produced by the stretching, having a deliberate thickening in its marginal region over the total film width, is of uniform thickness. | 02-25-2016 |
20160052208 | SERIES ENABLED MULTI-MATERIAL EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY - A method and apparatus are provided for producing a multicomponent feedstock being delivered through a print head of a 3D printer. Multiple component lengths are produced from separate feedstocks and are aligned to form the multicomponent feedstock which is fed into the print head for extrusion. The method includes providing at least two sources of feedstock of different material, feeding a distal end of a first feedstock along a feed path, cutting the first feedstock at a pre-determined length to provide a length of first feedstock having a proximal end. The method includes feeding a distal end of a second feedstock along the feed path and aligning the distal end of the second feedstock with the proximal end of the length of the first feedstock. The second feedstock is cut at a pre-determined length to provide a length of the second feedstock serially aligned with the length of first feedstock, to form a length of multicomponent feedstock. The length of multicomponent feedstock is fed into the print head. | 02-25-2016 |
20160059450 | CHOPPED FIBER COMPOSITE SORTING AND MOLDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Chopped fiber composite systems and methods are disclosed. Sorting systems include a conveyor, an imager, a plurality of receptacles, a pneumatic device, and controller. Molding systems include a conveyor, an imager, a mold, a pneumatic device, and a controller. The controller directs the pneumatic device to alter the freefall of chopped fiber composite pieces based on characteristics of the chopped fiber composite pieces as they drop from the conveyor and into a receptacle or a mold. Sorting and molding methods include dropping chopped fiber composite pieces, detecting characteristics of the dropping pieces, and directing the pieces based on the detected characteristics. | 03-03-2016 |
20160059491 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING COORDINATE OFFSET BETWEEN NOZZLES THEREOF - A three-dimensional printing apparatus and a method of compensating a coordinate offset of a nozzle are provided. The method includes the following. A first nozzle and a second nozzle are controlled to print a testing three-dimensional object on a platform according to a calibration model. The testing three-dimensional object includes a plurality of correlation structures respectively corresponding to a plurality of compensation parameters, and each correlation structure includes a first sub-structure and a second sub-structure. The first sub-structure is formed of a first forming material, and the second sub-structure is formed of a second forming material. Through observing a joint level between the first sub-structure and the second sub-structure of each correlation structure, a best correlation structure, which is used for performing compensation on a printing coordinate of the first nozzle or the second nozzle, is selected from the correlation structures. | 03-03-2016 |
20160074558 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR THE FABRICATION OF TISSUE - Described herein are bioprinters comprising: one or more printer heads, wherein a printer head comprises a means for receiving and holding at least one cartridge, and wherein said cartridge comprises contents selected from one or more of: bio-ink and support material; a means for calibrating the position of at least one cartridge; and a means for dispensing the contents of at least one cartridge. Further described herein are methods for fabricating a tissue construct, comprising: a computer module receiving input of a visual representation of a desired tissue construct; a computer module generating a series of commands, wherein the commands are based on the visual representation and are readable by a bioprinter; a computer module providing the series of commands to a bioprinter; and the bioprinter depositing bio-ink and support material according to the commands to form a construct with a defined geometry. | 03-17-2016 |
20160077451 | IMPRINT METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint method of molding an imprint material supplied on a shot region of a substrate by a mold having a pattern region in which a pattern has been formed, the method comprising a deformation step of performing, based on information indicating at least one among a shape of the pattern region and a shape of the shot region, deformation of at least one region among the pattern region and the shot region, an estimation step of estimating a moving amount of a mark by the deformation, the mark being provided in the at least one region, and an overlay step of performing, based on the moving amount and detection results of positions of a mark in the pattern region and a mark in the shot region, overlay between the pattern region and the shot region. | 03-17-2016 |
20160082617 | NANOTUBE PARTICLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A nanotube particle device for two dimensional and three dimensional printing or additive/subtractive manufacturing. The nanotube particle device comprising a nanotube, a particle shooter, a positioning mechanism, and a detection sensor. The particle shooter shoots a particle down the nanotube towards a target, the detection sensor senses the collision of the particle with the target, and the positioning mechanism re-adjusts the positioning of the nanotube based on the results of the collision. A method for aiming the particle shooter and additive/subtractive manufacturing are also disclosed and described. | 03-24-2016 |
20160082639 | Methods of Using Retrofitted Injection Molding Machines with Reduced Temperatures - An injection molding machine that uses a mold and a native controller to operate according to an original mold cycle to mold plastic objects is retrofitted with a retrofit controller; the retrofitted machine uses the mold and the retrofit controller to operate according to a retrofit mold cycle to mold plastic objects. When molding according to the retrofit mold cycle, the injection molding machine uses lower temperatures, when compared to molding according to the original mold cycle. | 03-24-2016 |
20160082652 | TERRESTRIAL AND SPACE-BASED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS - A system including an additive manufacturing device to perform at least one additive manufacturing process and to include a prefabricated component during the at least one additive manufacturing process to accelerate build completion of a produced object. Another system and a method are also disclosed. | 03-24-2016 |
20160092814 | TIRE PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING RFID TAG - Disclosed is a tire production management system, and more particularly to, a tire production management system using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, which may attach an RFID tag to a tire before producing a finished tire in tire manufacturing processes, recognize the tire tag attached to the tire in each of manufacturing processes, and thus manage information according to a manufacturing process on an individual tire. The tire production management system using an RFID tag comprises: an RFID tag attachment part; a plurality of RFID readers; a plurality of management terminals for respective processes; a lot management server; and a tire production management server. | 03-31-2016 |
20160096307 | COEXTRUSION APPARATUS, SINGLE-LAYER EXTRUSION APPARATUS AND RETROFIT KIT AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR MEASURING A LAYER THICKNESS, FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC FILM, AND FOR RETROFITTING AN EXTRUSION APPARATUS - A coextrusion apparatus, a single-layer extrusion apparatus, a retrofit kit, as well as to a method for measuring a layer thickness, for producing a plastic film, and for retrofitting an extrusion apparatus. From the state of the art, it is known to add a detection agent in the form of a fluorescent granulate into the starting material at the extruder, in order to be able to measure the layer thickness of the layer in the film composite produced from this starting material. However, it is proposed to feed in a detection agent only beyond the extruder. This leads to a clearly shorter running time of the detection agent through the system and thereby to clearly faster measurability of changes in the production parameters. | 04-07-2016 |
20160096313 | IMPRINT METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An imprint method includes: before contacting a mold with an imprint material on a target shot region, obtaining relative position of the target shot region with respect to the mold, and performing first alignment between the target shot region and the mold by driving a correction unit configured to correct the relative position of the target shot region; after contacting the mold with the imprint material on the target shot region, performing second alignment between the target shot region and the mold by driving the correction unit; and performing the imprint process on the target shot region after the second alignment. The first alignment includes alignment performed based on a driving amount of the correction unit in the second alignment for another shot region where the imprint process has been performed earlier than in the target shot region. | 04-07-2016 |
20160096318 | THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING 3D OBJECTS WITH USER-DEFINED MATERIAL PARAMETERS - A 3D printer system that allows a 3D object to be printed such that each portion or object element is constructed or designed to have a user-defined or user-selected material parameter such as varying elastic deformation. The 3D printer system stores a library of microstructures or cells that are each defined and designed to provide the desired material parameter and that can be combined during 3D printing to provide a portion or element of a printed 3D object having the material parameter. For example, a toy or figurine is printed using differing microstructures in its arms than its body to allow the arms to have a first elasticity (or softness) that differs from that of the body that is printed with microstructures providing a second elasticity. The use of microstructures allows the 3D printer system to operate to alter the effective deformation behavior of 3D objects printed using single-material. | 04-07-2016 |
20160096328 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INOPERATIVE INKJET DETECTION IN A PRINTER OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - A three dimensional printer is configured to move at least one printhead from an area where the printhead is forming an object to a position opposite a shaft. The at least one printhead is operated to eject material onto the shaft and the shaft is rotated to enable a light sensor to generate signals indicative of a height of material at a plurality of positions on the shaft. The signals are compared to an expected height of material at each position to identify inoperative inkjets in the at least one printhead. | 04-07-2016 |
20160101568 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEST PATTERN FORMATION DURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT PRINTING - A three-dimensional object printer ejects drops of a build material from a plurality of ejectors in a first printhead to form an object on a first region of a member and ejects drops of a support material from a plurality of ejectors in a second printhead to support the object on the first region of the member. The second printhead ejects drops of the support material onto a second region of the member that is separate from the first region to form a substrate layer. The first printhead ejects drops of the build material onto the substrate layer to form a printed test pattern. An image sensor generates image data of the printed test pattern to identify an inoperable ejector in the first printhead. | 04-14-2016 |
20160107364 | CALIBRATION DEVICE, CALIBRATION METHOD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CALIBRATION DEVICE - A calibration device for a calibration, in particular wet calibration of an extrusion device is provided. The calibration device comprises a calibrating element which includes an opening for guiding through a profile produced by means of an extrusion die of the extrusion device and at least one rotatable guide roller which is in contact with the profile when the profile is guided through the opening. The calibration device further comprises at least one separate bearing element insertable into a cutout of the calibrating element, via which the guide roller can rotatably be mounted on the calibrating element. | 04-21-2016 |
20160107401 | Windable Body, Apparatus and Method for Its Production - A method and an apparatus of manufacturing flexible pipe body ( | 04-21-2016 |
20160114534 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SOLID OBJECT MANUFACTURING - A solid object manufacturing system comprises: a controlling device, a solid object manufacturing device and a projecting device. The control device generates a solid object model and then divides the model into a plurality of layer images. The control device then adjusts the height of a lifting table of the solid object manufacturing device and controls the projecting device to project one of the layer images on the lifting table synchronously, so as to guide user to form an article by using a printing module of the solid object manufacturing device. The solid object manufacturing system guides user to complete the article by projecting the layer images and adjusting the height of the lifting table. | 04-28-2016 |
20160121520 | Method for Monitoring the Machine Space of a Processing Machine, Preferably a Moulding Machine, and Processing Machine, Particularly Moulding Machine, for Carrying Out Such a Method - In monitoring the machine space of a processing machine during the throughput of workpieces in order to detect workpieces that got stuck, the rear end of a workpiece with reference to the transport direction generates a start signal in the inlet region of the machine space, as well as an end signal in the outlet region thereof by sensors that are connected to a control unit. Beginning with the start signal, the control unit detects a feature that characterizes a theoretical feed travel and generates a release signal if the value of the detected characteristic feature has reached at the time, at which the end signal is generated, a predefined limiting value and not yet exceeded a predefined upper limiting value or if the end signal is generated at a time, at which the value of the detected characteristic feature has reached the predefined limiting value and not yet exceeded the upper limiting value. | 05-05-2016 |
20160121532 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MACHINE FOR PROCESSING PLASTICS - The invention relates to a method which is used to operate an injection molding machine for processing plastics, which has a mold closing unit (F) for opening and closing an injection mold (M) having at least one mold cavity ( | 05-05-2016 |
20160129619 | INJECTION FOAM MOLDING MACHINE - An injection foam molding machine of the invention includes: a movable mold platen; a fixed mold platen; a mold fastening hydraulic cylinder that is provided at each of four corners of both mold platens; a tie bar that is driven by the hydraulic cylinder to fasten the molds; two sets of mold opening and closing actuators that drive the movable mold platen to move close to or away from the fixed mold platen; two sets of dedicated core back devices; and a control device that controls the two sets of mold opening and closing actuators and the two sets of dedicated core back devices, wherein the control device includes a dedicated core back program that simultaneously controls the two sets of mold opening and closing actuators and the two sets of dedicated core back devices during a foaming core back operation of moving the movable mold platen away from the fixed mold platen. | 05-12-2016 |
20160129626 | METHODS FOR MAKING PATTERNED APERTURED WEBS - A method of producing a patterned apertured web is provided. The method comprises providing a web having a central longitudinal axis. The web comprises a plurality of overbonds extending substantially parallel to the central longitudinal axis. The method comprises conveying the web in a machine direction that is substantially parallel to a direction of extension of the central longitudinal axis of the web. The method comprises stretching the web in a cross-machine direction to cause at least some of the overbonds to at least partially rupture and at least partially form patterned apertures in the web. At least some of the patterned apertures have Absolute Feret Angles, according to the Aperture Test herein, of at least about 20 degrees. At least some of the patterned apertures have an Aspect Ratio, according to the Aperture Test herein, in the range of about 2:1 to about 6:1. | 05-12-2016 |
20160136872 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which performs an imprint process of forming a pattern in an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, the apparatus including a measurement unit configured to measure relative positions of the mold and the substrate by detecting a mark provided on each of the mold and the substrate, and a processing unit configured to perform alignment between the mold and the substrate based on a measurement result of the measurement unit, wherein if mark detection by the measurement unit shows an abnormality, the processing unit selects one recovery process from a plurality of recovery processes set in advance and performs the one recovery process in accordance with a time in which it is possible to perform the alignment in the imprint process. | 05-19-2016 |
20160136900 | BUILD PLATFORM LEVELING AND HOMING - A three-dimensional printer uses its extruder and build platform to properly orient the build platform within a working volume. In a multi-point leveling operation, the extruder is moved to the z-axis origin at a number of x-y positions within the plane of the build platform, and the height of the build platform is adjusted to meet the extruder at the origin. If the build platform is a meltable material such as a plastic, then this leveling process must be performed while the extruder is cool. A homing operation may be performed periodically after leveling in order to realign the z-axis positions of the build platform and extruder. A non-meltable contact point may be usefully provided so that homing can be performed while the extruder is hot, such as immediately before a build or between a number of builds. | 05-19-2016 |
20160144575 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR EVALUATING AND MANUFACTURING ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COMPONENTS - An exemplary method for determining a set of additive manufacturing parameters includes, a) determining a nominal parameter of at least one surface of a component, b) determining at least a second order variation in the nominal parameter, c) predicting an actual resultant dimension based at least in part on the nominal parameter and the second order variation, and d) adjusting at least one additive manufacturing process parameter in response to the predicted actual resultant dimension. | 05-26-2016 |
20160158990 | Blown Film Extrusion Device and Method for Controlling the Temperature - The invention relates to a blown film extrusion device with a blow head and with an insulation, which comprises a heat resistance for thermal insulation of the blow head in relation to the outer ambient air, wherein the blown film extrusion device comprises elements for controlling the heat resistance. | 06-09-2016 |
20160161868 | COATING APPARATUS, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - Provided is a coating apparatus that includes: a discharge unit that discharges a liquid on an object; a measurement unit that is able to be disposed at a position facing a discharge surface of the discharge unit and measures a height position of the discharge surface using the facing position as a reference position; and a controller that calculates a thickness of an attached substance containing a material of the liquid attached to the discharge surface based on the height position measured by the measurement unit and determines implementation of a maintenance treatment based on the calculated thickness of the attached substance. | 06-09-2016 |
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20160185043 | CUSTOMIZED THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTING OF MEDIA-RELATED OBJECTS - In some aspects, control circuitry may receive a selection of a foreground object presented in a video scene being viewed by the user. Based on the selection of the foreground object, control circuitry may ascertain a background object from the video scene. By ascertaining an object, control circuitry may be able to identify an object, and prepare for modification a design file for the 3D printing of that object. Control circuitry may determine an attribute of the foreground object. Based on the determined foreground object attribute, control circuitry may modify a parameter of a design file for printing a 3D printing of the background object. | 06-30-2016 |
20160185046 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MEDICAL DEVICE FOR EXTERNAL APPLICATION TO THE HEAD OF A PATIENT - A method of manufacturing a custom device for external application to the head of a patient over a removed portion of the cranium of the patient is described. A three dimensional digital image portion of the external surface of the head comprising at least the removed portion is generated. A three dimensional digital image portion is processed to identify the removed portion. A digital file is generated that is utilized to manufacture the device. | 06-30-2016 |
20160185063 | METHOD OF COMPACTION OF A POWDER AND A ROLLER COMPACTION DEVICE - In a method of compaction of a powder (P) by means of nip rollers the powder (P) is transported at a supply speed to the nip rollers and friction between at least one of the nip rollers and the powder (P) at said nip roller is determined. Depending on the friction the rotational speed of at least one of the nip rollers is adjusted. The supply speed of the powder (P) to the nip rollers as well as the distance between the nip rollers are maintained substantially constant. | 06-30-2016 |
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20090127728 | Microcapsule composition for electrophoretic displays - The present invention provides: a microcapsule composition for electrophoretic displays; a production process for the microcapsule composition for the electrophoretic displays; a production process for a sheet for the electrophoretic displays; and a handling method for microcapsules for the electrophoretic displays; wherein the microcapsule composition contains microcapsules and, when used for the electrophoretic displays, can make them as excellent as conventional in various performances (e.g. longtime stability of displaying, respondability of displaying, contrast, and number of times of display rewritability) and, particularly above all, can make the electrophoretic displays exhibit a very high performance as to the contrast. The present invention composition is a composition used for preparation of a coating liquid and comprises an aqueous medium and microcapsules for the electrophoretic displays, wherein the microcapsules include a shell and a dispersion that is capsuled in the shell, wherein the dispersion includes a solvent and electrophoretic fine particles that are dispersed in the solvent; with the composition being characterized by: being a product as obtained without involving the step of drying the microcapsules; and having a microcapsule content of 30 to 80 weight %. | 05-21-2009 |
20090189304 | Encapsulation of oils by coacervation - The present invention describes the encapsulation of water insoluble oils by coacervation and the subsequent reduction in oxidative degradation of these oils in microencapsulated forms. Water insoluble oils useful in the process of the invention include food oils such as PUFA, flavor oils, and agriculturally and pharmaceutically active oils. | 07-30-2009 |
20090206499 | ELECTROPHORETIC MEDIA AND PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A first electrophoretic medium comprises an electrically charged particle suspended in a suspending fluid, the particle having a polymeric shell having repeating units derived from at least one monomer the homopolymer of which is incompatible with the suspending fluid. A second, similar electrophoretic medium comprises a suspending fluid, and first and second types of electrically charged particle suspended in the suspending fluid, the two types of particle having differing optical characteristics but both having polymeric shells. The polymeric shells are arranged such that homoaggregation of the two types of particles is thermodynamically favored over heteroaggregation. | 08-20-2009 |
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20100044894 | PREPARATION OF CAPSULES - Prior art processes for producing protein-based capsules (for example, capsules for use in electrophoretic media) tend to be wasteful because they produce many capsules outside the desired size range, which is typically about 20 to 50 μm. Capsule size distribution and yields can be improved by either (a) emulsifying a water-immiscible phase in a preformed coacervate of the protein; or (b) using a limited coalescence process with colloidal alumina as the surface-active particulate material. | 02-25-2010 |
20100148385 | ELECTROPHORETIC MEDIA AND PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A first electrophoretic medium comprises an electrically charged particle suspended in a suspending fluid, the particle having a polymeric shell having repeating units derived from at least one monomer the homopolymer of which is incompatible with the suspending fluid. A second, similar electrophoretic medium comprises a suspending fluid, and first and second types of electrically charged particle suspended in the suspending fluid, the two types of particle having differing optical characteristics but both having polymeric shells. The polymeric shells are arranged such that homoaggregation of the two types of particles is thermodynamically favored over heteroaggregation. | 06-17-2010 |
20100213628 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENCAPSULATING ACTIVE AGENTS - Methods for making self-assembled, selectively permeable elastic microscopie structures, referred to herein as colloidosomes, that have controlled pore-size, porosity and advantageous mechanical properties are described. In one form of the invention, a method of forming colloidosomes includes providing particles formed from a biocompatible material in a first solvent and forming an emulsion by adding a first fluid to the first solvent wherein the emulsion is defined by droplets of the first fluid surrounded by the first solvent. The method includes coating the surface of droplet with the particles and the stabilizing the particles on the surface of droplet. The colloidosomes produced typically have a yield strength of at least about 20 Pascals. In certain forms of the invention, the particles are spherical and are formed of a biocompatible polymer. Colloidosomes formed according to the methods described herein are also provided. In one form, a colloidosome includes a shell formed of biocompatible, substantially spherical particles wherein each of the particles are linked to neighboring particles. The shell defines an inner chamber sized for housing a desired active agent and has a plurality of pores extending therethrough. The colloidosomes are structurally stable, typically having a yield strength of at least about 20 Pascals. Colloidal suspension and methods of encapsulating a desired active agent are also described | 08-26-2010 |
20100270695 | Processing Nanoparticles by Micellization of Blocky-Copolymers in Subcritical and Supercritical Solvents - Disclosed is a process for forming nanoparticles by the micellization of blocky copolymers in either subcritical or supercritical solvents and antisolvents. The nanoparticles are suited for use as delivery vehicles for drugs and genes. | 10-28-2010 |
20110024929 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING LIPOSOMES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING LIPOSOMES - Disclosed herein are an apparatus for producing liposomes and a method of producing liposomes by which it is made possible to produce liposomes under sterile conditions during the manufacturing process while monitoring in line the particle diameter of liposomes. The apparatus for producing liposomes includes a unit for regulating the particle diameter of liposomes, a supply flow channel for supplying the particle diameter regulating unit with a solution under processing containing a liposome-forming lipid, and a discharge flow channel for discharging from the particle diameter regulating unit a solution under processing containing liposomes, the supply flow channel having an input port through which the solution under processing containing the liposome-forming lipid is put into the supply flow channel, wherein the discharge flow channel has a first light transmitting part at least a portion of which is made of material transparent to light, and also has at least a first light transmittance measuring unit which measures the light transmittance of the solution under processing containing liposomes by directing light to the first light-transmitting part from the outside of the first light-transmitting part. A method of producing liposomes by use of the apparatus. | 02-03-2011 |
20110163468 | Device For Preparation of Liposomes and Method Thereof - Disclosed is a device for preparation of liposomes, comprises a reaction tank and an infusion unit. The reaction tank comprises a collector mounted in a predetermined position of the reaction tank; Two inlet ports are included: the first inlet port for infusing an aqueous solution; and the second inlet port for infusing an organic solution. The infusion unit can introduce a bioactive agent containing-aqueous solution into the reaction tank. The infusion unit comprises a filter connected to one end of the infusion unit and being adjacent to the collector. The method using the device comprises the steps of infusing an aqueous solution and an organic solution into the reaction tank of the device and thus forming an interface between the filter and the collector; infusing a bioactive agent containing-aqueous solution and being filtered by the filter, the bioactive agent is encapsulated to form a water-in-oil emulsion; the water-in-oil emulsion is passing through the aqueous solution and thus to form a water-in-oil-in-water double emulsion. Finally the removal of the organic phase of water-in-oil-in-water double emulsion enables the harvest a plurality of liposomes. It has advantages such that simple-used and automation production. Thus nano size or sub-micro size liposomes can be prepared with high encapsulation efficiency without sonicators or delicate microfluidic systems. | 07-07-2011 |
20110260347 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIPOSOMAL DRUGS AND A DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A LIPOSOME - The essence of the invention is that an aqueous medium is mixed with a lipid component (lipid solution in an organic solvent) by the ejecting introduction (suction) of the lipid component (lipid solution in an organic solvent) into an ejector mixing chamber in the form of a de Laval nozzle by means of the energy from a pressurized jet of the aqueous medium flowing out of the inlet nozzle of the ejector, which jet creates a pressure drop in the convergent part (confuser) of the mixing chamber, wherein an aerosol stream of liposome is formed at the outlet of the divergent part (diffuser) of the mixing chamber. | 10-27-2011 |
20120074603 | Delivery of Herbicidal Actives From Highly Charged Microcapsules - This invention relates to a method for forming hollow silica-based particles suitable for containing one or more herbicidal active ingredients. In the method for forming the herbicidal composition, an emulsion is prepared wherein the emulsion includes a continuous phase that is polar or non-polar, and a dispersed phase comprising droplets including (i) a polar herbicidal active ingredient when the continuous phase is non-polar or (ii) a non-polar herbicidal active ingredient when the continuous phase is polar. A silica precursor is added to the emulsion such that the silica precursor can be emulsion templated on the droplets to form hollow silica-based particles that encapsulate the herbicidal active ingredient, | 03-29-2012 |
20120091605 | Chewable Soft Capsule - A matrix formulation for a soft chewable capsule is provided which includes a gel-forming composition, a plasticizer, a polymer modifier, and water. The polymer modifier may be a carboxylic acid or other organic compound that alters the physical and/or chemical properties of the capsule formulation. A chewable soft capsule is also provided, having enhanced organo-leptic and processing properties. An active material may be delivered to a user using this dosage form. A method of forming the chewable soft capsule is also provided. | 04-19-2012 |
20120119397 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DISPERSION LIQUID CONTAINING PEST CONTROLLING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICROCAPSULE - Provided is a method for continuously producing a dispersion liquid containing a pest controlling composition. This method includes steps of: dispersing a suspension and a dispersion medium in a first dispersion tank by stirring the suspension and the dispersion medium in the first dispersion tank while continuously supplying the suspension and the dispersion medium into the first dispersion tank, the suspension being formed by suspending a solid pest controlling composition in a water-immiscible organic solvent and the dispersion medium being formed from water or a water solvent containing an alcohol; and stirring a first dispersion liquid in a second dispersion tank while continuously supplying into the second dispersion tank the first dispersion liquid discharged continuously from the first dispersion tank, wherein the stirring of the first dispersion liquid is continued until a dispersion state of the first dispersion liquid becomes stable. | 05-17-2012 |
20120267809 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF LIPOSOMES - Disclosed are: an apparatus which enables the easy production of liposomes having uniform particle diameters; and others. Specifically disclosed is a liposome production apparatus comprising: a microtube having a flow path through which a lipid-dissolved solution comprising at least one lipid, water and a water-miscible organic solvent can pass; a housing section in which the microtube is accommodated; and a cooling means for cooling the dissolved solution contained in the microtube in the housing section to a temperature at which liposomes can be produced. The apparatus enables the production of liposomes having uniform particle diameters. | 10-25-2012 |
20130043610 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GEL PARTICLES, AND DRIVE SIGNAL GENERATION DEVICE FOR LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A method of manufacturing gel particles adapted to apply a voltage to a liquid ejection head to eject a liquid including a polymeric material toward an ejection target liquid to thereby manufacture the gel particles, includes: raising the voltage from a first voltage to a second voltage at a first gradient; raising the voltage from the second voltage to a third voltage at a second gradient steeper than the first gradient at which the voltage is raised from the first voltage to the second voltage, and then holding the voltage at the third voltage; dropping the voltage from the third voltage to a fourth voltage, and then holding the voltage at the fourth voltage; raising the voltage from the fourth voltage to a fifth voltage at a third gradient, wherein the third gradient is gentler than the second gradient. | 02-21-2013 |
20130069261 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING NOVEL LIPOSOME - Disclosed is a method for preparing a liposome formulation. In the disclosed method, a lipid fraction is dissolved in an organic solvent. The solution including a bioactive component and the lipid fraction, together with a carrier, is put in a reaction vessel, and a supercritical fluid is introduced thereto, so as to prepare particles coated with the bioactive component-lipid. The supercritical fluid is discharged by compression to obtain proliposome particles, and then the proliposome particles are hydrated by an aqueous solution including water so as to form a liposome solution. Preferably, the formulation may include one or more bioactive components. As required, the liposome formulation may be further processed by methods such as particle size reduction, removal of organic solvent, and freeze-drying. The preparation method can be easily carried out at a laboratory scale. Furthermore, the same method can be employed in liposome formulation preparation in mass production, or at a commercial scale. | 03-21-2013 |
20130168885 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMATION OF VESICLES - A device and method for the formation of vesicles is disclosed herein. The device comprises a fluid introduction zone and a vesicle formation zone. The fluid introduction zone comprises a first inlet and a second inlet configured and disposed to provide parallel flow of an outer flow stream, flowing from the first inlet, sheathing an inner flow stream, flowing from the second inlet. The vesicle formation zone is configured and disposed to receive the parallel flow of the outer flow stream sheathing the inner flow stream and configured for a controlled and substantially uniform dispersion of an organic material, flowing in the inner flow stream, at a plane perpendicular to the vesicle formation zone. | 07-04-2013 |
20130207286 | NOVEL METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOCAPSULES IN THE ABSENCE OF AN ORGANIC SOLVENT, AND NANOCAPSULES PRODUCED THEREBY - A method for preparing an aqueous suspension of nanocapsules comprising an oily core surrounded by a polymeric shell, comprises mixing first and second phases, wherein the first oily phase comprises a hydrophobic polymer, an oil or a mixture of oils, at least one active ingredient, and a surfactant TA | 08-15-2013 |
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20150115488 | Microfluidic Liposome Synthesis, Purification and Active Drug Loading - Microfluidic methods and systems are provided for continuous flow synthesis and active loading of liposomes, which include a liposome formation region configured to form a population of liposomes and a microdialysis region downstream from the liposome formation region and configured to form a transmembrane gradient for active drug loading of the liposomes. Microfluidic methods and systems for high throughput production of liposomes are also provided featuring high aspect ratio microchannels. | 04-30-2015 |
20150342891 | OSMOTIC DRYING OF ALL-AQUEOUS EMULSIONS - A one-step method for fabricating solidified particles from all-aqueous emulsion droplets involves solidification and drying of the droplets by osmosis. According to this method the fabrication of solidified particles is induced by implementing a high osmotic pressure gradient between the internal phase and external phase of the all-aqueous emulsion. The resultant extraction of water leads to solidification of the emulsion droplets. This approach provides mild conditions for encapsulating bioactive ingredients or other delicate components to conveniently fabricate bio- and cyto-compatible particles because it does not involve the introduction of external energy used in conventional drying. Such conventional external energy inputs are time-consuming, so the method is more efficient. | 12-03-2015 |
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20080197522 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A SPUN-BONDED NON-WOVEN - A device and method for producing a spun-bonded non-woven. A molten polymer supplied to a spinning beam from a melt source is extruded through a multiplicity of linearly arranged spinneret bores into filaments arranged in the form of a curtain. A tensile force is exerted on the filaments by means of a draw-off nozzle. The filaments are thereupon deposited on to a conveyer belt where they form a spun-bonded non-woven. At the draw-off nozzle, a monitoring means is provided which detects a characteristic quantity characteristic of the process. One or more structure-borne sound sensors are preferably used as monitoring means. The measurement result of the monitoring means, after a desired value comparison, is supplied to a signal means or is used for regulating the process. | 08-21-2008 |
20080290538 | EXTRUDER RAMP-UP CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - An extrusion system is provided including an extruder, a screen changer, an operator interface, and a controller. The system further includes a pressure sensor for detecting an extrusion flow pressure between the extruder and the screen changer. A method of ramping up an extruder is also provided including the steps of detecting a pressure upstream from an extrusion screen filter; comparing the upstream pressure to a user-defined threshold pressure; and increasing an extrusion output if the upstream pressure exceeds the threshold pressure. | 11-27-2008 |
20090045537 | METHOD OF SENSING MELT-FRONT POSITION AND VELOCITY - A method of sensing melt-front position and velocity is applicable for injection-molding systems. Firstly, at least one actuation signal value of the melt-injection device of the injection-molding system is retrieved, and at least one state variable value of the injection-molding system is measured. Then, the retrieved actuation signal values and the measured state variable values are substituted into a plurality of simultaneous equations to calculate the melt-front position and velocity of the injection-molding system. | 02-19-2009 |
20090065962 | Injection Device of an Injection Molding Machine and Method for the Operation Thereof - There is described a device and a method for operating an injection device for an injection molding machine which is provided with an extruder screw that is driven by an electric machine. Acceleration values and/or values depending on an operating point of the electric machine are used for calculating an injection pressure and/or a ram pressure, thus dispensing with the need for a pressure sensor. | 03-12-2009 |
20090102082 | Self-Controlled Solenoid Valve Device - A solenoid valve device including a solenoid valve and a choke. The solenoid valve device also including a pressure sensor connected to a control device, which transmits opening and closing signals to the solenoid valve. The control device also transmits signals for automatically setting the choke. | 04-23-2009 |
20090152752 | Method of Forming Crash Panel for Vehicles - Disclosed herein is a method of forming a crash panel for vehicles, which prevents a tear line from discoloring, prevents sink marks from occurring, and additionally has a reduced manufacturing cost. The method includes injecting and charging molten resin into a mold having a core and a cavity so as to form a crash panel integrated with an airbag door through injection molding, maintaining a pressure acting on the resin in the mold constant, in addition to preventing backflow of the charged resin, adjusting a section using an air nozzle so as to determine a section of a tear line at which the crash panel is separated from the airbag door, blowing air through the air nozzle which is inserted into an air path defined in the core, thus controlling a thickness of the tear line, and cooling the molten resin. | 06-18-2009 |
20090174103 | Method for extruding a polymeric material and extrusion head therefor - A method for extruding a polymeric material includes the steps of: a) feeding the polymeric material to an extrusion apparatus including an extrusion head, the extrusion head including: a male die; a female die coaxially arranged with respect to the male die; a conveying channel, at least one portion of which is defined between the male die and the female die; and b) adjusting a cross-sectional area of the at least one portion of the conveying channel by reciprocally displacing the female die with respect to the male die in response to an extrusion speed variation of the polymeric material. An extrusion apparatus and a process for manufacturing a tyre which uses the extrusion apparatus, are also disclosed. | 07-09-2009 |
20090184436 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A COMPOSITE, IN PARTICULAR COMPRISING AN INJECTION-MOLDED PART WITH A POLYURETHANE COATING - In a method for producing a composite, a carrier component is placed into an opened cavity of a mold. The mold is then closed to a predetermined position, thereby creating an cavity of a first expanded size. To improve venting, a vacuum is generated in the expanded cavity before filling the expanded cavity with a flooding material. A compression step is then executed either at the same time as flooding material is introduced or following the introduction of the flooding material. | 07-23-2009 |
20090230583 | APPARATUS FOR CRIMPING CHEMICAL-FIBRE FILAMENTS AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - Crimping machine for chemical-fibre filaments with crimping chamber having an oscillating upper plate loaded with a closure force for imparting a pressure on the tow which passes through the crimping chamber, wherein the plates of the crimping chamber are mounted on respective supports through two or more linear guides provided with a roller or ball recirculation system. The longitudinal operating position is determined by two pairs of hydraulic cylinders, having an axis parallel to the linear guides, which maintain the plates, or a portion thereof, pushed against respective fixed abutments without the use of further mechanical or oleodynamic blocking elements. Load cells are arranged between the abutments and the plates, for detecting the variations of the tightening force during machine operation, the variations, representative of the variable longitudinal force imparted by the filaments of the tow being processed on the plates, are used for monitoring the quality of the crimp obtained. | 09-17-2009 |
20090267253 | INJECTION MOLDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A thermoplastic injection molding system and method of use is described for molding parts from heated plastics and other organic resins. The machine uses heat sources located along the barrel to heat the source material while an auger screw transports the source material in the barrel. This transport step does not shear the source material, nor does it use friction to produce the heat necessary to melt the source material. The material becomes substantially liquid or melted during the heating process, and the melted material is forced, by the auger screw, into a chamber whereupon a plunger, situated concentrically with the auger screw, injects the material from the chamber into a mold. Sensors located along the barrel and in the chamber ensure consistency between mold cycles. The controller dynamically adjusts the injection molding process to achieve more consistent and reliable molded parts. | 10-29-2009 |
20090315205 | CONTROL METHOD OF INJECTION MOLDING AND CONTROL APPARATUS OF INJECTION MOLDING - A control method of injection molding includes the steps of: filling molten resin in an injection molding die by velocity control until a detection value of a filling pressure of the molten resin reaches a first set pressure value; filling the molten resin by switching control from the velocity control to pressure control by which the control is performed at the first set pressure value at a time point when the detection value of the filling pressure reaches or exceeds the first set pressure value; and switching the control to holding pressure control by which the control is performed at a second set pressure value at a time point when the filling velocity drops to or below a set velocity while filling is performed by the pressure control. | 12-24-2009 |
20100007037 | Method and Apparatus for Blow-Molding Containers - The method and the apparatus serve for blow-moulding containers. After thermal conditioning, a parison is formed into the container within a blowing mould of a blow-moulding machine ( | 01-14-2010 |
20100007038 | TIRE VULCANIZER AND TIRE VULCANIZING METHOD - A tire vulcanizing apparatus and a tire vulcanizing method, by which the pressure and temperature of a heating and pressurizing medium to be supplied to the internal space of a raw tire can be controlled without the condition of pressure being affected by the condition of temperature. The tire vulcanizing apparatus has: a medium path, connected to an internal space of a raw tire, for passing a heating and pressurizing medium; a pressure sensor, provided in the medium path, for measuring a pressure of the heating and pressurizing medium; a pressure control valve for controlling a pressure of the heating and pressurizing medium passing through the medium path on the basis of a signal from the pressure sensor; a temperature sensor, provided in the medium path, for measuring a temperature of the heating and pressurizing medium; and a heating unit for controlling the temperature of the heating and pressurizing medium passing through the medium path on the basis of a signal from the temperature sensor, wherein the pressure control valve and the heating unit control the pressure and temperature of the heating and pressurizing medium supplied from the medium path to the internal space of the raw tire respectively and independently. | 01-14-2010 |
20100019405 | Tool for a Resin Transfer Moulding Method - A tool for a resin transfer moulding method comprises a cavity, a resin trap and a transition region, wherein the cavity is designed such that a component can be accommodated in it. Furthermore, the resin trap is integrated in the tool, and the transition region is designed such that with it a connection between the cavity and the resin trap can be established. | 01-28-2010 |
20100201013 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VESSEL FROM A PREFORM, WITH FEEDBACK DEPENDING ON THE DEVELOPMENT POINT OF THE PREFORM - Method for producing a vessel ( | 08-12-2010 |
20100264558 | INJECTION-MOLDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An injection-molding method made up of a step of preparing a first die ( | 10-21-2010 |
20110037189 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BLOW-MOLDING CONTAINERS - The method and the device are used for blow-molding containers. A preform made of a thermoplastic material is first subject to a thermal conditioning operation along a transport path in the region of a heating section. Thereafter, the preform is formed into the container inside a blowing mold by applying blowing pressure. While the preform is shaped into the container, at least one parameter ( | 02-17-2011 |
20110042842 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A COATED STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a method and a device for producing a coated structure. A support structure is initially introduced into a mold, and subsequently a flooding gap is formed between the support structure and at least one part of the mold. Then, a negative pressure is generated in the flooding gap, and the flooding material is filled into the flooding gap. In order to avoid irregularities during the filling process, it is proposed to control or regulate the negative pressure in accordance with a predetermined pressure profile. | 02-24-2011 |
20110049743 | Extrusion Die Flow Modification And Use - An extrusion die is processed to alter the flow of extrudable material through the die by collecting data reflecting flow variations across the face of the die, constructing a graded resistance flow restrictor utilizing the data, and forcing an abrasive machining medium through the flow restrictor and die with the flow restrictor being arranged to deliver higher abrasive flow through die portions initially exhibiting low extrusion rates, the resulting die being useful for the manufacture of ceramic honeycomb bodies exhibiting a reduced incidence of shape defects attributable to die flow variations. | 03-03-2011 |
20110115111 | Method for setting the sizes of blown film tubes as well as a blown film plant comprising a control device for implementing said method - The invention describes a method for setting the sizes of film tubes ( | 05-19-2011 |
20110254184 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE INJECTION MOLDING OF A MOLDED PART - The invention relates to a method for injection moulding of a moulded part ( | 10-20-2011 |
20110298146 | Device and Method for Plasticization Control of Electric Injection Molding Machine - The exact method with small time-lag of detecting screw back pressure for controlling the screw back pressure in the plasticizing process of an electric-motor driven injection molding machine without using a pressure detector has been asked for because the pressure detector is very expensive, necessitates troublesome works for mounting, an electric protection against noise and the works for zero-point and span adjustings and causes a complicate mechanical structure. | 12-08-2011 |
20120007265 | PLASTICS PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for additive delivery during a plastics processing is disclosed. The method includes establishing a network of components in a control loop that uses a feedback method to drive at least one pump, thus enabling continuous, robust proportioning of additive in a difficult to control environment. The feedback method includes sending at least one signal from at least one sensor associated with a plastics melting machine to a controller, sending one or more signals from the controller to the at least one pump, monitoring the pressure in the at least one pump and sensing the position of an injection nozzle valve, and sending one or more signals to the injection nozzle valve instructing the valve to open or close. | 01-12-2012 |
20120104642 | Device and Method for Pressure Control of Electric Injection Molding Machine - {Problem}The exact method with small time-lag of detecting injection pressure for controlling pressure in an electric-motor driven injection molding machine without using a pressure detector has been asked for because the pressure detector is very expensive, necessitates troublesome works for mounting, an electric protection against noise and the works for zero-point and span adjustings and causes a complicate mechanical structure. | 05-03-2012 |
20120133067 | AUTOCLAVE MOLDING METHOD AND AUTOCLAVE MOLDING APPARATUS - The composite material formed of a fiber substrate and a matrix is placed in a vacuum bag and then in the molding chamber. Saturated steam of a predetermined temperature needed for the composite material is supplied to the molding chamber, and the temperature and the pressure inside the molding chamber are controlled so that the inside of the molding chamber may be maintained at a predetermined temperature and a predetermined pressure needed for the composite material in order to carry out a curing step. | 05-31-2012 |
20120153523 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LOW-DENSITY POLYURETHANE MOLDINGS - The present invention relates to a process for producing polyurethane foam moldings of density from 100 to 300 g/L, by mixing (a) organic polyisocyanates with (b) polyols, (c) with blowing agents comprising water, and optionally (d) with chain extenders and/or with crosslinking agents, (e) with catalysts, and (f) with other auxiliaries and/or additives, to give a reaction mix-ture, charging the material to a mold, and permitting it to react completely to give a polyurethane foam molding, where the free density of the polyurethane foam is from 90 to 200 g/L, and the mold has at least one device for controlling gauge pressure. The present invention further relates to a polyurethane foam molding obtainable by this type of process, and to the use of this type of polyurethane molding as shoe sole. | 06-21-2012 |
20120217668 | CLOSED LOOP CONTROL OF AUXILIARY INJECTION UNIT - A method and apparatus of controlling commencement of an injection of a melt stream of moldable material from an auxiliary injection unit. A sensor is placed in an injection molding system to sense a condition related to an injection of a first melt stream of a first moldable material provided by a primary injection unit. Commencement of a second melt stream of a second moldable material from the auxiliary injection unit is initiated upon the sensed condition related to the injection of the first melt stream being detected at a preselected value. The sensed condition may be a pressure, velocity or temperature of the first melt stream as provided by a direct sensor, a force or strain on a hot runner component as provided by an indirect sensor or the occurrence of a function of the injection molding system as provided by a functional sensor. | 08-30-2012 |
20120306111 | Method and Apparatus for Moving a Tube Extrusion Line Along - A method and apparatus for moving along a tube extrusion line. An extruded tube is pushed through the extrusion line, by means of pressure generated by an extruder, to a withdrawal unit that takes over further driving of the tube. In a first-moving along phase, in which the tube has not yet passed a sealing of a calibration cooling unit relative to the atmosphere, the latter is under atmospheric pressure. In a second phase, in which the tube has passed the sealing, the calibration and cooling unit is placed under underpressure. In the first phase, the tube is supported either by internal overpressure or by a mechanical inner guide. A support cylinder extends axially from a casing head of the extruder and extends coaxially into a calibration sleeve in a first section of the calibration and cooling unit. A support plate is disposed between the casing head and an inlet of the calibration sleeve and provides external support for a tube exiting the casing head. | 12-06-2012 |
20130134615 | AUTOMATED GUSSET INFLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for maintaining the inflation level of a bubble formed by nips in a moving roll of tubular film, to form a gusset in a final product produced from the film. | 05-30-2013 |
20130147078 | MOLDING MACHINE CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOLDING MACHINE - A pressure detector which detects a pressure of a material in a cylinder, and a pressure compensator which compares, in injection control, a preset value of an injection pressure with an actual measurement value of the injection pressure detected by the pressure detector, generates an injection speed command to a servo motor based on a comparison value, and varies a proportional gain based on a deviation of the actual measurement value of the injection pressure from the preset value of the injection pressure. | 06-13-2013 |
20130154146 | SINTERING MACHINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SINTERED BODY - A sintering machine includes: a die configured to accommodate a processing object, and having a hole that extends from an outer side surface of the die toward inside of the die; a pressurizing member configured to apply a pressure on the processing object in the die; and a heating section configured to heat the processing object in the die. | 06-20-2013 |
20130187304 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTAINER FROM A PREFORM, WITH FEEDBACK DEPENDING ON A MINIMUM PRESSURE DETECTED - Method of manufacturing a container ( | 07-25-2013 |
20130193603 | INSPECTION APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A foreign substance inspection apparatus includes: an irradiation unit configured to irradiate a surface of an object to be inspected with inspection light; a detector configured to detect light scattered by the surface irradiated with the inspection light; a determination unit configured to determine, using data of a surface roughness of the object, and data of a size of the foreign substance, an irradiated region of the inspection light on the surface, that allows light scattered by the foreign substance to be discriminated from light scattered by the object due to the surface roughness of the object; and a controller configured to control the irradiation unit so as to irradiate the irradiated region determined by the determination unit with the inspection light. | 08-01-2013 |
20140061962 | Detection, Monitoring, and Management of Gas Presence, Gas Flow and Gas Leaks in Composites Manufacturing - Porosity causing gas-based defects are detected, located, identified, and/or characterized by the use of defect information generated from gas flow data corresponding to gas flow characteristics measured by one or more sensors on a composite part processing piece such as a mould or membrane used during a composite manufacturing process. The defect information is generated using techniques including one or more of profiling the gas flow data, fingerprinting, line leak detection, analytical triangulation. | 03-06-2014 |
20140077404 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN BOTTLES - The present invention provides a method for producing a resin bottle formed from a preform as a prototype by a blow molding process. The method comprises: a first step of measuring each of weights or wall thicknesses of a plurality of inspection parts set in a body portion of the preform; a second step of comparing each of the weights or the wall thicknesses measured by the first step with a preset set value, and thereby inspecting a difference between each of the weights or the wall thicknesses measured by the first step and the set value for each of the inspection parts; and a third step of adjusting a condition for blow molding in the blow molding process in accordance with an inspection result of each of the inspection parts. | 03-20-2014 |
20140110873 | BLOW MOULDING MACHINE WITH VARIABLE INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE LEVEL - A method for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers, wherein the plastics material pre-forms are introduced into a blow mould and are expanded to form the plastic bottles by being acted upon with a gaseous medium in the blow mould, includes the steps of:
| 04-24-2014 |
20140110874 | Apparatus and method for expanding preforms into containers - The invention relates to an apparatus as well as to a method for expanding preforms into containers within a blow mold by means of a pressurised pneumatic medium, wherein a compressor piston unit for compressing the pneumatic medium is in flow communication with the blow mold, in order to introduce a volume flow of the pneumatic medium into an inner region of the blow mold, and wherein an actuator unit that can be activated by a hydraulic medium interacts with at least one element of the compressor piston unit, in order to drive the compressor piston unit during an expansion process of the container for compressing the pneumatic medium, and in order to be driven itself, during a relaxation process that temporally follows the expansion process, due to the returning volume flow of the pneumatic medium into the compressor piston unit. | 04-24-2014 |
20140117573 | Injection Molding Method and Apparatus - A thermoplastic injection molding system and method of use is described for molding parts from heated plastics and other organic resins. The machine uses heat sources located along the barrel to heat the source material while an auger screw transports the source material in the barrel. This transport step does not shear the source material, nor does it use friction to produce the heat necessary to melt the source material. The material becomes substantially liquid or melted during the heating process, and the melted material is forced, by the auger screw, into a chamber whereupon a plunger, situated concentrically with the auger screw, injects the material from the chamber into a mold. Sensors located along the barrel and in the chamber ensure consistency between mold cycles. The controller dynamically adjusts the injection molding process to achieve more consistent and reliable molded parts. | 05-01-2014 |
20140183771 | HYDRAULIC SOURCE CONTROL DEVICE, INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING HYDRAULIC SOURCE - The hydraulic source control device includes an operation input device capable of inputting operation conditions regarding the driving force of a fluid pressure control element, a servo motor including a motor section that drives a hydraulic pump and an amplifier that drives the motor section, and a controller that outputs a control command to the servo motor based on an input result to the operation input device. The controller obtains the fluid pressure of a working fluid based on the operation conditions regarding the input driving force, computes the output torque of the motor section based on the relationship between the fluid pressure and the output torque that are stored in advance, and outputs the computed output torque to the amplifier as a control command of the torque limitation value of the servo motor. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183772 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING LEAK IN A VARTM PROCESS - Producing a composite structure comprising fibre reinforced material impregnated with liquid resin by means of vacuum assisted resin transfer moulding, by method of: providing a forming structure comprising a rigid mould part and a second mould part; placing the fibre material in the rigid mould part; sealing the second mould part against the rigid mould part, forming a mould cavity; connecting a source of uncured fluid resin to at least one resin inlet communicating with the mould cavity; connecting at least one vacuum outlet communicating with the mould cavity; evacuating the interior of the forming structure through at least one vacuum outlet, measuring at least one vacuum outlet airflow level; supplying uncured resin from the source of uncured resin to the mould cavity through at least one resin inlet so as to fill the mould cavity with resin; and curing the resin in order to form the composite structure. | 07-03-2014 |
20140203466 | CLOSED LOOP CONTROL OF AUXILIARY INJECTION UNIT - A method and apparatus of controlling commencement of an injection of a melt stream of moldable material from an auxiliary injection unit. A sensor is placed in an injection molding system to sense a condition related to an injection of a first melt stream of a first moldable material provided by a primary injection unit. Commencement of a second melt stream of a second moldable material from the auxiliary injection unit is initiated upon the sensed condition related to the injection of the first melt stream being detected at a preselected value. The sensed condition may be a pressure, velocity or temperature of the first melt stream as provided by a direct sensor, a force or strain on a hot runner component as provided by an indirect sensor or the occurrence of a function of the injection molding system as provided by a functional sensor. | 07-24-2014 |
20150042002 | FORMING MACHINE COMPRISING A COMMUNICATION PIPE BETWEEN A COMPENSATION CHAMBER AND A NOZZLE - A machine ( | 02-12-2015 |
20150097306 | VALVE DEVICE FOR CONTROLLED INTRODUCTION OF A BLOWING MEDIUM - A valve device for controlled introduction of a blowing medium into plastic parisons, includes at least one controllable valve body, at least one actuating device, and a control device for controlling the actuating device. The actuating device is at least indirectly operatively connected to the valve body, and includes at least one piezoelectric actuator, wherein by actuation of the actuating device and control of the piezoelectric actuator, which is associated therewith, by the control device in dependence on the current impressed into the piezoelectric actuator and/or the voltage applied thereto, the valve body can be moved from an open position into a closed position and vice versa, and in the closed position a main flow path for introduction of the blowing medium into the plastic parisons is closed. | 04-09-2015 |
20160001480 | CLOSED MOLD COMPOSITE MATERIAL MANUCATURING METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS - Methods, devices and systems for closed mold composite material production may include placing an injection tool connected within a pressure chamber, where the injection tool is connected to a material distribution system within the pressure chamber. The methods, devices and systems may also include injecting material at an injection pressure and an injection flow rate, via the material distribution system, into the injection tool and raising an environment pressure of the pressure chamber during the injection process. The methods, devices and systems may include equalizing an injection tool pressure and the environment pressure and adjusting the environment pressure to a curing pressure to cure the material within the injection tool to form a composite product. | 01-07-2016 |
20160023396 | VOLUME CONTROLLED BLOWING-AIR FEED - A method for controlling a blow-molding machine for producing a thermoplastic container, wherein a blowing gas for blow-molding the container is introduced into a thermally conditioned preform, while the preform is held in a blow mold of the blow-molding machine. The blowing gas is introduced during a preblowing phase into the preform so that the temperature-conditioned material of the preform approaches the walls of the blow mold. The blowing gas is introduced during a following finish-blowing phase into the preform so that the temperature-conditioned material of the preform is pressed into the contours of the blow mold walls. The volumetric flow rate of the blowing gas is determined at least during the preblowing phase by an adjustable flow-control valve that can be controlled by a control unit that generates a control signal for adjusting the flow-control valve. The flow-control valve is adjusted as a function of the control signal. | 01-28-2016 |
20160158998 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - An imprint apparatus for forming a pattern on a substrate by bringing a mold into contact with an imprint material on the substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a supply device configured to supply, between the imprint material and the mold, a condensable gas that is liquefied due to a rise in pressure caused by the contact, and a controller configured to control a pressure of a gas between the imprint material and the mold before the contact so that the condensable gas between the imprint material and the mold is not liquefied before the contact. | 06-09-2016 |
20090194893 | Chewable Capsule and Production Method Thereof - This chewable capsule has an encapsulating shell and a filling contained within the encapsulating shell, in which outer diameter of the above encapsulating shell ranges from 14 mm to 25 mm, and mass of the above encapsulating shell, ranges from 10% to 20% of the total mass of the chewable capsule, the quantity of the above filling contained within the above encapsulating shell ranges from 1400 mg to 3000 mg, and gelatin is contained in the above encapsulating shell. | 08-06-2009 |
20100127414 | Nanoparticles for Delivery of Therapeutic Agents Using Ultrasound and Associated Methods - The present invention relates to lipid based nanoparticles or liposomes that are sensitive to ultrasonic energy, compositions containing these particles, methods for delivering one or more active agents using the particles, and methods for preparing the particles. The nanoparticles and liposomes encapsulate active agents such as chemotoxins, genes, virus vectors, proteins, peptides, antisense oligonucleotides, carbohydrates, and stem cells. The particles contain an aqueous core, at least one active agent located within the aqueous core, and a lipid bilayer or membrane that encapsulates the active agent within the aqueous core. The lipid bilayer may comprise a primary phospholipid and a lysolipid that preferably have different acyl chain lengths, making the lipid bilayer sensitive to ultrasound. Ultrasound may be used to track the particles as they move throughout the body. When the ultrasonic energy reaches a certain pressure, the lipid bilayer will break apart, releasing the active agent. | 05-27-2010 |
20100283166 | Process and apparatus for the production of microcapsules - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for producing microcapsules. The apparatus according to the invention comprises at least one bead generator, having at least one nozzle passed by a liquid during operation, with a liquid reservoir arranged before the nozzle. The liquid reservoir comprises a membrane in the region of at least one boundary wall for generating a mechanical oscillation in the liquid. The apparatus comprises at least one reaction and transport device passed by a reaction medium, in which the beads generated in the bead generator are received. Microcapsules are formed during a predetermined reaction time period between at least one first polymeric component of the beads and at least one second polymeric component in the reaction medium and are transported along a reaction path. The apparatus is characterized in that at least one electrode, movable substantially parallel to the nozzle axis by a drive, is arranged between the bead generator and the reaction and transport device, which generates an electric field between an outlet region of the nozzle and the electrode for influencing the bead properties. The invention further includes a use of the apparatus for producing microcapsules and a method for controlling the apparatus. | 11-11-2010 |
20110187012 | AUTOMATIC MULTIFUNCTIONAL LIPOSOME MANUFACTURING DEVICE - Provided is a device for formulating a large quantity of many kinds of liposomes quickly and efficiently using a small amount of organic solvent through computer-based automatic control. To this end, an automatic multifunctional liposome manufacturing device ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110285042 | ENCAPSULATION MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - A method for encapsulating or sorting colloidal objects, comprising the step of flowing said objects in a first flow stream partly or fully surrounded by at least one second flow stream in a channel comprising a narrow strait, wherein along an elongated part of the path of said first flow stream either (a) the bidimensional size of said first flow stream is smaller than the largest bidimensional size of at least some of said objects, either (b) the smallest unidimensional size of said first flow stream is smaller than the largest unidimensional size of at least some of said objects, either (c) said first flow stream is splitting, in the absence of said objects, into droplets with a volume smaller than the volume of at least some of said objects, or (d) said first flow stream would have in the absence of said particles, a shape that cannot entirely encompass some of said objects. | 11-24-2011 |
20120273982 | Novel Preparation Of An Enteric Release System - Hydrophobic liquids are microencapsulated by an enteric matrix in an environment substantially free of organic solvents, the process including forming an emulsion of the enteric material and hydrophobic liquid in water, the emulsion titrated with an acid to form a particulate precipitate of the microencapsulated hydrophobic liquid in an enteric matrix. | 11-01-2012 |
20130307170 | BLOOD SUBSTITUTES AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to blood substitute compositions, and methods of use thereof. Described herein are compositions in which hemoglobin is maintained substantially in the reduced form of hemoglobin as opposed to the oxidized methemoglobin form through inclusion of an oxido-reductase enzyme and reducing agent within a vesicle with the hemoglobin. The vesicles additionally can comprise a dismutase, a catalase, and an electron acceptor, each of which contribute to either the maintenance of hemoglobin in the active oxygen carrying state or provide a benefit not achieved with free hemoglobin. | 11-21-2013 |
20140103553 | METHOD FOR FORMING MICROCAPSULES FOR ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY - An embodiment of the invention provides a method for forming microcapsules for electrophoresis display by forming microcapsules through a complex coacervation reaction between a sulfonated styrene maleic anhydride copolymer and gelatin, wherein a mass ratio of the sulfonated styrene maleic anhydride copolymer to the gelatin is 1:10˜10:1. The method of the embodiment of the invention not only can obtain microcapsules with good sealability and stability, but also can obtain microcapsules having evenly distributed particle sizes and low cost. | 04-17-2014 |
20140151912 | Virus/Nanowire Encapsulation within Polymer Microgels for 2D and 3D Devices for Energy and Electronics - Methods and apparatuses for encapsulating inorganic micro- or nanostructures within polymeric microgels are described. In various embodiments, viruses are encapsulated with microgels during microgel formation. The viruses can provide a template for in situ synthesis of the inorganic structures within the microgel. The inorganic structures can be distributed substantially homogeneously throughout the microgel, or can be distributed non-uniformly within the microgel. The inventive microgel compositions can be used for a variety of applications including electronic devices, biotechnological devices, fuel cells, display devices and optical devices. | 06-05-2014 |
20140191430 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CALIBRATED MICROCAPSULES - The present invention relates to a method for producing microcapsules having a calibrated diameter and at least one parameter characteristic of the mechanical properties of an equally calibrated microcapsule, characterized in that the method includes the steps of: producing microcapsules by means of injection into a microsystem ( | 07-10-2014 |
20150130096 | ENHANCED NUCLEAR SPIN POLARIZATION - The polarization of nuclear spins of a material may be enhanced by encapsulating the material within a reverse micelle. | 05-14-2015 |
20150137399 | MANUFACTURE OF MULTIPLE MINICAPSULES - An extrusion process comprises extruding a material that is flowable when heated and passing the extrudate thus formed through a nozzle | 05-21-2015 |
20160144330 | Methods for Encapsulation of Actives within Droplets and other Compartments - The present invention generally relates to microparticles and, in particular, to systems and methods for encapsulation within microparticles. In one aspect, the present invention is generally directed to microparticles containing entities therein, where the entities contain an agent that can be released from the microparticles, e.g., via diffusion. In some cases, the agent may be released from the microparticles without disruption of the microparticles. The entities may be, for instance, polymeric particles, hydrogel particles, droplets of fluid, etc. The entities may be contained within a fluid that is, in turn, encapsulated within the microparticle. The agent may be released from the entity into the fluid, and then from the fluid through the microparticle. In such fashion, the release of agent from the microparticle may be controlled, e.g., over relatively long time scales. Other embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making such microparticles, methods of using such microparticles, microfluidic devices for making such microparticles, and the like. | 05-26-2016 |
264400320 | Microcapsule wall containing two or more layers | 5 |
20080277812 | Wax Encapsulation - A process of preparation of microcapsules having a shell and a core that includes a waxy solid, includes
| 11-13-2008 |
20100237520 | PREPARATION OF MICROCAPSULE WITH DOUBLE LAYERED STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a method of preparing a microcapsule with a double-layered structure which comprises the steps of performing an interfacial polymerization of an amine-aldehyde prepolymer on droplets containing an inorganic metal precursor selected from carboxylate and alkoxide compounds, and hydrolyzing the including inorganic precursors for formation of inorganic inner layer. The method of the present invention can prepare a microcapsule with a double-layered structure of an inorganic inner layer and a polymer outer layer, which is effective for eluting and substituting a core material inside the capsule. | 09-23-2010 |
20120104638 | Ceramic Encapsulation By Use of One or More Silanes To Template Water Soluble Actives In A Water-In-Oil Emulsion - This invention relates to a method for forming hollow silica-based particles suitable for containing one or more active ingredients or for containing other smaller particles which may include one or more active ingredients. The emulsion templated particles can be formed from two or more silanes. The emulsion templated particles can also be formed from a silane and a compound that attaches a polymer on the shell of the hollow silica-based particles. | 05-03-2012 |
20120104639 | Ceramic Encapsulation with Controlled Layering By Use of Prehydrolyzed Functionalized Silanes - This invention relates to a method for forming hollow silica-based particles suitable for containing one or more active ingredients or for containing other smaller particles which may include one or more active ingredients. In the method, an emulsion is prepared including a continuous phase that is polar or non-polar, and a dispersed phase comprising droplets including (i) a polar active ingredient when the continuous phase is non-polar or (ii) a non-polar active ingredient when the continuous phase is polar; and a prehydrolyzed silica precursor is added to the emulsion such that the silica precursor can be emulsion templated on the droplets to form hollow silica-based particles. | 05-03-2012 |
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264400330 | Microcapsule wall derived from synthetic polymer | 1 |
20120248639 | MICROENCAPSULATED CURING AGENT - A curing agent for unsaturated polyester resins is made by microencapsulating an organic peroxide curing agent in a polyurethane protective coating or shell. | 10-04-2012 |
264400400 | Solid-walled microcapsule formed by cooling molten materials | 1 |
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 |
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20080230937 | Method For Controlling The Injection Molding Process Of An Injection Molding Machine - A method for controlling the injection moulding process of an injection moulding machine with an injection moulding tool that forms at least one cavity for a moulded part to be produced, wherein a melt is introduced into the cavity by an incision. The temporal progression of the temperature of the mould wall is determined and controlled in the course of the injection moulding process. | 09-25-2008 |
20080258325 | Method of and device for cooling blown film during the production of blown film - A method of cooling blown film consisting of thermoplastic plastics during the production of blown film by means of a blown film extruder with a film blowing head which comprises an annular nozzle from which the blown film emerges and is guided away in an extraction direction, wherein at least two cooling gas flows are made to approach the blown film from the outside in at least two blowing-out planes located at a distance from the annular nozzle, wherein at least one cooling gas flow K | 10-23-2008 |
20080277815 | Tire Vulcanizing Method and Method of Setting Tire Vulcanization Process - In a method of vulcanizing a tire in which heating plates | 11-13-2008 |
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20080290542 | Hot Runner Having Temperature Sensor for Controlling Nozzle Heater - A hot runner includes a manifold having a manifold channel and a plurality of nozzle coupled to the manifold. The manifold channel includes a plurality of branches and a manifold heater. Each of the plurality of nozzles includes a nozzle channel and a nozzle heater, the nozzle channel for receiving molding material from a branch of the manifold channel and delivering molding material to a mold cavity. At least one temperature sensor is located near the interface of the manifold and at least one of the nozzles. The temperature sensor is connected to a controller and the controller is connected to at least one of the nozzle heaters. The controller controls power to the nozzle heater according to a temperature measured by the temperature sensor. | 11-27-2008 |
20090026647 | Making a spunbond fleece from cellulosic filaments - A spunbond fleece is made by passing cellulosic filaments from a spinneret in a travel direction through a cooling chamber having upstream and downstream compartments spaced apart in the travel direction. In each of the compartments a respective stream of cooling air is directed against the filaments. The cooling air of each stream has parameters of temperature, humidity, and flow rate. At least one of the parameters of one of the streams is varied such that it is different from corresponding parameter of the other stream. | 01-29-2009 |
20090051065 | Method for Post-Mold Treatment of a Molded Article and an Apparatus for Implementing the Method - Embodiments of the present invention teach a method for post-mold treatment of a molded article and an apparatus for implementing the method. For example, a method of post-mold treatment of a molded article is provided. The method can be implemented in a molded article receptacle. The method comprises at a first instance in time, subjecting the molded article to a first type of post-mold treatment; and at a second instance in time, subjecting the molded article to a second type of post-mold treatment. | 02-26-2009 |
20090102083 | Method and System for Wavelength Specific Thermal Irradiation and Treatment - A system for direct injection of selected, narrow bandwidth thermal-infrared (IR) radiation or energy into articles for a wide range of processing purposes is provided. The irradiation wavelengths are selected according to the specific absorption band characteristics of the target entity to create the desired efficiency of thermal transfer. The applications of the invention may include heating, raising or maintaining the temperature of articles, or stimulating a target item in a range of different industrial, medical, consumer, or commercial circumstances. The system is especially applicable to operations that require or benefit from the ability to irradiate at specifically selected mid-infrared wavelengths or to pulse or inject the radiation. The system is particularly advantageous when functioning at higher speeds and in a non-contact environment with the target. | 04-23-2009 |
20090102084 | Pipe extruding system with cooling plug separation - The pipe molding system includes a separable cooling plug and an automatic procedure to alleviate problems associated with excess plastic continuing to extrude after a sudden shutdown of the extrusion system. The separable cooling plug and shutdown procedure includes accommodating any excess plastic in a created void between the cooling plug and the extruder. This arrangement simplifies removal of the excess plastic and reduces the time required to return the equipment to normal production. Preferably, a controller monitors operating conditions of the system and automatically releases the cooling plug based on the monitored operating conditions. | 04-23-2009 |
20090115086 | Method of Molding System, Including Raising Temperature of Feedstock Responsive to a Calculated Amount of Thermal Energy - Disclosed is a molding-system method, including a temperature-changing operation, including changing temperature of a feedstock being positioned in a barrel assembly from an out-of-barrel temperature to substantially within a processing-temperature range, in response to supplying a calculated amount of thermal energy to the barrel assembly based on a melt throughput being associated with molding articles. | 05-07-2009 |
20090146333 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOLD TEMPERATURES - An apparatus for controlling temperatures of a mold includes a first heating system, a second heating system, and a cooling system. The first heating system is used for pre-heating medium therein. The second heating system is used for further heating the pre-heated medium provided by the first heating system, and providing the heated medium for the mold after draining out preexisting leftover medium in the mold, before injection molding. The cooling system is used for cooling down the mold after injection molding. A relative method for controlling temperatures of the mold is provided as well. | 06-11-2009 |
20090166909 | Temperature control system for molding facility - A temperature control system includes a mold device having a mold cavity formed between two or more mold pieces for receiving a filling material, a number of detecting devices attached to the mold pieces for detecting the temperature of the mold pieces, a heating device for heating the mold pieces to a desired temperature, and a control module coupled to the mold pieces for closing and opening the mold cavity of the mold device, and for receiving the detected temperature signals from the detecting devices, and for controlling the heating device, such as for moving the heating device relative to the mold pieces of the mold device and for suitably pre-heating the mold pieces of the mold device. | 07-02-2009 |
20090206500 | Pre-heated combustion air in treating ceramic components - Systems and processes are disclosed to provide pre-heated air to a furnace configured to treat ceramic green bodies which are made of a particulate material and a combustible fugitive binder. In one embodiment the furnace includes a heater disposed within an intake conduit which supplies pre-heated air to a combustion chamber disposed within the furnace. | 08-20-2009 |
20090243133 | FILM CALIPER CONTROL - A film handling apparatus including an orienter for deforming a polymeric film, a cross-web heat distribution system configured to provide a selectable distribution of heat to the film in the orienter, a measurement device configured to measure at least a portion of a cross-web caliper of the film, and an automated controller that controls the cross-web heat distribution system to adjust heat distribution in response to the measured cross-web caliper of the film. The film handling apparatus can provide for at least partial automatic control of the caliper of a film while the film is being manufactured. | 10-01-2009 |
20090278274 | Method for Monitoring and/or Controlling the Melt Filling of at Least One Cavity - The invention relates to a method for monitoring and/or controlling the melt filling of at least one cavity of an injection molding machine, in particular, by means of a cold channel tool. The invention also monitors the time which is required for the melt to reach the sensor in the cavity and modifies the viscosity of the. melt in the event of variations and/or differentiations in said time. | 11-12-2009 |
20090309249 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CURING A THERMOSETTING MATERIAL - A method and apparatus for curing a thermosetting material. The method comprises heating the material with a liquid heating medium; measuring an electrical or optical property of the material with a cure sensor; and regulating the temperature of the liquid heating medium in accordance with the measured property of the material. | 12-17-2009 |
20100001423 | Method of Vulcanising Pneumatic Tyres and Apparatus Therefor - A tyre enclosed in a vulcanisation mould is supplied with heat to cause vulcanisation of same. By thermal-detection probes introduced into the tyre monitoring of the cross-linking degree reached in at least one first detection region and one second detection region disposed within the tyre is carried out. Head supply is stopped on occurrence of the following conditions: (i) the crosslinking degree measured in at least one of the detection regions reaches a first reference value higher than 90% of the whole cross-linking; and (ii) the cross-linking degree measured in each detection region has overcome a second pre-established reference value not exceeding about 50% of the whole cross-linking. | 01-07-2010 |
20100044900 | INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM, METHOD OF INJECTION MOLDING, AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - There are provided an injection molding system, a computer program, a method of injection molding, and an injection molding machine capable of performing precise temperature control of a mold even when there is a delay in temperature increase of the mold in heat supply with a heating medium. The temperature control is performed so that temperatures of a fixed mold and a movable mold are maintained between an upper limit TU and a lower limit TL of a predetermined temperature range after start of injection of resin during an injection molding cycle. The temperature control of the fixed mold and the movable mold is performed only by switching ON/OFF supply of the heating medium, and cooling with a cooling medium is not performed. In a process of cooling the resin, the temperature control is performed so that the temperatures of the fixed mold and the movable mold are maintained between an upper limit TUa and a lower limit TLa of a temperature range effective for resin annealing by stop of supply of the cooling medium and the supply and stop of the heating medium. | 02-25-2010 |
20100065979 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USER-SPECIFIC MONITORING AND CONTROL OF PRODUCTION - The invention relates to an apparatus, particularly a extruder or injection molding machine, for user-specifically monitoring and preferably regulating the processing of plastic materials. Said apparatus comprises a material feeding mechanism ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100187709 | System and method for rapidly heating and cooling a mold - A portable mold-temperature control unit includes a local heating system, a first fluid duct, a second fluid duct, and a fluid exchange system. The local heating system includes a local heater for heating fluid that is used to rapidly heat a mold. The first fluid duct carries hot fluid heated by the local heating system. The second fluid duct carries cool fluid that is used to rapidly cool a mold. The fluid exchange system includes an outlet that permits fluid to flow from the first and second fluid ducts to the mold during heating and cooling, respectively. The fluid exchange system also includes an inlet that receives the fluid as it returns from the mold. In one embodiment, the heating system reheats the fluid returning from the mold and reuses it to heat the mold again. In a more particular embodiment, the heating system includes a steam generator that generates steam used to heat the mold. In another embodiment, the portable mold-temperature control system includes a local cooling system that cools the fluid used to cool the mold. In a more particular embodiment, the local cooling system cools fluid returning from the mold and reuses it to cool the mold. A method for using the portable mold-temperature control unit is also disclosed. | 07-29-2010 |
20100295199 | METHOD OF ENERGY DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMPTION CONTROL BASED ON MELT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FOR PLASTIC INJECTION AND EXTRUSION PROCESSES - A method of improving energy consumption and/or melt quality of injection molding or extrusion machine can include controlling energy input to the melt from screw drive and heat sources. One or more sensors can measure a present value of at least one process parameter associated with the melt. A control algorithm can compare the present value of melt with a set value. If the present value deviates from the set value by more than a predetermined amount, the set value of at least one operating parameter can be adjusted. The algorithm can determine energy transferred to melt material from thermal and mechanical sources, and adjust set values to optimize energy consumption or improve melt quality. Process parameters can include melt temperature, melt quality characterized value, prospective throughput or injection cycle time, or prospective energy consumption value. Operating parameters can include barrel heating temperature, screw rotational speed, screw plasticizing back pressure, screw injection speed or screw injection pressure. | 11-25-2010 |
20100320633 | METHOD OF OPERATING INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - In an injection molding machine, dies are connected to a die temperature regulating machine by means of thermal medium supplying pipes and thermal medium returning pipes. A heat exchanger is interposed between the thermal medium returning pipes. The air which has been heated by the heat exchanger is supplied to a hopper through a hot air supplying pipe so as to preheat and dry injection material in the hopper. | 12-23-2010 |
20100327475 | Method for making polyethylene terephthalate glass and sunglass frames - A method for making polyethylene terephthalate glass and sunglass frames comprises a preliminary step of dehumidifying the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) material while water refrigerating the injection mold. | 12-30-2010 |
20110101555 | METHODS FOR FORMING INJECTED MOLDED PARTS AND IN-MOLD SENSORS THEREFOR - A method for use in forming a molded part includes providing a mold having a cavity and a movable pin, injecting a moldable material into the cavity, biasing the movable pin to maintain an end of the movable pin in contact with the moldable material in the cavity during the curing of the moldable material and until the moldable material is cured, and monitoring movement of the biased movable pin during curing of the moldable material in the mold. Also disclosed is a sensor engageable with an end of a movable pin of a mold for monitoring the forming of a moldable part, and systems employing the same. | 05-05-2011 |
20110101556 | METHOD AND HEATING DEVICE FOR THERMOFORMING - The present invention relates to a method and a heating device for thermoforming thermoplastic semi-finished products. According to the method locally different thermoforming behaviour during shaping to give a three-dimensional moulded part is achieved by locally different heating of the semi-finished product ( | 05-05-2011 |
20110204535 | DISK SUBSTRATE MOLDING APPARATUS, DISK SUBSTRATE MOLDING METHOD AND DISK SUBSTRATE MOLDING DIE - A disk substrate molding apparatus has a disk substrate molding die and a temperature controller. The disk substrate molding die includes a stamper, a first die including a mirror member to which the stamper comes in contact, and a second die including a molding surface which forms a disk-shaped cavity between the molding surface and the stamper. The second die includes a protruding part which protrudes toward the stamper at an outer circumferential part of the molding surface. The temperature controller controls temperature of the second die so that the protruding part exhibits a higher temperature in comparison to a region further toward the inner circumferential side than the protruding part, and controls temperature of the first die so that a region opposite to the protruding part exhibits a lower temperature in comparison to the protruding part in the mirror member. | 08-25-2011 |
20110210461 | INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE AND INJECTION MOLDING METHOD - An injection molding device is provided with a mold, an injection unit equipped with an injection screw that is displaceably configured such that a molten resin is filled into a cavity by forward movement to perform plural injection operations including at least a filling operation and a pressure keeping operation by displacing the injection screw, a position sensor for detecting the position of the injection screw, a temperature sensor capable of measuring the temperature of the vicinity of the cavity of the mold, a temperature adjustment unit capable of adjusting the temperature of the mold by heating or cooling the mold, a control unit for controlling the displacement of the injection screw and the temperature of the mold and determining plural switching timings of the injection operations on the basis of the position of the screw, and a display unit for displaying an image. The control unit creates a temperature waveform of the vicinity of the cavity based on an input from the temperature sensor and displays a first correlation diagram showing the correlation between the temperature waveform and a predetermined variation corresponding to the change of the temperature waveform and showing at least part of the determined plural switching timings of the injection operations on the display unit. | 09-01-2011 |
20110221088 | HOT-MELT MOLDING APPARATUS - A hot-melt molding apparatus includes an apparatus body, a cylinder, a molding head, a heating device, a conveyor screw, a heat transport section, a thermoelectric element, and a power storage section. The cylinder communicates with the apparatus body and is configured to receive thermoplastic material. The molding head is provided at one end of the cylinder. The heating device is configured to heat the cylinder and the molding head to melt thermoplastic material therein. The conveyor screw is provided inside the cylinder to convey thermoplastic material to the molding head. The heat transport section has a first end connected to at least one of the cylinder and the molding head. The thermoelectric conversion element is connected to a second end of the heat transport section. The power storage section is connected to the thermoelectric conversion element and is configured to store power generated by the thermoelectric conversion element. | 09-15-2011 |
20110241240 | APPARATUS FOR PRINTING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - An apparatus to help control the quality of printed three-dimensional objects is provided. The apparatus may include a printing head to print a three-dimensional object and a printing tray having defined surface characteristics serving to control adherence of the object being printed to the printing tray and/or prevent deformations in the printed object. | 10-06-2011 |
20120013034 | Device and Method for Cooling Plastic Profiles - The invention relates to an extrusion line for producing plastic profiles, preferably plastic pipes, comprising at least one extruder ( | 01-19-2012 |
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20120193824 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURES IN HOT RUNNERS OF MULTI-CAVITY INJECTION MOLD, METHOD FOR WARNING, AND CONTROL SYSTEM BASED ON THOSE METHODS - A method for controlling temperatures in hot runners of a multi-cavity injection mold, a warning method, and a control system based on those methods are provided, in which a temperature sensor is positioned at the same location as each of the cavities of the mold, one of the cavities is chosen as a standard cavity, and a standard filling time is defined. Besides, in every injection cycle, a calculating and controlling module is to calculate the differences between the standard filling time and the filling times of the cavities, and according to the differences, the temperatures in the hot runners may be adjusted by a temperature-adjusting device and a warning device may be started. So, the volumetric filling of the cavities can be balanced very quickly, the process can avoid fluctuations of external environment so as to reduce the time for product development, and the quality of production can be maintained. | 08-02-2012 |
20120205831 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COOLING PLASTIC PROFILES - An extrusion line for producing plastics material profiles includes an extruder, a calibration station, and an additional piece of downstream equipment. A mold includes an internal cooling system having a branch for a coolant disposed inside the mold; wherein a coolant flow distribution is controllable. | 08-16-2012 |
20120217669 | Method for Manufacturing Ceramic Honeycombs with Reduced Shrinkage - A method of manufacturing porous ceramic articles is provided that includes forming a plurality of extruded green bodies from a ceramic precursor batch composition. The method also includes firing the extruded green bodies in a tunnel kiln to produce porous ceramic articles, periodically determining a shrinkage characteristic of at least one sample passing through the tunnel kiln, and adjusting a top soak temperature in the kiln if the shrinkage characteristic is outside of a predetermined range. | 08-30-2012 |
20120261850 | Closed Loop Blank Mold Temperature Control System And Method - A closed loop blank mold temperature control system and method for use in the operation of an I.S. machine is disclosed for automatically adjusting machine timing to maintain desired blank mold temperature/heat extraction. The closed loop blank mold temperature control system uses measured blank mold temperatures to automatically control the supply of coolant air to the blank molds, which may be done independently to each blank mold half as well as independently to the plunger for each blank mold. The closed loop blank mold temperature control system can provide temperature setpoint commands, balance left and right parison temperatures, and maintain parison temperatures as a setpoint, all of which contribute to enhanced final glass container quality. | 10-18-2012 |
20120292802 | EFFECTIVE MOLDING METHOD WITH A LIQUID CONDUCTOR - The present invention provides a molding method with a liquid heat conductor. Molding material is first input into a template and the filled template is then disposed over a conveyer above a driving chain wheel to be carried into a tank containing liquids as a heat conductor. The liquid inside the tank is water or oil. | 11-22-2012 |
20130075943 | MOLD ASSEMBLY EMPLOYING FLUID HEATING - A mold assembly for manufacturing concrete blocks in an automated dry-cast block machine. The mold assembly includes a plurality of liner plates which together form a mold cavity, wherein at least one of the liner plates includes an internal network of shafts which is configured to receive and provide a flow path for heated fluid to pass through to heat the at least one liner plate. | 03-28-2013 |
20130140727 | VISUAL INDICATION OF IMPROPERLY PROCESSED PLASTIC PARTS - a method comprising injection molding a plastic part from a polymer formulation comprising an injection moldable thermoplastic and an additive, wherein the additive has a decomposition temperature that establishes a maximum processing temperature for the polymer formulation. The additive will thermally decompose to generate gaseous products causing visible bubble formation in the surface of the plastic part in response to exposure to a processing temperature that exceeds the decomposition temperature of the additive. A suitable additive may be, for example, selected from oxalates, carbamic acids, carbonic acids, diazocarbonyl compounds, and combinations thereof. | 06-06-2013 |
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20140015155 | TEMPERATURE SENSING WITHIN AN UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE TO DETERMINE LINER CURE SCHEDULE - The invention utilizes temperature sensing to measure the internal temperature of an underground structure, such as a pipe, for the purpose of determining a proper cure interval and/or mix ratio of a resin system during a lining operation. A temperature sensor is placed within a pipe or other underground structure to be rehabilitated and at least one temperature measurement is taken within the structure prior to or simultaneously with the installation of a liner. Once the temperature of an internal aspect of the structure is taken, a cure schedule is utilized to determine the appropriate curing time based on test data obtained from baseline tests performed under simulated conditions in a soil cell apparatus. A computer program may be utilized such that upon entering the type of resin, the lowest recorded temperature of the structure, and the initial resin temperature, a cure schedule is supplied. | 01-16-2014 |
20140061963 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE PERIPHERAL STIFFNESS OF A WET CERAMIC EXTRUDATE - The present disclosure provides a method of stiffening an outer layer of a wet extrudate, where the extrudate has a honeycomb cellular structure. The method includes extruding the extrudate through an extrusion apparatus and directing a substantially uniform flow of fluid onto the outer layer of the extrudate. The method also includes increasing the temperature of a binder material of the extrudate to its gelation point and stiffening at least the outer layer of the extrudate. | 03-06-2014 |
20140110876 | BLOW MOULDING MACHINE WITH A CLEAN ROOM AND A DRYING UNIT FOR SUPPLYING AIR - An apparatus is provided for moulding plastic preforms into plastic containers, including a transport unit, on which a plurality of moulding stations is provided and which moves the moulding stations along a predefined transport path, wherein the moulding stations respectively have blow mould parts that are movable relative to each other, the parts are movable relative to each other for opening and closing blow moulds; and including a clean room that surrounds a transport path, along which the moulding stations are transported, and which is separated from an environment by at least one wall; wherein the apparatus includes a cooling system for cooling at least one element of the respective moulding stations; and wherein the apparatus includes a supply unit that supplies a gaseous medium to the clean room. The apparatus also includes a drying unit for drying the gaseous medium supplied to the clean room via the supply unit. | 04-24-2014 |
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20140159268 | SYSTEM FOR THE INJECTION MOULDING OF PLASTIC MATERIAL, PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR THE MOULDING OF PIECES HAVING THE FORM OF A SOLID OF REVOLUTION OR SIMILAR, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - A system for the injection moulding of plastic material is described. The system has an injection device of the hot runner type for the injection of a plastic material, in a molten state, into a mould, a circular diaphragm to distribute evenly and circularly in a cavity of the mould, through a circular injection gate or port, the plastic material injected by the injection device, and control means adapted to control an operation of the moulding system an including a heating inductor and heating means provided to heat and keep at a hot temperature the injection device, and a thermocouple being arranged in an area of the circular injection gate. The control means are adapted to control through the heating inductor a moulding cycle of a piece. The system is particularly suitable for moulding pieces which typically have a form of a solid of rotation with cylindrical outer surfaces, and is configured in an area of the circular injection port so as to avoid a formation of waste or superfluous parts which must be subsequently removed from the piece, once moulded. | 06-12-2014 |
20140175692 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A TEMPERATURE CONTROL MEDIA SUPPLY - In a method of monitoring an apparatus for temperature control media supply of a tool of an injection molding machine, the apparatus for temperature control media supply has a feed and a return, between which at least one temperature control conduit is arranged, wherein at least one through-flow sensor is arranged. At least one temperature control conduit. At least one pressure drop is measured in the at least one temperature control conduit. At least one hydraulic resistance and/or at least one resistance change in the at least one temperature control conduit is calculated on the basis of at least one volume flow measured with the at least one through-flow sensor and on the basis of the at least one measured pressure drop, and the at least one hydraulic resistance and/or the at least one resistance change is visually represented. | 06-26-2014 |
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20140217633 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR A SHAPING TOOL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method of temperature control of a shaping tool or components of a shaping working machine is performed by a temperature control medium disposed in at least one temperature control branch of a temperature control system. A previously ascertained relationship between geometrical data of the at least one temperature control branch and through-flow amounts of the temperature control medium is provided, and a reference through-flow amount is set by the previously ascertained relationship for the geometrical data of the at least one temperature control branch. | 08-07-2014 |
20140239530 | Extrusion Process - A method for using the quantity of heat output from an extrudate during a cooling operation in an extrusion process, wherein a fluid, in particular air, is guided along the extrudate and/or through the die counter to an extrusion direction, at least some of the heat from the extrudate and/or the die is transmitted to the fluid, the heated fluid is supplied from a first sub region of a process chain, comprising at least one die, a calibrating and cooling device and a take-off apparatus, via a connecting region, preferably consisting of at least one connecting pipe, to a second sub region of the process chain, comprising at least one suction apparatus. In the connecting region, an extraneous fluid can be added to the heated fluid in order to reduce the actual temperature of the heated fluid at least below a predetermined maximum value before said fluid is supplied to the second sub region of the process chain. | 08-28-2014 |
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20140353865 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus for forming a pattern in a plurality of shot regions on a substrate, comprising a heating unit configured to deform each of the shot regions by heating the substrate, and a control unit configured to control the heating unit, wherein when performing imprint processing for a target shot region as a shot region to undergo imprint processing based on heating control information used to heat, by the heating unit, a shot region which has undergone imprint processing prior to the target shot region, the control unit controls heating of the substrate by the heating unit so that a shape of the target shot region which has been deformed by heating of the substrate according to the control information becomes close to a target shape. | 12-04-2014 |
20140374936 | Porous Media Heat Transfer for Injection Molding - The cooling of injection molded plastic is targeted. Coolant flows into a porous medium disposed within an injection molding component via a porous medium inlet. The porous medium is thermally coupled to a mold cavity configured to receive injected liquid plastic. The porous medium beneficially allows for an increased rate of heat transfer from the injected liquid plastic to the coolant and provides additional structural support over a hollow cooling well. When the temperature of the injected liquid plastic falls below a solidifying temperature threshold, the molded component is ejected and collected. | 12-25-2014 |
20150035187 | METHOD FOR WARMING RUBBER AND WARMING DEVICE - Provided are: a method for warming rubber, whereby the rubber temperature can be continuously measured in a short time, and a production condition of a calender roll can be automatically controlled so that the temperature of kneaded rubber compound is constant, the method for warming rubber including a warming step for warming kneaded rubber compound through use of a calender roll, a kneaded rubber compound temperature measurement step for measuring the temperature of kneaded rubber compound using a non-contacting thermometer, and a production condition adjusting step for automatically adjusting a production condition of the calender roll on the basis of the result of measurement by the non-contacting thermometer; and a rubber warming device for implementing the method for warming rubber. | 02-05-2015 |
20150091199 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus for molding an imprint material on a target region on a substrate using a mold to form a pattern on the target region, the apparatus comprising a heater configured to deform the target region by heating the substrate, a measurement device configured to measure an overlay state between the target region and the mold, and a controller configured to control the heater such that the overlay state falls within a tolerance. | 04-02-2015 |
20150097307 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS WITH DYNAMIC HEAT FLOW CONTROL - A liquefier assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system, which includes a rigid member having a gap, a liquefier tube operably disposed in the gap, one or more heater assemblies disposed in the gap in contact with the liquefier tube, and configured to heat the liquefier tube in a zone-by-zone manner, preferably one or more thermal resistors disposed in the gap between the rigid member and the heater assemblies, and preferably one or more sensors configured to operably measure pressure within the liquefier tube. The one or more heater assemblies may be operated to provide dynamic heat flow control. | 04-09-2015 |
20150097308 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND PROCESS WITH MATERIAL FLOW FEEDBACK CONTROL - A liquefier assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system, which includes a rigid member having a gap, a liquefier tube operably disposed in the gap, one or more heater assemblies disposed in the gap in contact with the liquefier tube, and configured to heat the liquefier tube in a zone-by-zone manner, preferably one or more thermal resistors disposed in the gap between the rigid member and the heater assemblies, and preferably one or more sensors configured to operably measure pressure within the liquefier tube. The one or more heater assemblies may be operated to provide dynamic heat flow control. | 04-09-2015 |
20150108674 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which performs an imprint process of forming a pattern on a substrate by using a mold, the apparatus comprising a heating unit configured to heat a region to be imprinted on the substrate, thereby deforming the region, and a processing unit configured to determine, as a region to be imprinted first, one region out of a first region and second region to be imprinted, and determine the other region as a region to be imprinted subsequently, wherein an influence on the other region in a case where the heating unit deforms the one region is smaller than an influence on the one region in a case where the heating unit deforms the other region. | 04-23-2015 |
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20150367559 | METHOD OF PRODUCING COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method of producing a composite material includes preparing at least one molded product raw material by primary curing; preparing an assembled body by assembling the primarily cured molded product raw material with another molded product raw material; and integrally forming the molded product raw materials by heating the assembled body to a temperature equivalent to or higher than a glass transition point of the primarily cured molded product raw material to cause a phase of the at least one molded product raw material to transition to a rubberized state, by allowing an adhesive adjacent to the molded product raw material or the other molded product raw material adjacent to the molded product raw material to coexist with the molded product raw material in the rubberized state, and by secondarily curing the primarily cured at least one molded product raw material. | 12-24-2015 |
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20120061866 | OPACIFYING POLYMERS - A self-stabilizing dispersion composition having a copolymer having at least one polymerizable acid-containing moiety, wherein the at least one acid-containing moiety is at least partially neutralized before or during polymerization, and at least one hydrophobic moiety. A process for producing such compositions is also provided, as well as a process for encapsulating water-insoluble actives in such copolymers. | 03-15-2012 |
20120153520 | NEW-TYPE CHITOSAN-BASED HYBRID MACROMOLECULE AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING OR USING THE MACROMOLECULE - The invention discloses the synthesis of a new-type chitosan-based hybrid macromolecule and a method for producing or using the macromolecule. This macromolecule comprises an amphiphatic chitosan and a silicon-based coupling agent that is anchored by a chemical bonding. The method for producing the hybrid macromolecule can be easily operated under ambient environment. The produced macromolecule can be self-assembled in an aqueous environment to form a nanocarrier, and has the ability to efficiently encapsulate drugs for a subsequent sustained release purpose. This self-assembled hybrid nanocarrier demonstrated features of excellent biocompatibility, drug loading ability and cellular uptake efficiency. | 06-21-2012 |
20120256336 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MESOPOROUS SILICA PARTICLES - The present invention relates to a method for producing mesoporous silica particles including a silica-containing outer shell portion with a mesoporous structure. The method includes the steps of: (I) pressurizing a mixed solution containing a hydrophobic organic compound, a surfactant, and an aqueous solvent by a high-pressure emulsification method so as to form an emulsion that includes emulsion droplets containing the hydrophobic organic compound; (II) adding a silica source to the emulsion so as to form a silica-containing outer shell portion with a mesoporous structure on a surface of the emulsion droplets, and precipitating composite silica particles including the outer shell portion and the emulsion droplets on an inner side relative to the outer shell portion; and (III) removing the emulsion droplets from the composite silica particles. | 10-11-2012 |
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20080315446 | Method and Device for Controlling the Quality During the Production of an Extruded Polymer Product - A method and a device for controlling the quality during the production of an extruded polymer product from a synthetic intermediate product. The production of the polymer product takes place continuously in several successive process steps; whereby a process parameter and/or a product parameter is/are detected in at least one of the process steps and is/are compared with a target value or target value range. A quality signal for determining the quality of the polymer product and/or a control signal for controlling one of the process steps is generated in accordance with this comparison. According to the invention, a measuring time and a throughput time are assigned to the process parameter and/or the product parameter, the throughput time characterizing the current material flow for the respective process step up to the production of the finished polymer product. Changes in quality can thus be identified in advance and can be taken into account for statistical process control. | 12-25-2008 |
20090134539 | TECHNIQUES FOR SENSING MATERIAL FLOW RATE IN AUTOMATED EXTRUSION - An extrusion construction system may include an extrusion nozzle configured to extrude construction material through an outlet onto an external surface, the extrusion nozzle including an excess flow port disposed substantially adjacent an edge of the outlet, an imaging device coupled to the extrusion nozzle, and a controller configured to adjust the rate of material flow through the extrusion nozzle in response to receiving one or more images captured by the imaging device showing excess material being extruded through the excess flow port. | 05-28-2009 |
20090134540 | TECHNIQUES FOR SENSING MATERIAL FLOW RATE IN AUTOMATED EXTRUSION - An extrusion construction system may include an extrusion nozzle, a channeling element coupled to the extrusion nozzle and to a source of construction material, the channeling element configured to transport the material to the extrusion nozzle for extruding the material onto a surface, wherein a surface of the channeling element comprises a transparent substrate such that a flow of the material is viewable through the substrate, an imaging device configured to capture a plurality of images through the substrate of the material flow, and a controller configured to estimate a flow rate based on the plurality of images. | 05-28-2009 |
20090140446 | Molding machine control apparatus and molding method for molding machine - An object is to provide a molding machine control apparatus which can reduce power consumption when operation of a molding machine is continued in a state where a post-process machine stops and which can prevent deterioration in the quantity of molded products in subsequently molding, as well as a molding method for a molding machine. A molding machine control apparatus includes an injection apparatus having an injection nozzle; a mold apparatus; a mold-clamping apparatus; a plasticization-moving apparatus; mode-setting processing means which sets, on the basis of a state of a post-process machine, one of a normal mode for operating the molding machine in accordance with a normal molding cycle and a cycle extension mode for operating the molding machine in accordance with a molding cycle longer than the normal molding cycle; and cycle-extension processing means which extends the molding cycle when the cycle extension mode is set by increasing a time between start of the plasticization retreat and completion of the plasticization advancement, from that in the case where the normal mode is set. | 06-04-2009 |
20090206501 | Method for Controlling Fill Speed in a Molding System - There is disclosed a method for controlling a fill speed of an injection unit, the method executable in a computing apparatus configured to control a plunger actuator of the injection unit. The method comprises receiving an indication of a mold-cavity-filling parameter, the mold-cavity-filling parameter being indicative of a number of molding cavities of a multi-cavity mold having been filled; responsive to the mold-cavity-filling parameter satisfying a pre-determined threshold, releasing a control signal to the plunger actuator to control speed associated with a plunger of the injection unit from a first filling speed to a second filling speed. | 08-20-2009 |
20090212453 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE - A predetermined speed control pattern B is sct. In a mold clamping process, in a mold closing section Zm, mold closing control is performed at a mold closing speed Vm, and based on a current mold closing speed Vd and a current mold closing position Xd, which are both detected, a deceleration starting position Xmc of the deceleration section Zmd, where the current mold closing speed Vd becomes a zero (O) at a virtual stop position Xc, is sequentially forecasted at each predetermined time interval by calculation. Upon reaching the deceleration starting position Xmc the deceleration section Zmd is started, and in the deceleration section Zmd, based on the detected current mold closing position Xd, a speed command value Dm corresponding to the speed control pattern B is obtained sequentially by calculation, and according to the speed command value Dm deceleration control is performed. Upon reaching a mold clamping-transition speed Ve, a predetermined mold clamping processing is performed via a low-pressure low-speed section Zc. | 08-27-2009 |
20090289386 | METHOD FOR SETTING VALVE ACTION - A method for setting valve action, used by a control system having a dialog box, includes choosing a start/stop mode of the valve action. A dialog box of the control system shows start/stop condition fields according to the start/stop mode of the valve action. A start/stop condition field for start/stop timing of the valve action is set. | 11-26-2009 |
20100032855 | PLASTICIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An object is to improve the quality of molded articles and enable stable molding to be performed. A plasticizing apparatus includes a cylinder member having a molding material supply opening at a predetermined position, a molding material being supplied into the cylinder member via the molding material supply opening; and a metering member rotatably disposed within the cylinder member and adapted to plasticize the molding material when the metering member is rotated. A gas-flow-forming medium hole is formed in the cylinder member at a predetermined position. An open-close apparatus ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100052199 | Method for the operation of a production plant to produce an extrudate - A method for the operation of a production plant to produce an extrudate, in which at least one layer of the extrudate is extruded from plastic material in at least one extruder which is variable in the rotational speed of its screw, wherein the speed of the extrudate (line speed) is variable and in which further the diameter and/or or the wall thickness of the layer is measured by a measuring head in a distance from the extruder | 03-04-2010 |
20100072649 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An imprint apparatus molds resin dispensed on a shot region of a substrate with a mold and forms a pattern of resin on the shot region. The apparatus includes a mold stage configured to hold the mold, a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate, a drive mechanism configured to change a relative positional relationship between the mold stage and the substrate stage in an X-Y plane that defines a coordinate of the shot region and a Z-axis direction perpendicular to the X-Y plane, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the drive mechanism so that the mold and the shot region perform relative vibration, in the X-Y plane, with respect to a relative position where the mold and the shot region align, and a distance between the mold and the shot region decreases in the Z-axis direction in parallel with the vibration, and the resin is molded by the mold. | 03-25-2010 |
20100072650 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A DRAWING LINE OR DRAWING UNIT - A method and device for operating a drawing line or drawing unit for drawing cables from polymer threads using a plurality of driven drawing rollers. According to the invention, each drawing roller is controlled to a prescribed motion value. To this end, each drawing roller is associated with a separately controllable drive device. | 03-25-2010 |
20100078843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COATING BIOMEDICAL WIRES WITH INSULATIVE COATING - In one embodiment, a method of operating an extruder to coat biomedical wires with insulative material, comprises: feeding a length of biomedical wire through a tip of the extruder; providing extrudate, concurrently with the feeding, through an extruder die of the extruder, wherein the tip is adjustable relative to the extruder die; measuring a back pressure of extrudate behind the tip and extruder die multiple times for multiple locations of the tip relative to the extruder die; selecting a position for the tip relative to the extruder die in relation to a maximum back pressure value determined, in part, by the measuring. | 04-01-2010 |
20100096767 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE TEMPERATURE OF A PLASTIFIED PLASTIC MATERIAL AT THE EXIT OF AN EXTRUDER - A method for the measurement of the temperature of a plastified plastic material at the exit of an extruder, characterised in that the function of the sound, velocity in dependence of the temperature is measured and memorised for at least one plastified plastic material, the sound velocity is measured during the extrusion of the plastic material, and the respective temperature is determined from the velocity measurement values and the function. | 04-22-2010 |
20100102471 | FLUID TRANSPORT AND DISPENSING - Imprint lithography systems and methods for transporting and dispensing polymerizable material on a substrate are described. In one implementation, the transport system utilizes a dispense head, dispense guard, and a shielding block when dispensing the polymerizable material. In another implementation, the transport system comprises one or more filters positioned in an inline manifold for particle reduction or ion reduction. | 04-29-2010 |
20100123262 | MULTI-ORIFICE EXTRUSION DIE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING UNIFORM FLOW - A method for normalizing the exit velocity of multiple extrudate strands from a multiple die extruder and apparatus for producing the same. The invention describes utilizing a die with individual channels, and installing metering assembly on each individual channel. The metering assembly can then be adjusted to independently increase or decrease the velocity of product through an orifice. By independently adjusting individual velocities of extrudate strands, after successive iterations of adjusting, measuring, and readjusting, a plurality of extrudate stands can be produced having substantially uniform velocity. Further the invention can comprise a single extruder or a co-extruder used to make a co-extruded product wherein uniform velocity becomes more desirable. | 05-20-2010 |
20100140822 | Method of Increasing the Output of a Transfer Film Upon Embossing and Apparatus Suitable for Same - There is described a method of increasing the output of a transfer film ( | 06-10-2010 |
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20110074058 | Device For And Method Of Determining Residence Time Distributions - A method of determining a residence time distribution comprises mixing a molding batch ( | 03-31-2011 |
20110121477 | Methods Of Operating An Extrusion Apparatus - Methods of operating an extrusion apparatus are provided for extruding ceramic or ceramic-forming material. The extrusion apparatus includes an extrusion die mounted with respect to a barrel. At least one screw is rotatably mounted within the barrel, and a feeder is configured to introduce a batch material to the screw. Example methods can adjust at least one of a rotational rate of the screw to an initial rotational rate or a feed rate of the feeder to an initial feed rate when based on a changed operating condition and/or when the batch material reaches the extrusion die. At least one of the rotational rate of the screw or the feed rate of the feeder can then be increased during a transient state until a steady state is reached. | 05-26-2011 |
20110175248 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE CONTROL OF ELECTRIC INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - The exact method with small time-lag of detecting injection pressure for controlling pressure in an electric-motor driven injection molding machine without using a pressure detector has been asked for because the pressure detector is very expensive, necessitates troublesome works for mounting, an electric protection against noise and the works for zero-point and span adjustings and causes a complicate mechanical structure. The present invention uses a high-gain observer which contains the discrete-time arithmetic expressions derived from a mathematical model of an injection and pressure application mechanism in an electric-motor driven injection molding machine consisting of state equations and outputs an estimate of injection pressure, which is one of the state variables of the above state equations, by using a screw position signal and a servomotor current demand signal or actual motor current signal as inputs. The high-gain observer obtains the exact injection pressure estimate with very small time-lag without using a pressure detector. Thus the estimate of injection pressure fed by the high-gain observer can be adopted as a feedback signal of actual injection pressure for controlling injection pressure. | 07-21-2011 |
20110193253 | METHOD OF FORMING A MOLDED ARTICLE BY WIRELESS CONTROL - The present invention relates to a method and molding system ( | 08-11-2011 |
20110241241 | Startup Control Method and Startup Control Device of Resin Extruder - A startup control method of a resin extruder is provided. The resin extruder extrudes supplied resin material to a die as molten resin by rotating a screw. The resin material is supplied with a low supply amount which is smaller than a target supply amount and the screw is rotated at a low rotational frequency which is smaller than a target rotational frequency when starting the resin extruder. A supply amount of the resin material and a rotational frequency of the screw are gradually increased. After elapse of a set startup time, the supply amount of the resin material is brought into a target supply amount and the rotational frequency of the screw is brought into a target rotational frequency. | 10-06-2011 |
20110278754 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE QUALITY IN THE MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling the quality in the manufacture of composite material which contains fiber based and polymer based material, wherein the manufacture includes a mixing process ( | 11-17-2011 |
20120161350 | VOICE COIL MECHANISM FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - A print head assembly that includes a receptacle supported from a carriage frame and configured to receive a print head, and a toggle mechanism configured to move the receptacle relative to the carriage frame. | 06-28-2012 |
20120181715 | ADVANCED CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE SHEETS AND OBJECTS - A system for making PET objects including a means for reacting a first PET precursor and a second PET precursor to produce a PET melt; a means for flowing the PET melt to a valve having at least two outlets; a means for flowing the PET melt from at least one of the at least two outlets to at least one die forming line and one pelletizing (cutter) line. A means for controlling individually the mass flow of the PET melt in each of the at least two system lines independently of the other and a means for forming the PET objects from the PET melt. The control scheme is a combination of a feed forward system as well as a feedback loop. The entire control scheme is part of the overall system PLC. The fine tuning of the pressure at the outlet of the die forming loop is controllers to less than +/−1 bar to obtain maximum control of formed part. | 07-19-2012 |
20120187592 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INJECTION PROCESS IN AN OPEN-LOOP OR CLOSED-LOOP MANNER - A method for controlling an injection process in an open-loop or closed-loop manner in the production of a molded part injects melt mass by at least one injection unit into at least one cavity enclosed by a tool by means of at least one nozzle. The at least one cavity has at least one measuring location, which is coupled to a binary detector, which can change from a first defined state to a second defined state. The binary detector changes the state thereof at the time at which the melt mass arrives at the measuring location. On the basis of the state change of the binary detector, an open-loop or closed-loop control unit controls the injection velocity V of the at least one injection unit in an open-loop or closed-loop manner, the temperature T of the melt mass before the injection, the termination of the injection at the at least one nozzle, and/or the starting of a subsequent process. | 07-26-2012 |
20120193825 | CONTROL METHOD FOR SCREW OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A screw control method of an injection molding machine including a barrel into which a resin is inserted, a screw installed to be rotatable inside the barrel, a check ring on a rear side of a screw head, and a controller controlling operations of the screw includes: measuring an amount of resin to be injected and inserting the resin into the barrel until the amount of resin reaches the measured amount of resin; completing the measurement while melting the inserted resin through rotation of the screw; stopping the rotation of the screw after completing the measurement of the resin; after retracting the screw of which the rotation is stopped a pre-set distance, advancing the screw a pre-set distance; and performing injection molding of the melted resin by advancing the screw, where the rotation, advance, and retraction operations of the screw are made according to control signals of the controller. | 08-02-2012 |
20120193826 | Color Variation Control Process for Molding Plastic and Composite Multi-Color Articles - A process to effect random color variation in multi-color molded articles includes feeding individual colors to molding equipment in a pre-established sequence and manner that prevents substantial mixing of the colors, and at pre-established ratios in relation to a non-integer multiple of volume associated with the molded article. | 08-02-2012 |
20120299209 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE LONGITUDINAL STRETCHING OF A FILM WEB - The invention describes a device ( | 11-29-2012 |
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20130032961 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - To execute a stable pressure control, in a control device for an injection molding machine, a filling/pressure-keeping determining unit determines whether the injection molding machine is performing a pressure keeping operation, an elastic constant identifier acquires, when the filling/pressure-keeping determining unit determines that the pressure keeping operation is in progress, a pressure detection value and a position detection value as operation information of a motor and identifies an elastic constant K based on the acquired pressure detection value and the position detection value, and a pressure-control control-parameter setting unit calculates a proportional gain Ka of a pressure controller such that a product of the proportional gain Ka of the pressure controller and the elastic constant K is smaller than a speed control bandwidth ωsc of a speed controller, and sets the calculated proportional gain Ka to the pressure controller. | 02-07-2013 |
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20140117575 | 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. | 05-01-2014 |
20140191433 | Method for discharging a volume flow - In a method for discharging a volume flow consisting of successive drops to produce a three-dimensional object of solidifiable material present in a fluid phase, the fluid phase of the material is introduced into a material storage means. A pressure (p) is applied to the fluid phase, in order to discharge the material in drops out of a cyclable outlet opening to build up the three-dimensional object in a construction chamber. A method is provided for achieving a constant, discontinuous volume flow by the pressure (p) being regulated via a closed-loop control in the event of a change in the viscosity of the fluid phase of the material, while maintaining the other process parameters, to achieve a predetermined drop size. The pressure is applied by a conveying element, the average displacement velocity of the conveying element per discharged drop being converted as a measured variable into the control variable for the closed-loop control. | 07-10-2014 |
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20140264992 | METHODS AND MACHINES FOR MAKING ORAL PRODUCTS - A method of forming an oral product includes extruding a mixture, conveying the extruded mixture through one or more pairs of forming rollers, and cutting the extruded mixture into one or more oral products. The mixture can include polymer and at least one flavorant, sweetener, active ingredient, or combination thereof. The extruded mixture forms an extrudate having a predetermined cross-sectional shape. The one or more pairs of forming rollers abut to define a passage there between as each forming roller rotates. The passage has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the predetermined cross-sectional shape. The method can be performed using a machine including an extruder, one or more pairs of forming rollers, and a cutting device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140284834 | UNIVERSAL FEEDING SYSTEM FOR EXTRUDERS - A novel universal main feeder is described for cutting the large items into smaller items before they are fed into the feeder, hopper of the extruder. The sensor based control and the cutting device based resizing and quantity control enables a non-clog and smoother operation for recycling or waste management. The unique design of interchangeable cutting device enables the user to fit the pertinent cutting device blade, knives, shredders or hummer mills. | 09-25-2014 |
20140300019 | INJECTION MOLDING FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for performing an injection molding cycle comprising drivably interconnecting a valve pin to an electric motor actuator and controllably operating the electric motor to drive the valve pin at one or more reduced rates of upstream or downstream travel based on either detection of the position of the pin or actuator or on a preselected length of time at which to drive the valve pin. | 10-09-2014 |
20140306365 | INDIVIDUAL CAVITY FLOW CONTROL METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CO-INJECTION MOLDING - Methods and systems for co-extruding multiple polymeric material flow streams into a mold having a plurality of cavities to produce a plurality of multi-layer polymeric articles each having a consistent coverage of an interior core layer are disclosed herein. In an example method, a flow rate of a first skin material into a cavity is individually controlled for each cavity before initiation of co-injection of a second core material into the cavity, which may address inconsistent interior core layer coverage for articles from different cavities. | 10-16-2014 |
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20140353866 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A DRAWING LINE OR DRAWING UNIT - A method and device for operating a drawing line or drawing unit for drawing cables from polymer threads using a plurality of driven drawing rollers. According to the invention, each drawing roller is controlled to a prescribed motion value. To this end, each drawing roller is associated with a separately controllable drive device. | 12-04-2014 |
20150014878 | HOT RUNNER NOZZLE AND MOLD FOR FORMING MULTI-LAYER MOLDED ARTICLE USING THE SAME - At a filling termination stage when performing multi-layer molding by means of a hot runner nozzle, an intermediate layer in a multi-layer molded article is prevented from being formed in a shape causing the intermediate layer to enter into a sprue in a portion of a mold cavity in a mold corresponding to the sprue. The multi-layer molded article with no intermediate layer being exposed in a sprue cut portion can be therefore obtained. In this manner, a diameter of a discharge port opening and closing mechanism part for opening and closing the resin discharge ports in the shut pin is made different from a diameter of a nozzle gate opening and closing mechanism part configured of the projection for pushing out the molten resin in the nozzle gate. | 01-15-2015 |
20150035188 | Injection Molding Machines and Methods for Accounting for Changes in Material Properties During Injection Molding Runs - A method and a machine that account for changes in material properties of molten plastic material during an injection run. If viscosity of the molten plastic material changes during an injection run, a controller alters an injection pressure to ensure that molten plastic material fills a mold cavity within a correct amount of time to prevent part flaws such as short shots or flashing. | 02-05-2015 |
20150035189 | Injection Molding Machines and Methods for Accounting for Changes in Material Properties During Injection Molding Runs - A method and a machine that account for changes in material properties of molten plastic material during an injection run. If viscosity of the molten plastic material changes during an injection run, a controller alters a step time of the injection cycle to ensure that molten plastic material completely fills and packs a mold cavity to prevent part flaws such as short shots or flashing. | 02-05-2015 |
20150035190 | Injection Molding Machines and Methods for Accounting for Changes in Material Properties During Injection Molding Runs - A method and a machine that account for changes in material properties of molten plastic material during an injection run. If viscosity of the molten plastic material changes during an injection run, a controller alters a step time of the injection cycle to ensure that molten plastic material completely fills and packs a mold cavity to prevent part flaws such as short shots or flashing. | 02-05-2015 |
20150042003 | METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING OF THERMOPLASTIC POLE PARTS, AND MOLD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for injection molding of thermoplastic pole parts utilizes a mold to fix at least one vacuum interrupter and contact terminals during a molding process. At least one injection opening or gate for injection of thermoplastic material is formed into the mold. The mold is applied with multiple injection openings at least along its long axis, for injection of hot thermoplastic material, and the injection openings or gates can be steered in such a way that they inject thermoplastic material simultaneously or with a defined time dependent injection pattern. This process alleviates the issue of a pressure gradient along the long axis of the molded pole part, shortens process times, and achieves a homogenous dissipation of material during the molding process. | 02-12-2015 |
20150084222 | FILAMENT FOR FUSED DEPOSIT MODELING - An apparatus for forming an object by an additive process, commonly referred to as 3-D printing, is provided. The apparatus includes a filament comprising a series of irregularities along the length of the filament, a nozzle depositing a layer of melted material onto a surface and a feeder feeding the filament to the nozzle. A heating element melts the filament and a controller controls the position of the nozzle in a plane to control the configuration of the layer of melted material deposited by the nozzle. Additionally, a method for forming polymer filament used in 3-D printing devices is also provided. The method includes the steps of melting a polymer, selecting an extrusion characteristic calculated to induce a polymer flow instability and extruding the melted polymer using the selected extrusion characteristic to produce an extrusion having distortions created by the polymer flow instability. | 03-26-2015 |
20150091200 | Smooth 3D Printing Using Multi-Stage Filaments - This document describes techniques and apparatuses for smooth 3D printing using multi-stage filaments. These techniques are capable of creating smoother surfaces than many current techniques. In some cases, the techniques determine a portion of a surface of a 3D object that includes, or will include, a printing artifact or is otherwise not smooth, and then applies multi-stage filaments to provide a smoothing surface over that portion. | 04-02-2015 |
20150097309 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING TUFTED ARTICLE - A process for making a tufted article from a thermoplastic material comprises controlling injection pressure according to a pressure-dominated algorithm including detecting at least 100 melt-pressure measurements per second upstream a front end of a mold cavity. An apparatus comprises a pressure-control mechanism for monitoring and adjusting an injection pressure according to the pressure-dominated algorithm, wherein the pressure-control mechanism comprises at least one high-frequency pressure sensor located upstream the mold cavity's front end. | 04-09-2015 |
20150115491 | Injection Molding Machines and Methods for Accounting for Changes in Material Properties During Injection Molding Runs - A method and a machine account for changes in material properties of molten plastic material during an injection run. A change in a control signal is calculated by a controller during the injection molding run. If the change in the control signal indicates a change in material flowability, the controller alters a target injection pressure to ensure that molten plastic material completely fills and packs a mold cavity to prevent part flaws such as short shots or flashing. | 04-30-2015 |
20150290871 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which forms an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, comprising a driving unit driving at least one of the mold and the substrate, a measurement unit measuring a position deviation amount between the mold and the substrate, and a control unit controlling alignment between the mold and the substrate based on the position deviation amount, wherein in a first period from a start of contact between the mold and the imprint material until a distance between the mold and the substrate falls within a target range, and a second period in which the distance is maintained, the control unit obtains a command value for controlling the driving unit and controls the driving unit such that a amplification factor of the command value in the second period is larger than that in the first period. | 10-15-2015 |
20150321418 | System And Method For Forming Three-Dimensional Structures - A system and method for forming 3D printed structures on a base component includes extruding material through a nozzle while moving the nozzle vertically. Extruded material flows from the nozzle and spreads outwardly upon contact with an underlying portion of material. The outward spread of material is controlled to form a desired geometry for the 3D printed structure. An optical sensing device may provide feedback for controlling the outward spread of material. Using a molding component, structures with anchored portions extending through openings in the base component can be formed. | 11-12-2015 |
20150321426 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING CALIBRATION BOARD AND THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING CALIBRATION METHOD THEREOF - A three-dimensional (3D) printing apparatus, a printing calibration board and a three dimensional printing calibration method thereof are provided. The three-dimensional printing apparatus is adapted to spray the printing material. The three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a nozzle module, a printing platform and a control unit. The printing platform has a carrying surface, where the calibration pattern is disposed on the carrying surface. The calibration pattern at least includes a datum path and a first auxiliary path. The control unit controls the nozzle module coupled to the control unit to spray the printing material along the datum path, and the printing speed of the nozzle module is adjusted in response to the width of coverage of the printing material on the calibration pattern. | 11-12-2015 |
20150342060 | SYSTEMS FOR ENCAPSULATING A HYBRID ASSEMBLY OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - During a process to encapsulate electronic components and attachment interfaces thereof on a first side of a substrate of a hybrid assembly, a fluid is supplied to a trench of an encapsulation system in which the hybrid assembly is loaded, and a balancing pressure is delivered by the fluid within the trench, during the encapsulation process, to support the hybrid assembly from an opposing second side of the substrate. A regulator of a fluid supply of the system may maintain the balancing pressure, for example, being controlled by a controller of the system that is configured to estimate a pressure within a molding cavity of the system. | 11-26-2015 |
20150343692 | METHOD FOR REGULATING AN EXTRUSION DEVICE AND EXTRUSION DEVICE USING SAID METHOD - Method for regulating an extrusion device for the manufacture of a continuous strip of profiled product (P) made of an elastomeric compound, comprising a screw rotationally driven in a fixed barrel the outlet of which comprises an extrusion die and at least one rotationally driven cylindrical roller, the rotational speed of the screw (Ω | 12-03-2015 |
20150360398 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRUDING AN ELASTOMER MIXTURE - Extrusion apparatus intended for manufacturing a continuous strip of profiled product (P), comprising a screw ( | 12-17-2015 |
20150360406 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A POSITION OF AN ACTUATOR PISTON - Apparatus and method for detecting a position of an actuator piston driving a valve pin in an injection molding system. The apparatus includes an actuator housing having a body portion, surrounding an axial bore, of a substantially non-magnetic and/or magnetically permeable material, a piston, movable within the axial bore for driving a valve pin, the piston including a magnetic member generating a magnetic field such that axial movement of the piston in the bore modifies the magnetic field according to the position of the piston relative to a detection position, and a magnetic field detector attached to an exterior surface of the body portion at the detection position for detecting the magnetic field associated with the position of the piston and generating an output signal determined by the piston position. | 12-17-2015 |
20160001493 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which performs an imprint process of dispensing an imprint material on a substrate and forming the imprint material dispensed on the substrate by using a mold, the apparatus comprising a dispensing unit configured to dispense an imprint material on the substrate, and including a tank which contains an imprint material, a dispenser which discharges the imprint material contained in the tank to the substrate, and a detection unit which detects a remaining amount of imprint material contained in the tank; and a control unit configured to perform control to supply an imprint material to the tank or exchange the dispensing unit based on a detection result obtained by the detection unit. | 01-07-2016 |
20160001503 | SYSTEM FOR 3D PROTOTYPING OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a system for 3D prototyping of flexible material and method thereof The system comprises: a loading machine for providing a polymer molten mass; a screw extruding machine for extruding the polymer molten mass; a metering pump for controlling the quantity of the polymer molten mass; an air compressor for compressing air; an air heater for heating the compressed air; a 3D modeling component for processing a 3D workpiece; the nozzle comprises a spinneret plate and a gas-flow hole, the spinneret plate is configured with a through hole for forming the extruded polymer molten mass into a polymer melt trickle, the gas-flow hole drafts the polymer melt trickle to a filiform polymer fiber to aggregate on the 3D workpiece; a solidifying component for solidifying the filiform polymer fiber to form the flexible material. The present invention can achieve convenient and quick printing for the flexible material. | 01-07-2016 |
20160009026 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT BY MEANS OF GENERATIVE CONSTRUCTION | 01-14-2016 |
20160016346 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MELT-PROCESSING INSTALLATION - A method for controlling a melt-processing installation, wherein the installation has a melt-feed device, a filtering device, and a melt-processing device. Optionally, a melt pump can be used in addition to, or in lieu of, the melt-feed device. A maximum achievable rate of volume change per unit time of a volumetric feed of the melt-feed device and/or of the melt pump is determined, a maximum volume deviation value of the volumetric feed per unit time to the melt-processing device is determined, and a volume change in the filtering device between the melt-feed device and/or the melt pump and the melt-processing device is set such that a resulting rate of volume change of the filtering device is less than, equal to, or slightly larger than the maximum achievable rate of volume change of the melt-feed device and/or of the melt pump so that the maximum volume deviation value is not exceeded. | 01-21-2016 |
20160031133 | FOAM MOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A foam molding system and method of operation are provided. The foam molding system includes a molding assembly configured to mix a plurality of constituent materials to form a molding material. A dispenser is operably coupled to receive the molding material. A carrier is positioned to receive the molding material from the dispenser, the carrier being removably coupled to the foam molding machine. An RFID module is coupled to the carrier. An RFID reader is arranged to receive a signal from the RFID module when the carrier is arranged in the foam molding machine. A controller is operably coupled to the RFID reader and the molding assembly, wherein the controller includes a processor that is responsive to executable computer instructions for changing molding parameters in response to the RFID reader receiving the signal from the RFID module. | 02-04-2016 |
20160051414 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MAKING ABSORBENT SANITARY ARTICLES - A machine for making absorbent sanitary articles including an absorbent pad with at least one discrete layer of superabsorbent polymer material includes a unit for forming and applying a succession of absorbent pads, which includes a drum for forming the pad, a duct for feeding a charge of superabsorbent polymer material to the drum and intermittent valve mounted along a stretch of the duct and driven by an actuator. A device detects the superabsorbent polymer material and sends a signal to a control and drive unit connected to the device indicating that the superabsorbent polymer material has been detected. The control and drive unit is configured to drive the actuator to bring the valve into phase with the rotation of the drum when the deviation of the signal from a reference signal exceeds a defined threshold value. | 02-25-2016 |
20160065040 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATED IRON CORE - A method of manufacturing a laminated iron core includes extruding resins from a plurality of plungers toward a plurality of through holes extending from an upper surface to a lower surface of a laminated body formed of a plurality of electromagnetic steel plates to fill the plurality of through holes with the resins. The plurality of plungers are mutually independent and an extrusion amount of the resin is controlled for each plunger. | 03-03-2016 |
20160067906 | DETERMINING PART ORIENTATION FOR INCREMENTAL SHEET FORMING - Provided are methods and systems of orienting parts for incremental sheet forming and, in some examples, forming the parts in these orientations. A forming orientation may be identified by simulating forming operations of the same part in multiple different orientations and identifying the thinnest portions of the part for each of the orientations. The orientation with the maximum thickness of these identified portions is selected as a forming orientation. The forming simulation may be based on the Sine law by comparing the actual and projected areas of different surface elements of the shape to be formed. As such, a part formed in the forming orientation will have the greatest minimum thickness among all other possible orientations. | 03-10-2016 |
20160082656 | SYSTEM OF RAPID PROTOTYPING AND METHOD THEREOF - A system of rapid prototyping, comprises a calculate controller, a stage, a deliver, a frame former, a filler and a forming machine. A board material was disposed on the stage by the deliver. The frame former heats up the board material to melt the board material and then forms at least a space on the board material. The filler fills a solidable liquid into the space. The deliver disposes another board material on the board material filled with solidable liquid and repeats the abovementioned steps until the plurality of spaces constitute the target article. And then the forming machine heats up the board materials to melt the board materials, meanwhile, the solidable liquid is solidified to form the target article. Wherein the calculate controller connects and operates the deliver, the frame former, the filler and the forming machine. | 03-24-2016 |
20160096319 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER TO COMPENSATE FOR RADIAL VELOCITY VARIATIONS - A three-dimensional object printer is configured to enable the density of material ejected by at least one printhead onto a rotating platen near its circumferential edge to be approximately the same as the density of the material ejected onto the rotating platen near the center of the platen. | 04-07-2016 |
20160107359 | A STACK MOLD - There is provided a mold stack ( | 04-21-2016 |
20160107361 | MONITORING METHOD AND DEVICE - The invention relates to a monitoring method for monitoring the energy requirement of an extrusion installation ( | 04-21-2016 |
20160107365 | ROD MEMBER EXTRUSION-MOLDING SYSTEM AND EXTRUSION-MOLDING METHOD THEREFOR - A system for executing a rod member extrusion-molding method of the present invention has an extrusion-molding machine of a rod member, a transfer conveyor, a delivery line of the rod member between the extrusion-molding machine and the transfer conveyor, a measurement position defined on the delivery line and dividing the delivery line into an upstream section and a downstream section, a measurement device measuring an outer diameter of the rod member in the measurement position, a first roller conveyor forming a part of the section at least directly upstream of the measurement position, a second roller conveyor forming the downstream section, and a control device performing feedback control of a transfer speed of the transfer conveyor based on the outer diameter obtained in the measurement device. | 04-21-2016 |
20160107389 | ENHANCED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH A RECIPROCATING PLATEN - An additive manufacturing extrusion head that includes a heated nozzle for accepting a feedstock and extruding the feedstock onto a substrate at a deposition plane, the nozzle having a longitudinal extrusion axis. A reciprocating platen surrounds the nozzle, the platen operable to reciprocate along the extrusion axis at or above the deposition plane as the nozzle extrudes feedstock onto the substrate; and wherein the platen flattens the extruded feedstock such that it does not protrude above the deposition plane as the extrusion head traverses over the substrate. | 04-21-2016 |
20160121551 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE TEXTURING - An additive three-dimensional fabrication process is improved by controlling deposition rate to obtain surface textures or other surface features below the nominal processing resolution of fabrication hardware. Sub-resolution information may be obtained, for example, from express metadata (such as for surface texture), or by interpolating data from a source digital model. | 05-05-2016 |
20160129633 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPARATUS AND THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING METHOD - The disclosure provides a 3D printing apparatus and a 3D printing method which form a 3D object by forming and stacking a plurality of forming layers. The 3D printing apparatus includes a body, a printing module, a curing module, a sensing module and a controlling module. The body has a stage. The printing module sprays liquid forming material on the stage. The curing module cures the liquid forming material on the stage to form a forming layer. The sensing module is configured corresponding to the stage and detects a surface profile of the forming layer according to a condition parameter to generate a profile signal. The controlling module is electrically connected to the printing module, sensing module and curing module. The controlling module receives the profile signal and drives the printing module and the curing module according to the profile signal to remedy the surface profile of the forming layer. | 05-12-2016 |
20160151949 | DOWNSTREAM PIN VELOCITY CONTROLLED INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD | 06-02-2016 |
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20160158986 | INJECTION CONTROL METHOD AND INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM - An injection control method controls an injection mechanism configured to inject an injection material into a cavity of a mold. The method includes a detection step for detecting that the injection material reaches a predetermined position in the cavity that is away from the injection position, and a change step for changing the injection termination time based on the time period from injection start of the injection material until the detection in the detection step. | 06-09-2016 |
20160167296 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS USING NEEDLE FELTING | 06-16-2016 |
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20090184435 | CONTROLLING THE SYNTHESIS AND GEOMETRY OF LIPID TUBULE NETWORKS - Nano-sized lipid vesicles with tailored properties are used as building blocks to generate lipid tubules between two glass surfaces. The tubules formed not only have defined orientation, width, and length, but they can also grow to be as long as 13 mm under ambient conditions, without externally supplied flow, temperature control, or catalyzing agents. The tubule membrane and its internal aqueous content can be manipulated by controlling the combination of different vesicle's lipid composition and aqueous entrapment. This self-assembly process opens up new pathways for generating complicated and flexible architectures for use in biocompatible molecular and supramolecular engineering. Aspects of the invention generate, for example, tubules encapsulated with siRNA, tubules with multiple branches, and polymerized fluorescent tubules in a single-throughput self-assembly process. | 07-23-2009 |
20100019403 | PRODUCTION AND RECOVERY OF POLYMERIC MICRO- AND NANOPARTICLES CONTAINING BIOACTIVE MACROMOLECULES - The present invention describes a method to encapsulate bioactive macromolecules, as example but not limited for, peptidic drugs, into polymeric particles sizing less than 10 μm of diameter Particle production is based on emulsification/internal gelation procedure and comprises a formation of a water-in-oil emulsion followed by solubilization of dispersed insoluble calcium complex triggering gelation of said polymer dispersed in internal phase, by ionic cross-linking with free calcium ions. Finally, resulting gelled particles dispersed in the oil phase are recovered by partition phases coupled with high speed centrifugation cycles. In this case, the present invention describes a precise methodology to recover said gelled polymeric particles after particle production and includes an addition of acetate buffer solution at predetermined pH, dehydrating agents and residual oil dissolvent agent, at predetermined concentration, followed by high speed centrifugation cycles. This method of production and recovery was applied to the macromolecule, insulin, and demonstrated that the bioactivity of said peptidic drug was preserved. | 01-28-2010 |
20100127415 | METHOD FOR PREPARING POLYUREA MICROCAPSULE CONTAINING SATURATED ALCOHOL DISPERSION MEDIUM, AND MICROCAPSULE PREPARED USING THE METHOD - Provided are a method for forming polyurea microcapsules containing a saturated alcohol as a dispersion medium, and microcapsules prepared using the method. According to the method, suspensions, in which microcapsules are dispersed in a saturated alcohol dispersion medium as a core material, may be used to prepare microcapsules. Diverse and fine color expression may be obtained from various response characteristics in the display applications. In addition to superior processibility, excellent thermal stability, solvent resistance, and chemical stability may be achieved by using polyurea in microcapsules as a wall material according to one embodiment of the present invention. | 05-27-2010 |
20100258964 | Droplet Formation - A technique for shaping droplets is disclosed. Multiple optical traps, or at least one variable geometry trap, are used to deform a droplet. The surface tension of the droplet is lowered to be comparable with the force which can be applied using the optical traps, for example by using a surfactant such as Aerosol OT, with heptane droplets in a solution of sodium chloride. Solidification of deformed droplets can be achieved using polymerization. | 10-14-2010 |
20110147961 | Hydrophilic Liquid Encapsulates - A process of forming a population of microcapsules is described comprising a liquid hydrophilic core material and a wall material at least partially surrounding the core material. The liquid hydrophilic core material can be anionic, cationic, or neutral but polar. The microcapsule population is formed by providing liquid hydrophilic core material; providing an oil continuous phase which is low boiling and preferably nonflammable, the oil continuous phase comprising preferably one or more organic oil materials such as esters with chain length up to about 42 carbons. A mixture is formed by dispersing the liquid hydrophilic material in the oil continuous phase. Either an oil soluble or dispersible monofunctional amine acrylate or monofunctional amine methacrylate, along with acid; or alternatively monofunctional acid acrylate or monofunctional acid methacrylate along with base; or alternatively, monofunctional amine acrylate or monofunctional amine methacrylate along with acid acrylate or methacrylate; is added. A multifunctional acrylate or methacrylate monomer or oligomer is provided along with an initiator. Optionally a surfactant is also added to form the mixture. Emulsification is achieved by subjecting the mixture to high shear agitation and heating the mixture for a time sufficient to enable forming a prepolymer which migrates to the liquid hydrophilic material, thereby forming prepolymers adhered to the hydrophilic core materials. Heating is carried out or light exposure or both for a time and temperature sufficient to crosslink the prepolymers. | 06-23-2011 |
20120286438 | PROCESS FOR OBTAINING MICROCAPSULES - A continuous process for preparing microcapsules containing water-insoluble active principles, comprising:
| 11-15-2012 |
20130043611 | Method For Encapsulating Substances With Formation Of The Capsule Shell By Interfacial Reaction In The Centrifugal Reactor - Provided are methods for encapsulating substances. In certain methods, the capsule walls are obtained by interfacial reaction, wherein the interfacial reaction is carried out in a centrifugal reactor with rotating packing. | 02-21-2013 |
20130181363 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING POLYSILOXANE MICROCAPSULES THAT ARE FUNCTIONALIZED AND ARE NOT VERY POROUS - A method is provided for encapsulating products that can have lipophilic or hydrophilic, including volatile, properties in a polysiloxane membrane that is particularly impervious. A method is also provided for evaluating the imperviousness of capsules. The present method includes the following steps:
| 07-18-2013 |
20130313734 | METHOD OF PREVENTING AGGLOMERATION DURING MICROENCAPSULATION OF FRAGRANCE OILS - A process for preparing a microcapsules comprising an oil-based core material such that particle agglomeration is minimized during wall formation, the process employs reaction of an isocyanate or diisocyanate first with a guanidine compound followed by reaction with a polyfunctional amine. | 11-28-2013 |
20140346696 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PREPARING ELECTRONIC INK MICROCAPSULES - An apparatus and a method of preparing electronic ink microcapsules are disclosed. The apparatus of preparing electronic ink microcapsules includes: a first input tube, a second input tube, a UV light source, and an output tube connected to both the first input tube and the second input tube, respectively. The first input tube is a shading tube adapted to input an electrophoresis suspension comprising a mixture of a pre-polymer and a photo-initiator. The second input tube is adapted to input an aqueous solution comprising surfactant. The UV light source is adapted to radiate the mixed liquid in the output tube which is a mixture of the liquids input from the first input tube and the second input tube to prepare the electronic ink microcapsules. The electronic ink microcapsules prepared by using the apparatus and the method of preparing electronic ink microcapsules exhibit advantages including good uniformity, good thermal stability, etc. | 11-27-2014 |
20150336066 | METHOD OF ENCAPSULATION AND IMMOBILIZATION - A method for encapsulating a material, the steps include choosing a material to encapsulate; placing the material into a material solvent to form a material solution; forming a primary emulsion of the material solution in an immiscible liquid medium that is immiscible with the material solvent, wherein the material solution is the disperse phase and the immiscible liquid medium is the continuous phase of the primary emulsion, wherein the immiscible liquid medium contains an encapsulating agent dissolved therein, the encapsulating agent capable of being crosslinked, polymerized, gelled, hardened or solidified; adding the primary emulsion as droplets into a crosslinking medium, wherein the crosslinking medium is immiscible with the continuous phase immiscible liquid medium of the primary emulsion, and thereafter activating the crosslinking, polymerizing, gelling, hardening or solidifying of the encapsulating agent to envelope the material in a crosslinked, polymerized, gelled, hardened or solidified matrix forming the droplets into beads. | 11-26-2015 |
20160151757 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING PHASE CHANGE MICROCAPSULE HAVING THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SHELL | 06-02-2016 |