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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178013 | PLGA/hydroxyapatite composite biomaterial by gas bubble formation Tissue engineering is a growing field where new materials are being developed for implantation into the body. One important area involves bone graft materials to replace areas of bone lost to trauma or disease. Traditionally, graft material may be harvested from the... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8168097 | Injection molding machine and method of controlling the same An injection molding machine 1 includes mode selection means 8 that can selectively switch between a first control mode M1 and a second control mode M2. In the first control mode M1, control is performed by a first control system C... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163209 | Method and apparatus for controlling the geometry of a composite component A method of controlling the geometry of a composite component (3). The method comprises applying pressure to the component with a pressure transmitter (6), and during said application of pressure: heating the component; measuring the position of the pr... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8097191 | Injection molding quality control system An injection molding quality control system which seeks to ensure greater accuracy and consistency in parts, more specifically more accurate and consistent part weight, utilizes measured part weight to adjust mold separation to better achieve a desired part weight. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097192 | 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... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097193 | Method of adjusting mold thickness of toggle-type mold clamping device There are provided a first process T1 in which a mold clamping motor 4 is driven-controlled so as to move a cross head 5h of a toggle link mechanism 5 to a preliminary position Xr set in advance so as to become a position on the mo... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7981334 | Injection molding machine and method for mold-adjusting An injection molding machine and a method for mold-adjusting are provided. The injection molding machine comprises a mold-adjusting mechanism mounted to one side of the fixed platen and being coaxial with the tie bars. Each of the mold-adjusting mechanisms is constr... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981333 | Method of setting mold clamping force of injection molding machine Test molding is performed by sequentially clamping a mold 2 with a mold clamping force (100%, 80%, 70%, . . . ) obtained by sequentially lowering a mold clamping force by a predetermined amount from the maximum mold clamping force (100%); with mold position s... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7943069 | Method of setting mold clamping force of injection molding machine When test molding is performed by sequentially clamping a mold with a mold clamping force (100%, 80%, 70%, . . .) obtained by sequentially lowering a mold clamping force by a predetermined amount from the maximum mold clamping force (100%), a mold clamping pressure ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7897075 | Calender gap control A method and apparatus for a calendering system is provided to allow for fine gauge adjustment of the product. The calender system has a first and second roller each having a first and second end mounted in opposed end supports. The end supports each have an inlet a... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892463 | Mold clamping force correction method for mold clamping apparatus When variation of mold clamping force to a mold C in production is detected and the mold clamping force is corrected on the basis of the detected variation, a work load accompanying high-pressure mold clamping of a mold clamping process is used as the variation, a w... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7867415 | Die clamping method Used in a method of this invention is a die clamping unit, which comprises a tie bar movably attached to a stationary platen, a halfnut positioning servomotor which advances and retreats to the tie bar, a halfnut which is provided on a movable platen and fixes the m... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862753 | Compression molding method for cutting insert According to an aspect of the invention, a compression molding method for a cutting insert, in which molding powder filled into a molding space defined by a die, an upper punch, and a lower punch is compression-molded by the upper and lower punches, includes, slidin... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7824585 | Apparatus and method for fabricating semiconductor packages An apparatus for fabricating semiconductor packages may include a thickness measurer configured to measure the thickness of a printed circuit board (PCB); mold dies, clamped to the top and the bottom of the PCB, through which a molding compound may be injected; and ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7803294 | Method and measuring system for obtaining a reference for a powder press Method for determining a reference for a powder press, which comprises a die plate for attaching a die and an upper adaptor plate which may be actuated by a drive which is hydraulic, mechanical, electric or the like for attaching an upper punch, a lower adaptor plat... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7754116 | Sheet forming apparatus and roller gap control method An sheet forming apparatus selectively uses two control modes: a constant roller gap control mode where a roller gap is controlled by a roller gap adjustment means so that the roller gap converges a predetermined control target value; and a constant pressing load co... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7708919 | Sprue removal in an injection molding machine A method of removing solidified sprue plastic from an injection molding machine uses a picker assembly that includes an end-effector with a gripper. The injection molding machine has a stationary platen with a first mold, and has a moveable platen with a second mold... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7686991 | Method of aligning a die and stamping a substrate for nano-imprint lithography A method of aligning die and stamping substrate for nano-imprint lithography is described. The method includes aligning the die by linearly displacing the die along a first axis using a first flexure member and pressing the die along a second axis substantially perp... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7578952 | Method for preventing backflow of resin in injection apparatus Leak of a metered resin by backflow in injection filling is prevented not depending on reverse rotation of a screw but by closing a ring valve by controlling a screw forward movement speed in injection filling. An injection filling speed and a valve closing operatio... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7553435 | Method and apparatus for molding composite articles A method and apparatus for molding composite articles can include a pair of opposed mold sections having first and second molding membranes that define a mold plenum. The mold sections have a thin-skin mold section configuration. Each mold section can be filled with... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7517481 | Molding systems and processes A mold system (1000) includes a gate control system (150) that selectively deforms a deformable member (140) to selectively close one or more injection gates (127, 227) and/or vent gates (128, 228) in a mold platen (160, 260... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7494609 | Clamping system and clamping method A clamping system provided with a fixed die plate, a movable die plate, a plurality of tie bars, half nuts able to be coupled with or release coupled parts of a plurality of tie bars, clamping cylinders accommodating pistons of a plurality of tie bars, position sens... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7431579 | Calender gap control A method and apparatus for a calendering system is provided to allow for fine gauge adjustment of the product. The calender system has a first and second roller each having a first and second end mounted in opposed end supports. The end supports each have an inlet a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7402267 | Injection molding utilizing base-wall-section flow guides During injection molding of a plastic product having a base wall and a sidewall, fluid plastic material is injected into a base-wall section of a mold cavity. The base-wall section of the mold cavity includes at least one flow guide that is defined by a first mold p... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393481 | Method and apparatus for electric clamping Disclosed is a method for electric clamping, which performs a clamping process in parallel with a core-drawing-in process, avoiding damages of molds and core mechanisms and enabling secure clamping. The method comprises the steps of: setting a check point, for judgi... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393199 | Multi-shot injection molding arrangement A kit for attaching a second injection cylinder to a standard injection-molding machine includes a base that can be attached to either the stationary or the movable platen normally providing support for a mold. In one embodiment, a track with slides supports the sec... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393480 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of chip boards and fiber boards A continuously operating press for the continuous manufacture of wood material boards having a textured surface on at least one side includes: an upper frame part and a lower frame part; two endless steel belts configured to draw a mat of material through the contin... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367793 | Mold with movable core insert A mold includes a first board (10), a second board (20), and a core insert (30). The first board is mounted on the second board, and the core insert is slidably mounted between the first board and the second board, under the control of an adjust... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347965 | Apparatus and method for injection molding An apparatus for injection molding comprises an injection unit comprising a plunger, the plunger being translated with accumulation of plasticized material in preparation for injection and being advanced to inject the accumulated plasticized material into mold cavit... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344664 | Pressure waveform setting method for injection pressure control and an injection molding machine An injection pressure waveform for use as a target value for injection pressure feedback control is set based on the actual injection pressure waveform detected when a conforming molded article is obtained. Alternatively, the target injection pressure waveform may b... | 03/18/2008 |
| RE40152 | Injection molded thermoplastic spectacle lens suited for fully automated dip hardcoating Plastic injection-compression multi-cavity molding of flash-free improved-cleanliness thermoplastic spectacle lenses (16) are suitable to be robotically dip hardcoated. Special spring-loaded (25, 26) molds having variable-volume mold cavities are used ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331561 | Method and an apparatus for selectively releasing air from a mold A method and an apparatus 10 for selectively venting air 98 from the internal cavity 94 of a mold 90. Particularly, the apparatus 90 includes a body 12 having a selectively movable member 30 whose position within the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323055 | Extrusion head for extruding a high viscous melting covering element of a covered core wire There is provided an extrusion head that is capable of largely increasing a production speed rather than a conventional head that extrudes supplies a high viscous melt-coating composition. In an extrusion head 12 that comprises a die ring 12 having an ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314590 | Method of preparing a coated molded plastic article A gasket (1) having a reversibly compressible lower portion (17), and an upper portion (14) having at least one upwardly extending extension, is described. The upper portion (14) of the gasket (1) includes a first (34) and o... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313967 | Pressure abnormality detecting device for injection molding machine An injection screw position Xa, injection speed Va, and injection pressure Pa are read. A deceleration distance D the injection screw moves from the point where the injection operation has been stopped at the current moment to be decelerated by maximum deceleration ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308759 | Method for production of a multi-layer carbon brush A method for production of a multi-layer carbon brush including at least two electrically-conducting functional layers made from carbon material and at least one insulation layer made from an electrically-insulating material, running between consecutive functional l... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303703 | Nano-imprint system with mold deformation detector and method of monitoring the same A system for nano-imprint with mold deformation detector is disclosed for real-time monitoring of the deformation of the mold. An electrostatic plate capacitor is embedded in the mold, serving as the deformation detector. The capacitor includes two opposite metal fi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303701 | Method for estimating temperatures of plasticized resin within heating cylinder and at nozzle outlet, and estimating injecting conditions A provisional temperature estimating mathematical expression is set in accordance with which plasticizing conditions used as terms are to be multiplied by unknown coefficients. Then, a given number of experiments not smaller than the number of the unknown coefficien... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302842 | Method and device for measuring a path that has been covered A displacement measuring device measures a path of a moving object that can be displaced in a direction has at least one first component that is allocated to the moveable object and a second, stationary component. The components are interlinked for the purpose of co... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301299 | Injection molding machine and a control method of an injection molding machine An injection molding machine has a control device which controls an input to an incorporated motor. The control device sets a setting value a setting value of the motor to be held for a predetermined setting time. Additionally, the control device determines a reduct... | 11/27/2007 |
