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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:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Zachary Brown, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Mark Musser, Osceola, IN (US);
Joseph Bigelow, Vicksburg, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zachary Brown, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Mark Musser, Osceola, IN (US);
Joseph Bigelow, Vicksburg, MI (US);
Assignee:
SPX Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 27/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The method and apparatus of the present invention utilizes a computer and at least one pressure transducer for monitoring vacuum parameters in the operation of a die casting machine. A profile of the vacuum measurements are generated as a function of time and are graphically displayed on a shot monitor. The computer is optionally programmed with operator defined traces for comparison with acquired data profiles to segregate parts based on the comparison values.