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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles G Miller, Branford, CT (US);
John A Rolls, Armonk, NY (US);
Otis H Hastings, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Thermion Systems International, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219221 ; 219227 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for heating the surface of a tooling die. In the method, a heater element consisting of a fabric layer composed of conductive fibers is incorporated into the surface of a tooling die or mold. The heater element is attached to a power source, which energizes the element at prescribed intervals and temperatures to heat the surface of the tooling die.