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Class 700/201 - Plural molding machines or stations


Subclass of Class 700 - Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications
Definition: Subject matter capable of collectively managing a multitude
No. of patents: 29
Last issue date: 08/30/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
8010227Navigation system with downloadable map data
A system and method are disclosed for providing geographic data to end users' mobile units from a remotely located navigation services provider so that navigation functions can be provided locally on the mobile units. The navigation services provider determines one ...
08/30/2011
RE42356System for overmolding insert
Disclosed is a system. The system includes a mold-moving assembly that is cooperative with an insert-forming station to form an insert at least in part. The mold-moving assembly is also cooperative with an overmolding station to overmold another insert previously fo...
05/10/2011
7630787System for integrating insert with molded article
System comprising mold-moving assembly cooperative with molding station and insert-integration station. Mold-moving assembly operative over cycle, including: first phase: molding station and mold-moving assembly operative to mold molded article, and insert is integr...
12/08/2009
7487007Overmolding system
Disclosed is (i) an overmolding system, (ii) a method of an overmolding system, (iii) an article of manufacture for directing a data processing system to control a molding system, and (iv) an article manufactured by an overmolding system. ...
02/03/2009
7412301Identifying quality molded article based on determination of plug blow
Disclosed is: (i) a method of a molding system, (ii) a method of a controller of a molding system, (iii) a method of an article of manufacture of a controller of a molding system, (iv) a method of a network-transmittable signal of a controller of a molding system, (...
08/12/2008
7313459System for overmolding insert
Disclosed is a system. The system includes a mold-moving assembly that is cooperative with an insert-forming station to form an insert at least in part. The mold-moving assembly is also cooperative with an overmolding station to overmold another insert previously fo...
12/25/2007
7167768Board work system having provision for establishing operating environment suitable for operator, and process of establishing the suitable operating environment
A board work system operable by a plurality of operators assigned in turn to operate. The system includes (a) at least one device changeable to each one of a plurality of different modes; (b) a control device which controls the changeable device, and receives operat...
01/23/2007
7158854Universal mold vacuum system
A controller for a mold vacuum unit uses a programmable logic controller to provide flexible translation of pre-existing signals present on the injection-molding machine avoiding the need for modification of that machine by the addition of limit switches or the like...
01/02/2007
7072735Control system for utilizing active material elements in a molding system
Method and apparatus for controlling an injection molding machine having a first surface and a second surface includes a piezo-ceramic sensor configured to be disposed between the first surface and a second surface. The piezo-ceramic sensor is configured to sense a ...
07/04/2006
7020540Temperature control
A method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling temperature of a plant comprising plural temperature control zones, wherein an effective control parameter for a first zone for which a signal representing measured temperature is available is produced according t...
03/28/2006
6925354Process for the control of an injection-moulding machine
Process for the control of an injection-moulding machine and optionally at least one handling apparatus allocated to same in which, in a form guiding the operator, the operating parameters required for an injection cycle to run are entered via an input unit into a d...
08/02/2005
6915182Method for setting determination conditions used for determining whether molded product is non-defective or defective
When a determination condition is set for determining whether a molded product is non-defective or defective, a molding operation is performed a predetermined number of times. In each molding operation, an actual value of at least one monitor item which can serve as...
07/05/2005
6839608Hybrid model and method for determining mechanical properties and processing properties of an injection-molded part
A method of predicting the properties (e.g., mechanical and/or processing properties) of an injection-molded article is disclosed. The method makes use of a hybrid model which includes at least one neural network. In order to forecast (or predict) properties with re...
01/04/2005
6691209Topological data categorization and formatting for a mass storage system
A method and apparatus for storing data in a mass storage system implementing striped RAID technology by topological categorization and ordering of the data according to the topology of the storage areas. A mass storage system includes a mass storage spac...
02/10/2004
6687551Audio-active communication stations, communication method and communication system with audio-active communication stations
A communication subscriber which, as a passive subscriber of a communication system, does not have its own transmission authorization but listens to all the communication processes and can receive only those data items which are also intended for it, whic...
02/03/2004
6684264Method of simplifying machine operation
Apparatus and method for controlling a molding machine includes structure and function for a human machine interface control panel having: (i) a flat panel display screen; (ii) a pointing device; (iii) a plurality of pushbuttons overlaid with or without i...
01/27/2004
6668209Injection molding machine arrangement
Injection-molding machine arrangement comprising at least one injection molding machine with at least one, especially internal, machine control system--especially with a stored program control and/or with associated actuators and/or sensors--for computer-...
12/23/2003
6658319Molding-condition setting method for an injection molding machine
Molding conditions of an injection molding machine are set through performance of virtual molding by CAE. First, actual molding is performed under provisional molding conditions in order to obtain an actual profile showing variation in load pressure actua...
12/02/2003
6532397Apparatus for taking out molded products
An object is to reduce damage to the mechanical parts of a moving mechanism unit 5 for moving a retaining mechanism unit 7 and electric power consumption in an apparatus for taking out a molded product. The apparatus comprises a time measuring unit 4 for ...
03/11/2003
6529796Closed loop interactive controller
An injection mold apparatus has multiple injection zones, each zone having at least one heater and at least one temperature sensor generating a temperature indicating signal. A power source provides power to the heaters. A controller controls the temperat...
03/04/2003
6408217Computer aided design system and three-dimensional design method using the same and storing medium
An injection mold design system for correcting a profile of a product to be fabricated into a releasable profile from a mold to design an injection mold based on a corrected product shape, comprising storing information of product shape and mold profile, ...
06/18/2002
6323804Method and apparatus for GPS time determination
A system for rapidly acquiring a time reference for the location determination of a wireless communication device. The system includes a wireless communication device (200), a GPS satellite (202) and a communication satellite (208). The method comprises t...
11/27/2001
6145022Injection molding system transferring a selected computer program to a controller of an arbitrary injection molding machine
An injection molding system includes a program control section installed outside injection molding machines. The program control section includes a program file section that stores a plurality of different programs in the form of files, and a program tran...
11/07/2000
6128548Tool-specific control for carousel foam molding system
A tool control for operating a tool in a mulitple station foam injection station including a central controller which is configured to use a first set of inquiry signals and a first set of control signals to monitor and control a standard tool, the tool c...
10/03/2000
5795511Method and apparatus for controlling injection-molding systems
Apparatus and method for providing material to a mold, such as in an injection molding system, wherein the settings for controlling the molding operation are retained in a non-volatile memory in a hot-half of the mold. When connected to a system controlle...
08/18/1998
5555504Production line tracking and quality control system
A production line tracking and quality control system and method thereof comprises a series of pallets for carrying one or more first contact lens mold halves or one or more complementary second contact lens mold halves throughout a contact lens fabricati...
09/10/1996
5309369Operating state monitoring method for injection molding machines
A monitoring method capable of properly collectively managing the operating states and operation records of a group of injection molding machines. Monitor data sets delivered from the individual injection molding machines are cyclically detected by means ...
05/03/1994
5301120Method of collecting data of a group of injection molding machines
When collecting data in connection with operational physical values from a plurality of injection molding machines by means of a direct numerical control computer system incorporated in an LAN, for example, when collecting a quality control data, the dire...
04/05/1994
5216617Group management system for injection molding machines
A group management system for injection molding machines, capable of rapidly determining molding conditions of a plurality of injection molding machines. Data is supplied through first to eleventh input devices (13a-33c), which indicates types of molding ...
06/01/1993
 
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