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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 26, 2019
Applicant:

Imflux Inc., Hamilton, OH (US);

Inventors:

William Francis Lawless, III, Medford, MA (US);

Brandon Michael Birchmeier, Morrow, OH (US);

Brian Matthew Burns, Mason, OH (US);

Gene Michael Altonen, West Chester, OH (US);

Ethan David Stiefel, Mason, OH (US);

Bryler Collins, Milford, OH (US);

Assignee:

IMFLUX INC., Hamilton, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/76 (2006.01); B29C 45/17 (2006.01); B29C 45/52 (2006.01); B29C 45/77 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/768 (2013.01); B29C 45/1732 (2013.01); B29C 45/52 (2013.01); B29C 45/7613 (2013.01); B29C 45/77 (2013.01); B29C 2045/776 (2013.01); B29C 2945/76056 (2013.01); B29C 2945/76187 (2013.01); B29C 2945/76381 (2013.01); B29C 2945/76545 (2013.01); B29C 2945/76665 (2013.01); B29C 2945/76859 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of determining melt flow front travel in a molding apparatus includes setting a sensor threshold, receiving a sensor amount as an output from a sensor monitoring a nozzle of the molding apparatus, and determining that the sensor amount exceeds the sensor threshold. The method further includes receiving a screw location, calculating a travel distance of the screw from the screw location, and calculating melt flow front travel based on the travel distance of the screw. The method further includes receiving, via an interface, an operator generated value for the desired melt flow front travel to be reached, and sending, via an interface, an analog or digital output after the operator generated value has been reached. A method of detecting a leaking condition of a check valve is also included.


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