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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2010
Stephen C. Minney, Tucson, AZ (US);
Tulsie P. Sumeer, Tucson, AZ (US);
Yee Chin Wong, Canton, MA (US);
Joseph G. Augustine, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Stephen C. Minney, Tucson, AZ (US);
Tulsie P. Sumeer, Tucson, AZ (US);
Yee Chin Wong, Canton, MA (US);
Joseph G. Augustine, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Engineering & Research Associates, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
Each platform mounted mold assembly for plastic tubing includes a circuit board containing parameters defining elements of the forming, molding, tipping or welding operation to be undertaken on the tubing. A control unit includes an RF generator for providing the RF energy to effect the forming, molding, tipping or welding process, a source of air under pressure to operate the mechanical elements attendant each mold assembly, various sensors and a multiplex unit. In operation, the control unit serially addresses each of the mold assemblies, senses the parameters attendant the mold and applies the appropriate power level of RF energy for a specific duration and temperature while activating the mechanical aspects of the mold assembly. The mold assemblies may be serially activated through a multiplex unit or in a particular sequence that may be operator controlled.