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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Glenn Starkey, Wauconda, IL (US);
Inventor:
Glenn Starkey, Wauconda, IL (US);
Assignee:
Progressive Components International Corporation, Wauconda, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/76 (2006.01); B29C 45/17 (2006.01); B29C 45/84 (2006.01); B29C 33/70 (2006.01); G05B 19/406 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/76 (2013.01); B29C 33/70 (2013.01); B29C 45/17 (2013.01); B29C 45/84 (2013.01); G05B 19/406 (2013.01); B29C 2045/1796 (2013.01); B29C 2945/7608 (2013.01); B29C 2945/76036 (2013.01); B29C 2945/76076 (2013.01); B29C 2945/76173 (2013.01); B29C 2945/76254 (2013.01); B29C 2945/76267 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37252 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45137 (2013.01);
Abstract
A monitor for maintaining a mold cycle count with an actuator sending a count signal to a processor following a mold operation. The monitor further includes a timer having an active mode and a sleep mode. The processor generates an average cycle time and an activity percentage of the mold taking into account active and sleep periods of the mold.