Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
264402000 | DIRECT APPLICATION OF ELECTRICAL OR WAVE ENERGY TO HEAT THE MOLD (E.G., ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE, PARTICULATE, MAGNETIC, SONIC, ELECTROSTATIC ENERGY, ETC.) | 69 |
20080224357 | Method for Producing Foamed Slabs - A process for producing foam moldings from prefoamed foam particles which have a polymer coating under pressure in a mold in the absence of steam, and also foam moldings produced therefrom and their use. | 09-18-2008 |
20090096134 | Process and Apparatus for Forming Medical Device Balloons - Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison in that location to a higher temperature than the remainder of the parison for at least a portion of the blowing time. A variety of apparatus configurations are provided, some of which allow for the size and location of the initiation zone to be readily reconfigured. Balloons can also be modified, post-blowing, using heating apparatus and methods described. | 04-16-2009 |
20090102099 | Injection Molding Apparatus Having Magnetic Valve Pin Coupling - A magnetic coupling for an injection molding apparatus, such as a hot half or hot runner, includes a first magnetic part for connection to an actuator, a valve pin plate, or the like and a movable second magnetic part for connection to a valve pin. The first magnetic part and the second magnetic part are coupled by a magnetic force. The first magnetic part can be part of the actuator. The second magnetic part can be part of the valve pin. A valve pin plate can be provided for a plurality of valve pins. | 04-23-2009 |
20090179356 | Low Haze Thermoplastic Films, Methods and Manufacturing System For Forming the Same - The present invention related generally to thermoplastic films, and, more particularly, to low haze thermoplastic films with high thickness uniformity, methods for manufacturing low haze thermoplastic films with high thickness uniformity, and manufacturing systems for forming the same. | 07-16-2009 |
20090194911 | OPTICAL MICRO-ARRAY FOR E.G. MICRO SENSORS - Method for manufacturing a polymer body ( | 08-06-2009 |
20090224433 | RESIN MOLDING PROCESS AND RESIN MOLDING APPARATUS - A resin forming method and a resin forming apparatus for obtaining a resin formed product, by filling a cavity of a rubber-made mold with a thermoplastic resin, and cooling the thermoplastic resin. When filling the cavity with the thermoplastic resin, an electromagnetic wave generator is used, and electromagnetic waves having an intensity peak in a wavelength region of 0.78 to 2 μm are irradiated to the thermoplastic resin from the surface of the mold, and thereby the thermoplastic resin is heated selectively from the mold. The thermoplastic resin is an ABS resin which either a noncrystalline thermoplastic resin, or is a rubber modified thermoplastic resin. | 09-10-2009 |
20090315223 | TEMPLATE AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A template includes a substrate, an element pattern formed on a surface of the substrate, and a light absorbing portion formed on or inside the substrate. | 12-24-2009 |
20100044921 | METHOD OF CLEANING TEMPLATE AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD - To remove the resist residue on a template by holding the template with a pattern face having irregularities, supplying a cleaning agent to an area containing the contamination adhering to the pattern face of the template, applying emitted light from the opposite face of the pattern face of the template, and optically exciting the cleaning agent with the emitted light to produce a radical, making at least part of the contamination hydrophilic by reaction of the contamination with the radical, and removing the contamination from the template after hydrophilization. | 02-25-2010 |
20100072671 | NANO-IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY TEMPLATE FABRICATION AND TREATMENT - A nano-imprint lithography template includes a rigid support layer, a cap layer, and a flexible cushion layer positioned between the support layer and the cap layer. Treating an imprint lithography template includes heating the template to desorb gases from the template. Heating the template includes radiating the template at a selected wavelength with, for example, infrared radiation. The selected wavelength may correspond to a wavelength at which the template material is strongly absorbing. | 03-25-2010 |
20100176538 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF INSTALLING HOOK FASTENER ELEMENTS IN A MOLD ASSEMBLY - Various embodiments of a mold assembly system include a mold defining at least one trench along a surface of the mold and two or more hook fastener elements disposed on the surface of the trench in an end-to-end relationship. Each hook fastener elements includes: (1) an elongated base, (2) a plurality of hooks extending upwardly from an upper surface of the base, and (3) a magnetic material disposed within the base. The hook fastener elements are unattached to each other and are separately disposed within the trench, and the magnetic portion of the trench is configured to attract the hook fastener elements toward the magnetic portion and hold the hook fastener elements adjacent thereto in an end-to-end relationship substantially along the length of the trench. In one embodiment, the hook fastener elements are substantially the same length and are usable in straight trenches, curved trenches, or trenches having various lengths. | 07-15-2010 |
20110298157 | Method of cleaning molds for producing tire profiles - In a method for cleaning profile molds for producing tire profiles on treads of vehicle tires, the profile molds are cleaned in rinsing suds by using ultrasound. The profile molds are moved successively through a pre-cleaning and a primary cleaning chamber between which they are rinsed in a rinsing bath. After cleaning in the primary cleaning chamber, the profile molds are checked with respect to remaining contaminants and valves disposed in air vent openings in the profile molds are inspected and loosened by ultrasound application to ensure their mobility. Subsequently, the profile molds are cleaned again. The invention also relates to an arrangement for carrying out the method. | 12-08-2011 |
20110304079 | MOLD FOR MOLDING RESIN, APPARATUS FOR MOLDING RESIN, AND METHOD FOR MOLDING RESIN - A rubber mold for molding a resin | 12-15-2011 |
20120091631 | RAPID-ASSEMBLY BASE MOULD WITH AN ENGAGEABLE HOLDING FORCE ASSIST - An apparatus for moulding plastic preforms into plastic containers, comprising at least one blow moulding station ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120104658 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOLAR HEATED MANUFACTURING - A system for a thermal manufacturing system including a heliostat and a mold. The heliostat includes at least one reflecting surface, a steering mechanism and a controller. The steering mechanism is coupled to the at least one reflecting surface and capable of directing at least a first portion of the at least one reflecting surface toward a first one of multiple, selectable focal points. The mold is located in a second one of the selectable focal points. A manufacturing method is also disclosed. | 05-03-2012 |
20120161367 | MOLD BASE FOR URETHANE CASTING PROCESS - A mold design with magnetic locking components for a urethane casting process can allow for several advantages over conventional mechanical locking mechanisms for holding two mold halves together. The magnetic locking components can be permanent magnetic components, electromagnetic components, or a combination of the two. A switch can allow for magnetizing and demagnetizing of the magnetic locking components, thereby respectively providing and releasing a mold holding force at the appropriate times of, for example, a urethane casting process. The magnetic locking components can be used with single or multi-cavity molds. | 06-28-2012 |
20120223461 | IMPRINTING DEVICE AND IMPRINTING METHOD - The present invention provides an imprinting device and an imprinting method which can uniformly apply pressure between a mold and a molding object and which can increase and decrease a temperature at a fast speed. An imprinting device is for transferring a pattern on a mold to a film molding object, and comprises a stage for holding the mold, a pressurizing-chamber casing which configures a pressurizing-chamber together with the molding object, sealing means which airtightly seals a space between the pressurizing-chamber casing and the molding object, opening and closing means which opens and closes the space between the pressurizing-chamber casing and the molding object, pressurizing means which adjusts atmospheric pressure in the pressurizing-chamber, heating means which heats either one of or both of the mold and the molding object, and degassing means which eliminates any gas present between the mold and the molding object. | 09-06-2012 |
20130056911 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING TUBULAR CERAMIC STRUCTURES - Tubular ceramic structures, e.g., anode components of tubular fuel cells, are manufactured by applying ceramic-forming composition to the external surface of the heat shrinkable polymeric tubular mandrel component of a rotating mandrel-spindle assembly, removing the spindle from said assembly after a predetermined thickness of tubular ceramic structure has been built up on the mandrel and thereafter heat shrinking the mandrel to cause the mandrel to separate from the tubular ceramic structure. | 03-07-2013 |
20130087950 | METHOD FOR OPERATING SEVERAL NEEDLE VALVE NOZZLES OF INJECTION-MOLDING EQUIPMENT - An injection-molding equipment includes at least two cavities and at least one needle valve nozzle, each fitted with one needle, per cavity. The needles are displaceable by an electromagnetic drive into an open and a closed position to respectively release and close a gate aperture subtended in the particular related cavity. Each electromagnetic drive has at least one electromagnet with each sealing needle axially held in place in the open and in the closed position by at least one permanent magnet. A control unit generates individual power pulses of which the duration is defined and saved in said control unit. An electromagnet of an electromagnetic drive is fed a power pulse and generates an electromagnetic field to displace the sealing needle from its closed into its open position and vice-versa, with the power pulses for at least two electromagnetic drives being transmitted in time-staggered manner to the drives. | 04-11-2013 |
20130200553 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING IMPRINTING MOLDS, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING IMPRINTING MOLDS - The cleaning process of cleaning an imprinting mold including a release layer coupled via siloxane bonds to a substrate of that release layer includes a first cleaning step and a second cleaning step. In the first cleaning step, the angle of contact of the surface of the release layer with water is made small, and in the second cleaning step, the alkali cleaning agent is brought in contact with the release layer that has gone through the first cleaning step. | 08-08-2013 |
20130285292 | MICROWAVE CURING OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method of curing a composite material. A tool is heated using microwaves. At least a part of the composite material is shielded by reflecting microwaves away from the composite material with a shield. Heat is transferred from the tool through the shield to the composite material. The tool comprises a material which is sensitive to microwaves so that, when microwaves are incident upon the tool, some of the microwaves are absorbed by the microwave-sensitive material, thereby heating the tool. | 10-31-2013 |
20140183793 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Solar Heated Manufacturing - A system for a thermal manufacturing system including a heliostat and a mold. The heliostat includes at least one reflecting surface, a steering mechanism and a controller. The steering mechanism is coupled to the at least one reflecting surface and capable of directing at least a first portion of the at least one reflecting surface toward a first one of multiple, selectable focal points. The mold is located in a second one of the selectable focal points. A manufacturing method is also disclosed. | 07-03-2014 |
20140265036 | POLYMER MICROCAVITY AND MICROCHANNEL DEVICE AND ARRAY FABRICATION METHOD - A method of forming a microplasma device places a curable polymer material between a mold having a negative volume impression of microcavities and/or microchannels and a substrate. The polymer is cured and then the mold is separated from the solid polymer. The method can form a microplasma device that includes a substrate and either or both of a microchannel or microcavity defined in a polymer layer supported by the substrate. Electrodes arranged with respect to the polymer material can excite plasma in a discharge medium contained in the microchannel or the microcavity or both. A flexible mold is preferably used to fabricate transparent polymer microcavities onto rigid substrates. A rigid mold is preferably used to fabricate transparent polymer microcavities onto flexible substrates. Having one of the mold and the substrate flexible and the other rigid aids in the separation of the mold from the cured polymer. | 09-18-2014 |
20140367891 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING GRAPHENE - A method and apparatus for manufacturing graphene including rotating a continuous surface within an evacuated chamber; coating the surface with a catalyst layer; heating portions of the catalyst layer; coating the heated portions of the catalyst layer with one or more layers of graphene; monitoring grain growth of the graphene layer; if the monitored grain growth indicates unacceptable grain growth, then taking corrective action; and removing the catalyst layer and the layer of graphene from the surface by heating other portions of the catalyst layer. | 12-18-2014 |
20140367892 | MOLDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A hot-runner system, comprising: a melt flow modular assembly having a gate melt flow control apparatus; and a Lorentz force actuator assembly being coupled to the gate melt flow control apparatus. A valve gate drive controller for control of the Lorentz force actuator assembly of the hot-runner system. An injection plastic molding apparatus devised to mold plastic articles, and the injection plastic molding apparatus having the hot-runner system. A method comprising operating the Lorentz force actuator assembly of the hot-runner system. A melt flow modular assembly for use with the Lorentz force actuator assembly of the hot-runner system. | 12-18-2014 |
20140374959 | INJECTION MOLDING METHOD WITH INFRARED PREHEAT - A plastic injection molding system includes a mold having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface defines a mold cavity, which is configured in a shape of a part to be formed. A source of plastic, having a known heat distortion temperature, is injected into the mold cavity. At least one infrared heat source is disposed adjacent the mold. The at least one heat source is moveable between a first position disposed away from the interior surface of the mold and a second position where the at least one heat source is in communication with the mold cavity surface. A controller is in communication with the at least one heat source and is configured to heat the mold cavity surface to a predetermined temperature below the heat distortion temperature of the plastic resin. At least one temperature sensor in is communication with the interior surface of the mold and in communication with the controller to move the at least one heat source to the second position when the interior surface of the mold reaches the predetermined temperature. | 12-25-2014 |
20160176110 | EJECTOR DEVICE | 06-23-2016 |
264403000 | Induction heating | 28 |
20080303194 | MOLD APPARATUS FOR FORMING POLYMER AND METHOD - Various mold apparatuses and methods for forming a polymer with induction heat energy are provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mold apparatus for forming polymer includes a mold having a top mold portion and a top mold surface that is magnetic. The bottom mold portion of the mold includes an induction heating unit that is at least partially embedded in the bottom mold portion that provides induction heat energy to the mold. The mold apparatus is constructed and arranged to dissipate greater than about 50% of the induction heat energy in the top mold portion. The induction heating unit of the bottom portion of the mold provides rapid heating the top mold surface to provide high surface quality polymer parts a shorter molding cycle time while utilizing less energy. | 12-11-2008 |
20090174119 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PATTERNED RESIN SHEET - The present invention aims at providing a method of manufacturing a patterned resin sheet, capable of implementing efficient and highly precise patterning. The method includes: pressing a perimeter portion of a roller against a surface of a resin sheet with the perimeter portion heated with a laser beam, by using a patterning member that includes a roller rotatable around an axis and has a patterning portion patterned in a recessed and projected geometry on the perimeter portion of the roller, thereby forming on the surface of the resin sheet a pattern that is oriented inversely to the recessed and projected geometry of the patterning portion; and rotating the roller to bring a portion pressed by the perimeter portion into motion, such that the pattern is continuously formed on the surface of the resin sheet. | 07-09-2009 |
20100201040 | INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING PARTS USING SAME - The invention concerns a device for heating a surface by induction, in particular for molding or transforming a part made of thermoplastic or thermosetting composite material. The device comprises a body having at least one portion made of magnetic and heating conducting material wherein is provided a plurality of closed cavities proximate the surface to be heated, each cavity surrounding a field winding. The heat produced by induction on the walls of the cavity is transferred by conduction to the heating surface. The distance between the cavities and the position of said cavities relative to the heating surface are such that the heating is substantially uniform on said surface. | 08-12-2010 |
20100308508 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THERMOFORMING A SHEET - The device for thermoforming a sheet has two molds. The first mold includes a movable plug support plate and heated plugs projecting from the plug support plate, which plugs are spaced a predetermined distance apart. A plurality of induction coils is arranged stationary in an area of the device adjacent to the plug support plate, and the plug support plate has an induction element of inductively heatable material. | 12-09-2010 |
20110006460 | CURING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE AND CONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSFER - A system for forming a composite structure comprises an electromagnetic press including an upper die, a lower die and an electromagnet. The lower die may be mounted in spaced relation to the upper die for receiving a composite layup therebetween. The electromagnet is energizable such that the upper and lower dies apply a compressive force to the composite layup. | 01-13-2011 |
20110057357 | DEVICE FOR CONVERTING MATERIALS USING INDUCTION HEATING AND DEFORMABLE COMPACTING MEANS - A heating device for the transformation of a material, includes: a lower mold element or matrix, made of an electrically conductive material and having a molding zone for contacting with the material to be transformed; an upper element that lacks a molding zone, made of an electrically conductive material; inductor elements for generating a magnetic field that envelops the matrix and the upper element, with the matrix and the element being electrically insulated from one another during the induction heating phase so that the surfaces opposite these two elements delimit an air gap in which the magnetic field that induces currents circulates at the surface of the molding zone of the matrix, thus making it possible to localize the action of the inductors at the interface of the molding zone/material to be transformed; and deformable pressure element, arranged between the matrix and the upper element, able to exert uniform pressure on the material to be transformed. | 03-10-2011 |
20110140310 | Injection mold having pre-heating device, the pre-heating device, and method for pre-heating injection mold - An injection mold having pre-heating device, the pre-heating device, and method for pre-heating injection mold are provided. The pre-heating device includes a high frequency coil member and a transportation device having a Z axle servo motor, a Z axle linear sliding rail, an annular transportation belt and a lifting rack. The annular transportation belt is driven by the Z axle servo motor. The high frequency coil member is hung on the lifting rack. The lifting rack is moveably connected to the Z axle linear sliding rail, coupled to the annular transportation belt and is driven by the annular transportation belt to perform an ascent or descent movement along the Z axle linear sliding rail. | 06-16-2011 |
20110260366 | MOLD APPARATUS FOR FORMING POLYMER AND METHOD - Various mold apparatuses and methods for forming a polymer with induction heat energy are provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mold apparatus for forming polymer includes a mold having a top mold portion and a top mold surface that is magnetic. The bottom mold portion of the mold includes an induction heating unit that is at least partially embedded in the bottom mold portion that provides induction heat energy to the mold. The mold apparatus is constructed and arranged to dissipate greater than about 50% of the induction heat energy in the top mold portion. The induction heating unit of the bottom portion of the mold provides rapid heating to the top mold surface to provide high surface quality polymer parts and a shorter molding cycle time while utilizing less energy. | 10-27-2011 |
20120025428 | DEVICE FOR TRANSFORMING MATERIALS BY INDUCTION HEATING - The present invention concerns a device for molding of thermoplastic matrix composite materials or thermosetting materials. Two mold casings that are mobile relative to each other, electrically conductive material include a molding zone designed to be in contact with the material to be transformed, and an induction circuit for generating a magnetic field. The faces of one of the two mold casings are situated so as to be facing induction circuit, except for the molding zones, being coated with a shielding layer made of a non-magnetic material preventing the magnetic field from penetrating into the mold casings. The mold casings are electrically insulated from each other during the molding phase to define an air gap wherein flows the magnetic field that induces currents at the surface of the molding zones, thus localizing the heating at the interface between the molding zone and the material to be transformed. | 02-02-2012 |
20120098162 | RAPID HOT PRESSING USING AN INDUCTIVE HEATER - A rapid hot press (RHP) method and system in which heat is supplied by RF induction to rapidly consolidate a material is described. Use of RF induction heating enables rapid heating and consolidation of powdered materials over a wide temperature range. Details of an exemplary system, instrumentation and performance using a thermoelectric material as an example are disclosed. The novel technique may be applied to any known sinterable materials. Notable applicable materials include thermoelectric materials, such as PbTe. An exemplary thermoelectric PbTe material may be pressed at an optimized temperature and time according to the technique to be consolidated under typical parameters and yield suitable properties of Seebeck coefficient, electrical resistivity, and thermal diffusivity. | 04-26-2012 |
20120104659 | APPARATUS FOR PITCH DENSIFICATION - A pitch densification apparatus may be used to form a carbon-carbon composite material. In some examples, the apparatus is configured to pitch densify a material using one or more of a plurality of different pitch densification techniques. For example, the apparatus may densify a material with a selectable one of the resin transfer molding cycle, the vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding cycle, and/or the vacuum pressure infiltration cycle. The apparatus may respond to initial or changing properties of a material to be densified. In some additional examples, the apparatus includes a mold configured to receive a preform and a portion of solid pitch separate from the preform. The apparatus may include a heating source thermally coupled to the mold that is configured to heat the solid pitch above a melting temperature of the solid pitch. The apparatus may melt the pitch without external pitch melting equipment. | 05-03-2012 |
20120267830 | Method of rapid sintering of ceramics - Rapid sintering techniques for densifying zirconium dioxide based ceramic materials employing electromagnetic induction heating or inductive coupled plasma, reducing processing time from hours to minutes. In one embodiment a water-cooled coil is connected to a radio frequency power supply. The coil surrounds a susceptor body which in turn surrounds the ceramic to be sintered. The susceptor heats up in response to a magnetic field emanating from the coil as the coil receives electric power. The heat in turn is radiated from the susceptor and heats the ceramic. In another embodiment, the coil is connected to a radio frequency power supply of sufficiently high frequency and power to establish a plasma in the gas which surrounds the ceramic. The plasma then heats the ceramic. The method is especially useful for sintering ceramic dental appliances, in minutes which can lead to in situ fabrication of such appliances while a dental patient waits. | 10-25-2012 |
20120292825 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON SUBSTRATE FOR SOLAR CELL USING CONTINUOUS CASTING FACILITATING TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides an apparatus for manufacturing a silicon substrate for solar cells using continuous casting, which can improve quality, productivity and energy conversion efficiency of the silicon substrate. The apparatus includes a crucible unit configured to receive raw silicon and having a discharge port, a heating unit provided to an outer wall and an external bottom surface of the crucible unit and heating the crucible unit to form molten silicon, a casting unit casting the molten silicon into a silicon substrate, a cooling unit rapidly cooling the silicon substrate, and a transfer unit disposed at one end of the cooling unit and transferring the silicon substrate. The casting unit includes a casting unit body having a casting space defined therein to be horizontally connected to the discharge port, and an assistant heating mechanism that preheats the casting unit body to control a solidification temperature of the silicon substrate. | 11-22-2012 |
20120292826 | MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In a molding machine, an electrical current is caused to flow to a coil by a high-frequency power supply, and a magnetic field is generated, whereupon lines of magnetic force are generated so as to substantially conform to cavity faces of the stationary mold and the moveable mold. The magnetic field strength is constant with respect to position in the lengthwise direction of the coil, and eddy currents are generated uniformly with respect to the cavity faces. Because the molds have electrical resistance, Joule heat is generated by the eddy currents and electrical resistance, and the cavity faces are heated. When a material in a molten state is injected into the cavities of the heated molds, flowability of the material is promoted, and therefore the quality of the molded article is improved. | 11-22-2012 |
20130037994 | Method Of Shortening The Time To Compression Mold A Roofing Shingle Or Tile And Apparatus For Facilitating Same - A method of shortening cycle time required to compression mold shingle or tile is provided, wherein carrier plates are comprised of a surface material and a base, and receive a thermoplastic material, thereon. The roofing material is applied to the carrier plate and the carrier plate is subjected to induction heating, by which its surface material has its temperature raised, without substantially raising the temperature of the carrier plate base, such that the thermoplastic material applied thereto is kept heated in the compression mold. Cooling of the thermoplastic material is by heat transfer from the carrier plate surface material to the carrier plate base, and with both materials having good heat conduction capability. The carrier plate surface material has a high receptivity to being heated by induction heating relative the carrier plate base. The carrier plates are serially delivered through the process, to the compression mold. | 02-14-2013 |
20130075955 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INTERIOR TRIM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, INCLUDING A SUBSTRATE AND A COATING HAVING THE APPEARANCE OF WOOD - The invention relates to a method consisting in: inserting the coating ( | 03-28-2013 |
20130075956 | MOLD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MOLD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PLASTIC OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL PRODUCT BY MEANS OF SAID MOLD - An induction-heated mold, including at least one lower portion and one upper portion defining a cavity inside of which a molding material is to be brought to a temperature Ttr greater than 20° C., which is introduced and then shaped, at least one of the mold portions having an area for transferring heat with the molding material, the heat transfer area including at least one sub-area consisting of at least one ferromagnetic material the Curie point Tc of which is between 20 and 800° C. and which is in contact with the molding material and/or with a non-ferromagnetic coating having a thermal conductivity greater than 30 W.m−1.K−1. A method for manufacturing a plastic or composite material product via of the molds according to the invention. | 03-28-2013 |
20130093120 | MOLDING SURFACE-HEATING APPARATUS AND MOLDING METHOD - In a molding surface-heating apparatus, eddy current is generated in a mold by an electromagnetic induction, and a molding surface of the mold is heated by the eddy current. The molding surface-heating apparatus is provided with a conductive member and a coil. The conductive member is electrically connected to and disconnected from a surface of the mold. The coil supplies a magnetic flux to the conductive member and the mold such that the magnetic flux generates the eddy current that crosses the conductive member and the mold and the eddy current passes through the molding surface. | 04-18-2013 |
20130334741 | MOLDING DEVICE AND MOLDING METHOD USING THE MOLDING DEVICE - A molding device which can heat molding portions of dies by a simple structure while guaranteeing the durability of the molding portions of the dies, and a method of molding a product using the molding device are provided. A molding device | 12-19-2013 |
20140117587 | METHOD FOR MOLDING THERMOPLASTIC RESIN PRODUCT AND MOLDING APPARATUS THEREFOR - An apparatus for molding a thermoplastic resin product includes a heating apparatus which conducts heating by radiation of infrared rays by using a light source; a stamper which is radiation heated by infrared rays radiated from the light source; a cooling member which cools the stamper by contacting the stamper which is radiation heated; a first mold which holds the stamper and/or the cooling member in a movable manner, thereby enabling the stamper and the cooling member to be in contact with or remote from with each other; and a second mold which holds a thermoplastic resin to which a structure of a shape-forming surface of the stamper is transferred. The stamper is radiation heated at least in the state where it is remote from the cooling member. | 05-01-2014 |
20140265037 | Inductively Heated Extruder Heater - One embodiment of a heated nozzle for extruding meltable material consists of an electrically conductive nozzle, comprised of an inlet, an outlet, and a passage connecting inlet and outlet. The nozzle fits into a hole or gap cut or formed through a loop of high permeability soft magnetic material such as ferrite or pressed iron powder. Electrically conductive wire is coiled around and through this magnetic loop to form a coil. A high-frequency alternating current is supplied to the coil, inducing a magnetic field in the magnetic core. The magnetic field, when passing through the electrically conductive nozzle, induces eddy currents that heat the nozzle to melt the material entering the inlet. | 09-18-2014 |
20150021831 | INJECTION MOLDING METHOD WITH INFRARED PREHEAT - A plastic injection molding system includes a mold having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface defines a mold cavity, which is configured in a shape of a part to be formed. A source of plastic, having a known heat deflection temperature, is injected into the mold cavity. At least one infrared heat source is disposed adjacent the mold. The at least one heat source is moveable between a first position disposed away from the interior surface of the mold and a second position where the at least one heat source is in communication with the mold cavity surface. A controller is in communication with the at least one heat source and is configured to heat the mold cavity surface to a predetermined temperature below the heat deflection temperature of the plastic resin. At least one temperature sensor is in communication with the interior surface of the mold and in communication with the controller to move the at least one heat source to the second position when the interior surface of the mold reaches the predetermined temperature. | 01-22-2015 |
20150137427 | Consolidation of Complex Contoured Thermoplastic Structures - A method and apparatus for forming a stiffened thermoplastic panel is presented. The method may comprise placing a number of forming tools within a number of concave areas of a thermoplastic preform. The method may also place the thermoplastic preform with the number of forming tools within the number of concave areas on a thermoplastic lay-up to form a workpiece. The method may also position the workpiece within a tool. The tool may have a number of die liners configured to generate heat in response to a magnetic field. The method may also consolidate the workpiece to form the stiffened thermoplastic panel. Consolidating may comprise applying a magnetic field to the number of die liners to heat the workpiece to a consolidation temperature. | 05-21-2015 |
20150321388 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HEATING A MOULD OR TOOL - The present disclosure relates to a tool such as an injection moulding tool or an embossing tool. A heating device including a stack of layers is provided for heating a tool surface. The stack may include a coil carrier layer with a number of wound coils for generating a magnetic field, and a conductive top layer, being adjacent to the tool surface currents are induced in the top layer to heat the surface. Efficient heating may be provided by solutions involving low resistivity layers that lead currents to the top layer without themselves developing heat to any greater extent. A conduction frame device can be provided beneath the top layer and around the perimeter thereof to provide reliable contact with a backing layer. A thermal resistance layer may placed between the intermediate layer and the top layer, and may comprise a heat resistive plastic material such as a polyimide | 11-12-2015 |
20160107357 | MOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTLY GAS-COOLING A MOLDING OBJECT - A molding system for directly gas-cooling a molding object includes a cold air provider, two molding parts, a plurality of outlets, at least one air-providing molding part, at least one air passage, and a controller. The two molding parts are closed detachably to co-define a forming cavity therebetween. The outlets are arranged on the air-providing molding part. The air passage is connected to the cold air provider and the outlets. The controller drives the cold air provider to provide cold air to a molding object in the forming cavity directly when the two molding parts are separating. | 04-21-2016 |
20160107370 | Apparatus and Method for Deforming Thermoplastics - A method comprises resiliently deforming the object via a mold that comprises first and second mold members that are movable between open and closed positions. The first and second mold members define a parting line or gap and a mold cavity when closed. The mold cavity is shaped such that the thermoplastic object is resiliently deformed in the mold cavity when the first and second mold members are closed. Thereafter, a portion of the mold is heated in a manner such that the object partially melts while the parting line or gap of the mold remains below the melting temperature of the object (thereby eliminating flashing). The object is then allowed to cool in the mold with the first and second mold members closed such that the object at least partially takes the shape of the mold cavity when the object is in equilibrium and is released from the mold cavity. | 04-21-2016 |
20160176136 | TIRE DIRECT-PRESSURE SHAPING AND ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION HEATING CURING METHOD AND APPARATUS | 06-23-2016 |
20160375624 | Glossy Container - A method of blow molding a glossy article having at least one layer of thermoplastic material. The method comprises the steps of feeding a parison of said thermoplastic material into a mold having an inner surface with at least a portion of SPI finish standard selected from the group consisting of A-1, A-2, A-3, B-1, B-2 and B-3 mold and a first temperature of greater than 55° C.; blowing the parison against the inner surface of the mold to form the article; and subsequently lowering the temperature of the mold to a second temperature of between 10° C. to 55° C. before release of the molded article. The cycle time of the mold (t | 12-29-2016 |
264404000 | Electrical heating (e.g., resistance heat, etc.) | 15 |
20090001633 | Method Of Manufacturing A Stent From A Polymer Tube - A blow molding apparatus for expanding a polymer tube and a method for fabricating a stent using the apparatus is disclosed. The polymer tube is disposed within a tubular mold, over which a heated ring is made of a material having thermal conductivity greater than the tubular mold is translated. The ring is heated with heated fluid streams applied directly onto an outer surface of the ring, or heated fluid circulated within the ring, or an electrically resistive coil within the ring, or combinations thereof. The heated ring uniformly heats a circumference of the tubular mold that, in turn, uniformly heats a circumferential band of the polymer tube. The heated polymer tube is progressively expanded radially and axially while the ring is translated longitudinally over the polymer tube. The expanded polymer tube can be heat set and cooled prior to removal from the tubular mold. | 01-01-2009 |
20090140465 | Gate Insert - Disclosed, amongst other things, is a gate insert of an injection mold that includes a base member. The base member defines a nozzle interface for receiving, in use, a nozzle of a melt distribution system that is heated, in use, by a heater, and a gate, the gate configured to fluidly link, in use, a melt channel of the nozzle with a molding cavity. The gate insert further includes a thermal regulator associated with the base member, the thermal regulator includes a direct energy conversion device that is capable of heating and cooling, wherein the thermal regulator is controllably operable, in use, to control the temperature of the gate. | 06-04-2009 |
20090250843 | Footwear Mold Heating System and Method - Mold assemblies for compression molding of footwear components include molds, heating elements, conductor plates, insulating layers and carrier trays. An upper mold assembly is placed into a fixture attached to an upper press platen. A lower mold assembly slides into and out of a fixture attached to a lower press platen. Heating elements within the mold assemblies connect to electrical contacts in the fixtures when the mold assemblies are installed in the fixtures, thereby providing electrical power to the heating elements and heating the molds. A conveyor is positioned to receive a mold assembly from (or transfer a mold assembly to) the lower press platen fixture when the lower platen is in a lowered position. | 10-08-2009 |
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20110062634 | THERMAL NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY MOULD, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING IT, AND THERMAL NANOIMPRINT PROCESS EMPLOYING IT - A heating mould for thermal nanoimprint lithography, a process of producing the mould, and a process for producing a nanostructured substrate employing the mould. The heating mould includes a substrate having a first principal surface and a second principal surface, and a through-cavity extending from a first orifice in the first principal surface up to a second orifice in the second principal surface. The heating mould also includes a thermally conducting layer that mechanically supports the second membrane, an insulating layer beneath the thermally conducting mechanical support layer, heating means and an electrically and thermally insulating layer which covers the heating means and, at least partially, the second membrane, imprint patterns on the electrically and thermally insulating layer, and means for supplying an electric current to the heating means. | 03-17-2011 |
20110140311 | 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. | 06-16-2011 |
20120112387 | MOLD FOR THERMAL NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY, PROCESS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, AND NANOIMPRINT PROCESS USING THE SAME - A heating mold for thermal nanoimprint lithography comprising resistive heating means and collecting means for collecting the electromagnetic energy of a variable electromagnetic field emitted by a source located outside the mold, said collecting means being connected to said resistive heating means (34) in which said energy is dissipated. | 05-10-2012 |
20120168990 | RESIN MOLDING APPARATUS AND RESIN MOLDING METHOD - A resin molding apparatus includes a pair of metal molds respectively arranged so as to be insulated from the ground with insulating materials, and a molding portion including the pair of metal molds and to which a resin material is provided. At least one metal mold of the pair of metal molds is provided with electrodes at two points flanking the molding portion. A high frequency current generator capable of applying high frequency current having a frequency of about 10 kHz or more is connected to the two electrodes. | 07-05-2012 |
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20130037995 | Mold Core for Molding and Controlling the Temperature of a Hollow Structure - A mold core for molding and controlling the temperature of a hollow structure comprises an electrically non-conducting or only slightly conducting inner area and an electrically conducting outer area and two electrical contacts accessible from outside for applying a voltage, wherein the thickness of the outer area is constant or is specifically varied. A method for producing a mold core comprises molding a first body to form an inner electrically non-conducting or only slightly conducting area of the mold core and applying molding material to the first body to form an outer electrically conducting area of the mold core and attaching two electrical contacts accessible from outside for applying a voltage, wherein the thickness of the outer area is constant or specifically varied. | 02-14-2013 |
20130113141 | HEATED MOULD AND A METHOD FOR FORMING FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES - A method for forming fibre reinforced composites, such as rotor blades for wind turbines, and a heated mould. The mould includes an active surface intended to be in contact with the composite and a core member comprising a cell structure. One or more conduit(s) is/are embedded in the core member forming a path through the cell structure, and one or more heating wire(s) is/are arranged in said conduit(s). The core member is preferably made from a material with a high thermal conductivity and may include openings in at least some cell walls of the cell structure to allow fluids to pass there through. The mould may include two or more heating zones. | 05-09-2013 |
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20150048555 | CARBON FIBER PREFORM, CARBON FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CARBON FIBER PREFORM - A carbon fiber preform has a plurality of carbon fiber sheets that are stacked and are bonded to each other by means of an adhesive resin having thermal plasticity. This carbon fiber preform comprises a partial-conducting layer arranged at least either between at least one pair of adjacent layers of the plurality of carbon fiber sheets or on a surface area of the plurality of carbon fiber sheets and configured to have a resistance area which has higher electric resistance than electric resistance of the carbon fiber sheet in a stacking direction and a conductive area which is capable of having electrical continuity in the stacking direction, wherein the resistance area and the conductive area are arranged in a surface direction orthogonal to the stacking direction. The plurality of carbon fibers sheets are bonded to each other by means of the adhesive resin in the surface direction in the conductive area and in an area corresponding to periphery of the conductive area. In areas other than the conductive area and the area corresponding to the periphery of the conductive area, the plurality of carbon fiber sheets are not bonded to each other by means of the adhesive resin. | 02-19-2015 |
20150054199 | DIE INSERT WITH LAYER HEATING, MOULDING PLATE WITH SUCH A DIE INSERT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A DIE INSERT - Heated mould cavities of injection-moulding dies require long heating and cooling phases, with the result that the production unit numbers are low, the unit costs are high and the degree of efficiency is low as a result of the energy for temperature control. It is therefore a problem of the invention to eliminate or to reduce these disadvantages. According to the invention, this is solved by virtue of the fact that a die insert for delimiting, at least in sections, a mould cavity which is configured in a moulding plate of an injection-moulding die for producing components from a flowable material is provided with a main body which has a shaping front side for the mould cavity and a rear side which lies opposite the shaping front side, wherein the main body carries a layer heating means on the shaping front side thereof. | 02-26-2015 |
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