Invention Grant
- Patent Title: In-mold apparatus and method for decorative application
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Application No.: US15228152Application Date: 2016-08-04
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Publication No.: US10207434B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Joseph D. Walters , Michael J. Cloud , Jason Turner , Mitchell Z. Kotlik , Andrew A. Pillar , Michael B. Black
- Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
- Main IPC: B29C43/36
- IPC: B29C43/36 ; B29C43/18 ; B29C43/56 ; B29K105/00 ; B29L9/00 ; B29L31/30

Abstract:
An apparatus includes a matched die mold including a male die mold and a female die mold wherein the male die mold includes a first contoured surface and the female die mold includes a second contoured surface. The apparatus further includes a frame which defines an opening wherein the frame is positioned between the male die mold and the female die mold such that the frame is adapted to position a film layer across the opening and the opening is positioned in alignment with at least one of the first contoured surface and the second contoured surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180036922A1 IN-MOLD APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECORATIVE APPLICATION Public/Granted day:2018-02-08
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