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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas I. Ellison, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Stephen P. McCarthy, Tynesboro, MA (US);
Arthur K. Delusky, Detroit, MI (US);
Assignee:
The University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/318 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/318 ;
Abstract
A film and heated plastic blank are sized to fit over a mold cavity and a combination of said film and blank formed. The combination is positioned over the mold cavity and formed in said mold cavity into the shape of said mold cavity.