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Class 264/40.1 - WITH MEASURING, TESTING, OR INSPECTING


Subclass of Class 264 - Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes
Definition: Processes include the step of sampling, audibly or chemically
No. of patents: 1548
Last issue date: 05/22/2012


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8182724Method 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 paramet...
05/22/2012
8163208Injection 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 mat...
04/24/2012
8153039Method for producing and monitoring the compressive strength of foam insulation board
A method for producing foam insulation board, the method comprising forming a foam product as part of a continuous process, where said foam product includes at least one side edge, monitoring on-line the compressive strength of the foam product, along said at least ...
04/10/2012
8142694Method 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 a...
03/27/2012
8142693Stamper and stamper evaluation method
According to one embodiment, letting Vf be a maximum voltage value level within the range of a frequency 60 to 170 times the rotational speed of a stamper and Vave be the average sum signal voltage value of a data recording portion in the sum signal of a voltage sig...
03/27/2012
8133418Pattern transfer method and imprint device
In order to allow for aligning a relative position between a transferred object and a stamper with high accuracy without providing an alignment pattern in the transferred object, there are provided: a pattern transfer method, including: when adjusting the relative p...
03/13/2012
8123989Method and device for controlling a linear motion axis
The invention relates to a method and device for controlling a linear motion axis, particularly of the injection screw (43) or a melt piston for an injection molding machine. Said device comprises a hydraulically driven piston (45) having a piston cham...
02/28/2012
8075817In-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 moto...
12/13/2011
8075816Form station platen drive for a thermoforming machine and a method of leveling platens
A platen drive system and method of leveling platens in a forming station of a twin sheet thermoforming machine in which each platen is driven vertically by four independently operated drive units, each having an electric servo motor, the drive units arranged in two...
12/13/2011
8075815Method for the detection of process parameters, and wood product
The invention relates to a method for detecting process parameters when making wood products (6), especially wood panels, which are hot-pressed by applying pressure and heat, as well as a wood product (6). In said method, at least one measuring instrum...
12/13/2011
8066920Methods for controlling and enhancing the quality of base materials employed for the production of semi-finished ophthalmic lenses
Optical qualities of a production lot of base material used in the fabrication of semi-finished lenses may be accurately determined by employing chipper plate samples produced from the base material in accordance with aspects of the present invention. In various imp...
11/29/2011
8017049Apparatus and method for producing resin product
An apparatus produces a resin product which includes a first resin layer partially covered with a second resin layer so that a boundary line between the first and second resin layers is visible from the outside. The apparatus may include a first mold side having a r...
09/13/2011
8012388Method for producing stretchable sheet
A stretchable sheet having a large stretch amount is produced by increasing a drawing amount given to the nonwoven fabric. A method for producing the stretchable sheet from a nonwoven fabric containing a plurality of types of fibers, that is the nonwoven fabric havi...
09/06/2011
7998377Apparatuses and methods for producing objects
An apparatus comprises a transfer device rotatable at a speed to transfer a dose of plastics from a supply device to a forming device of said dose, a control device that is suitable for varying said speed in a substantially continuous manner between a minimum value ...
08/16/2011
7976748Nano-molding process
A nano-molding process including an imprint process that replicates features sizes less than 7 nanometers. The nano-molding process produces a line edge roughness of the replicated features that is less than 2 nanometers. The nano-molding process including the steps...
07/12/2011
7938994Method of controlling an injection molding machine
In a method of controlling an injection molding machine M which controls specified operational processes in a molding cycle by variably controlling the rotation speed of a driving motor 3 in a hydraulic pump 2 and driving a specified hydraulic actuator...
05/10/2011
7931837Method for controlling the injection molding process of an injection molding machine
A method for controlling the injection molding process of an injection molding machine with an injection molding tool that forms at least one cavity for a molded part to be produced, wherein a melt is introduced into the cavity by an incision. The temporal progressi...
04/26/2011
7927524Method 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 ...
04/19/2011
7922943Method and device for producing substantially endless fine threads
The invention relates to a method and a device for producing substantially endless fine threads from polymer solutions, especially spinning material for lyocell, wherein the spinning material is spun from at least one spinning hole or a spinning slot. The spun threa...
04/12/2011
7914716Measurement control method of an injection molding machine
A measurement control method uses an ending target position Xes calculated by adding a prescribed length Ls to a measurement ending position Xe. A rotation rate pattern Ar for rotating a screw 2, a back pressure Ps in relation to the screw 2, and a ret...
03/29/2011
7914717Molding device with releasing mechanism 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 devic...
03/29/2011
7910029Control 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 switch...
03/22/2011
7906048Injection 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 mat...
03/15/2011
7901601Injection molding flow control apparatus and method
Apparatus for controlling the rate of flow of fluid material through an injection molding flow channel leading to a mold cavity, the apparatus comprising: a pin having a longitudinal length being adapted for back and forth axial mo...
03/08/2011
7897074Liquefier assembly for use in extrusion-based digital manufacturing systems
A liquefier assembly comprising a liquefier tube, where the liquefier tube comprises a sidewall having an inlet opening configured to receive a filament strand, an outlet opening, and a port disposed through the sidewall at a location between the inlet opening and t...
03/01/2011
7892462Controlling 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...
02/22/2011
7862752Apparatus and method for checking mold vent condition
Apparatus and method for checking the venting of a mold having one or more vents, the apparatus comprising a vacuum source, a flow connection between the source and the mold, and a vacuum gauge connected to the flow connection, whereby vacuum measurement by the gaug...
01/04/2011
7854867Method for detecting a particle in a nanoimprint lithography system
A method for detecting a particle between a nanoimprint mold assembly and a substrate in a nanoimprint lithography system. ...
12/21/2010
7854868Mold protecting system and method for protecting an injection molding system
A mold protecting system for an injection molding machine includes a voltage source, a controller, a first mold, a second mold, a fixed platen, and a movable platen. The first mold is fixed to the movable platen. The second mold is fixed to the fixed platen. The con...
12/21/2010
7846358Method of controlling injection molding machine
When the number of rotations of a drive motor (3) driving a hydraulic pump (2) is variably controlled and thus each operation process in a molding cycle is controlled, as the hydraulic pump (2), a hydraulic pump (2) that can set at least ...
12/07/2010
7820085Methods relating to molding optical lenses
A method that includes providing a cavity defined by at least a portion of a mold and a closure member attached to the portion of the mold, the portion of the mold being oriented vertically and having a top and a bottom, and a sealing material being positioned near ...
10/26/2010
7815824Real time imprint process diagnostics for defects
Defects and/or particles during an imprint lithography process may provide exclusion zones and/or transition zones in the patterned layer. Exclusion zones and/or transition zones in the patterned layer may be identified to provide a region of interest on a template....
10/19/2010
7803293Optical film manufacturing method, optical film manufacturing apparatus and optical film
An optical film manufacturing method, including steps of: casting a dope in which a thermoplastic resin is dissolved in a solvent, on a support so as to form a web; peeling and conveying the web from the support; measuring a physical property of the conveyed web at ...
09/28/2010
7790075Multi harmonic tire uniformity correction
An apparatus and method for reducing the magnitude of multiple harmonics of uniformity characteristics in a cured tire is claimed. A signal is generated which indicates the magnitude of the uniformity characteristic. A ring containing multiple plates is utilized to ...
09/07/2010
7790074Stereolithographic method for forming three-dimensional structure
A method of forming a three-dimensional object comprises ejecting drops of liquefied material into a vat using an ejector; scanning the ejector in first and second mutually opposed directions to induce the drops of liquefied material from the ejector to deposit and ...
09/07/2010
7785505Methods for use of fluorescent nanoparticles to determine free volume and to detect and deliver materials to repair cracks in polymers and polymer composites
Methods for use of functionalized fluorescent nanoparticles in the non-destructive, direct and dynamic determination of free volume and glass transition changes and mechanical property changes of polymers and polymer composites are provided. Also provided are method...
08/31/2010
7771631Injection molding method and injection molding apparatus
An injection rate (cm3/sec) of a screw feeder at the time of starting an injection is the largest and the injection rate (cm3/sec) thereof gradually or sequentially decreases until an end of injection so that a temperature of a melted resin rea...
08/10/2010
7763194Method for capacitive measurement of one characteristic of a thermoplastic container in a mold, and mold equipped with same
The invention concerns the manufacture of containers, in particular bottles, from thermoplastic material blanks, in particular PET, whereby a mold is used including at least one capacitive sensor inserted in its wall defining the molding cavity, the front side of th...
07/27/2010
7758780Method 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 inj...
07/20/2010
7744787Anomaly monitoring method of an injection molding machine
In monitoring anomalies in a measurement process comprising a main measurement process Sa which performs a measurement by forward rotating a screw 3 having a back-flow prevention valve 2 installed on the tip and a post-measurement process which perform...
06/29/2010
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