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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Irwin Research and Development, Inc., Yakima, WA (US);
Inventor:
Dale L. Vantrease, Naches, WA (US);
Assignee:
Irwin Research and Development, Inc., Yakima, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/46 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B29C 51/42 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B29C 51/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/46 (2013.01); B29C 66/0242 (2013.01); B29C 51/267 (2013.01); B29C 51/421 (2013.01); B29C 65/7879 (2013.01); B29K 2105/256 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermoforming machine is provided having at least one frame member and a thermal regulator. The thermal regulator is provided in heat transfer relation with one of the at least one frame member configured to control temperature of the one frame member to mitigate thermal deformation of the frame member. A method is also provided.