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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Haoliang Michael Sun, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ellen Cheng-chi Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Junko Pauken, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Haoliang Michael Sun, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ellen Cheng-chi Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Junko Pauken, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 44/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An injection molding apparatus and method are provided. The method includes a molded cavity coupled to a resin injection apparatus which injects molten resin under pressure with a gas such that the resin foams within the mold cavity. An electrical heater is in contact with a first cavity surface, and a cooling medium cools the mold. The resin may include metallic flakes.