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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:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael A. Doughty, Amesbury, MA (US);
Wesley Drew Firisin, Danvers, MA (US);
William J. Hume, West Newbury, MA (US);
Mark D. Moss, Boxford, MA (US);
David Kazmer, Amherst, MA (US);
Assignee:
Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc., Peabody, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/577 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/577 ;
Abstract
A system and method are provided in which the rate of material flow to a plurality of gates can be controlled by a single controller. According to one embodiment, material is provided to first and second runners, the first runner comprising a plurality of distribution nozzles, and the flow to the first runner being controllable independently of the flow to the second runner.