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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Zephyros, Inc., Romeo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Todd R. Deachin, Columbiaville, MI (US);
Blake Synnestvedt, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
ZEPHYROS, INC., Romeo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 44/18 (2006.01); B29C 44/42 (2006.01); B29K 677/00 (2006.01); B29K 627/06 (2006.01); B29K 621/00 (2006.01); B29K 623/00 (2006.01); B29K 607/00 (2006.01); B29K 667/00 (2006.01); B29C 44/12 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01); B29K 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 44/188 (2013.01); B29C 44/42 (2013.01); B29C 44/1271 (2013.01); B29K 2063/00 (2013.01); B29K 2607/00 (2013.01); B29K 2621/00 (2013.01); B29K 2623/06 (2013.01); B29K 2623/12 (2013.01); B29K 2627/06 (2013.01); B29K 2667/006 (2013.01); B29K 2677/00 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0002 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article comprising: (a) a carrier having a predetermined shape to guide one or more expansion directions of an injection molded expandable material; (b) the injection molded expandable material on the carrier; wherein the expandable material is formed on the carrier at one or more angles perpendicular to the one or more expansion directions; and wherein the expandable material is capable of being activated to expand under an activation condition to come into contact with, and adhere to one or more walls defining a cavity in order to at least partially fill the cavity.