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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. 06, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2008
Applicant:
Jere F. Irwin, Yakima, WA (US);
Inventor:
Jere F. Irwin, Yakima, WA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/20 (2006.01); B29C 51/08 (2006.01); B29C 51/26 (2006.01); B29K 23/00 (2006.01); B29K 25/00 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/082 (2013.01); B29C 51/262 (2013.01); B29C 51/20 (2013.01); B29K 2023/12 (2013.01); B29K 2025/00 (2013.01); B29K 2067/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7132 (2013.01); Y10S 425/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cup thermoforming machine includes a frame, a movable upper platen, a clamping grid and a movable lower platen. The movable upper platen is supported for vertical reciprocation by the frame, and carries a male die. The clamping grid is carried by the frame above a sheet of thermoformable material and has a clearance aperture for the male die. The lower platen is supported for vertical reciprocation by the frame beneath the clamping grid and carries a female die.