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公开(公告)号:US11534953B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-27
申请号:US17325020
申请日:2021-05-19
Applicant: Friendship Products LLC
Inventor: B. Everett Hendrickson , Craig Severn , Paul McCutcheon , Timothy Carlson
IPC: B29C35/04 , B29C49/64 , B29C49/06 , B29B13/02 , B29C49/54 , B29C49/42 , B29C49/56 , B29L31/00 , B29C49/70 , B29C49/78 , B29C45/37 , B29K67/00 , B29K667/00
Abstract: A system for molding an object includes an articulated mold having an axis and a plurality of mold portions configured to collectively define a molding cavity for shaping the object when arranged in respective molding positions. The system includes a plurality of actuators, each operatively coupled to a respective mold portion and configured to move the respective mold portion along the axis from the respective molding position toward a respective ejecting position for releasing the object. The system includes a controller in communication with each of the plurality of actuators and configured to independently activate each of the plurality of actuators such that one of the plurality of mold portions moves along the axis from the respective molding position toward the respective ejecting position while at least one other of the plurality of mold portions remains stationary relative to the object in order to at least partially support the object.
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公开(公告)号:US11292180B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-05
申请号:US16514343
申请日:2019-07-17
Applicant: Friendship Products LLC
Inventor: B. Everett Hendrickson , Timothy J Carlson , A. Irene Hendrickson , Craig Severn , Ottmar Brandau , Michael Frederick
Abstract: Described are devices and containers that are scalable, modular, and lockable laterally and vertically with other like containers for a variety of applications. A container is formed by a wall attached at first end to a top end section with an opening and attached at a second end by a bottom end section. A container may have one or more of a tongue, formed on the wall, having and interconnecting mechanism to be received and interlocked by a groove. Vertical interconnectivity is accomplished with mechanisms to stack containers and prevent swivel using a ridge and channel interlocking arrangement.
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公开(公告)号:US12076907B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-03
申请号:US17374538
申请日:2021-07-13
Applicant: Friendship Products LLC
Inventor: B. Everett Hendrickson , Timothy Carlson , Craig Severn , Ottmar Brandau , Michael Frederick
IPC: B29C49/54 , B29B11/14 , B29C33/30 , B29C33/42 , B29C33/44 , B29C33/48 , B29C49/06 , B29C49/12 , B29C49/48 , B29C49/64 , B29C49/70 , B65D1/02 , B65D1/40 , B65D21/02 , B29K67/00 , B29K105/00 , B29L31/00
CPC classification number: B29C49/54 , B29C33/42 , B29C33/44 , B29C49/4802 , B29C49/541 , B29C49/70 , B65D1/0223 , B65D1/40 , B65D21/0204 , B29B11/14 , B29C33/30 , B29C33/48 , B29C49/06 , B29C49/12 , B29C2049/4882 , B29C2049/4887 , B29C2049/4894 , B29C2049/543 , B29C2049/546 , B29C49/6427 , B29C49/6463 , B29C2949/0723 , B29C2949/0724 , B29C2949/078 , B29C2949/20 , B29K2067/003 , B29K2105/258 , B29L2031/7158 , B29L2031/727
Abstract: Described are a mold and molding process for manufacturing devices and containers that are scalable, modular, and lockable laterally and vertically with other like devices or containers. The mold is formed with a cup mold and top end mold sections specially designed to allow for molding and demolding a container with an undercut. The cup mold includes, on a vertical wall, one or more undercuts. Multiple undercuts may further form tongues with undercuts each of which forms a groove with undercuts on the molded article, and/or one or more grooves with undercuts each of which form a tongue with undercuts in the molded article. Molding and Demolding of the article with undercuts is further enabled by utilizing an improved method of molding said article with an undercut, and demolding said article from the mold once it is molded, by improvements to each stage of the molding process, including the preform stage, the conditioning station stage, the blow stage and the release stage.
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公开(公告)号:US20240239034A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-18
申请号:US18620061
申请日:2024-03-28
Applicant: Friendship Products, LLC
Inventor: Craig Severn , Paul McCutcheon , B. Everett Hendrickson
IPC: B29C49/56 , B29C35/04 , B29C49/06 , B29C49/54 , B29B13/02 , B29C45/37 , B29C49/42 , B29C49/64 , B29C49/70 , B29C49/78 , B29K67/00 , B29K667/00 , B29L31/00
CPC classification number: B29C49/56 , B29C35/045 , B29C49/06 , B29C49/063 , B29C49/54 , B29B13/024 , B29C45/372 , B29C49/42122 , B29C49/6409 , B29C49/6436 , B29C2049/701 , B29C49/786 , B29K2023/06 , B29K2067/003 , B29K2667/003 , B29K2823/14 , B29L2031/712 , B29L2031/7158
Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for conditioning a preform for molding includes a heating cavity for receiving the preform, a heater configured to heat a gas, and a blower configured to force the gas heated by the heater into the heating cavity. In another embodiment, a method of conditioning a preform for molding includes positioning the preform in a heating cavity and forcing a heated gas into the heating cavity onto an exterior surface of the preform.
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公开(公告)号:US20230081398A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-16
申请号:US17989207
申请日:2022-11-17
Applicant: Friendship Products LLC
Inventor: B. Everett Hendrickson , Craig Severn , Paul McCutcheon , Timothy Carlson
Abstract: A system for molding an object includes an articulated mold having an axis and a plurality of mold portions configured to collectively define a molding cavity for shaping the object when arranged in respective molding positions. The system includes a plurality of actuators, each operatively coupled to a respective mold portion and configured to move the respective mold portion along the axis from the respective molding position toward a respective ejecting position for releasing the object. The system includes a controller in communication with each of the plurality of actuators and configured to independently activate each of the plurality of actuators such that one of the plurality of mold portions moves along the axis from the respective molding position toward the respective ejecting position while at least one other of the plurality of mold portions remains stationary relative to the object in order to at least partially support the object.
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公开(公告)号:US20210394423A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-23
申请号:US17374538
申请日:2021-07-13
Applicant: Friendship Products LLC
Inventor: B. Everett Hendrickson , Timothy Carlson , Craig Severn , Ottmar Brandau , Michael Frederick
Abstract: Described are a mold and molding process for manufacturing devices and containers that are scalable, modular, and lockable laterally and vertically with other like devices or containers. The mold is formed with a cup mold and top end mold sections specially designed to allow for molding and demolding a container with an undercut. The cup mold includes, on a vertical wall, one or more undercuts. Multiple undercuts may further form tongues with undercuts each of which forms a groove with undercuts on the molded article, and/or one or more grooves with undercuts each of which form a tongue with undercuts in the molded article. Molding and Demolding of the article with undercuts is further enabled by utilizing an improved method of molding said article with an undercut, and demolding said article from the mold once it is molded, by improvements to each stage of the molding process, including the preform stage, the conditioning station stage, the blow stage and the release stage.
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公开(公告)号:US20210291413A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-23
申请号:US17337761
申请日:2021-06-03
Applicant: Friendship Products LLC
Inventor: Craig Severn , Paul McCutcheon , B. Everett Hendrickson , Timothy Carlson
IPC: B29C35/04 , B29C49/64 , B29C49/78 , B29C49/06 , B29B13/02 , B29C49/54 , B29C45/37 , B29C49/42 , B29C49/56
Abstract: An actuator system for use in a mold system includes a first actuator operatively coupled to a first mold portion and configured to move the first mold portion along an axis in a first direction from a first molding position toward a first ejecting position. The system also includes a second actuator operatively coupled to a second mold portion and configured to move the second mold portion along the axis in the first direction from a second molding position toward a second ejecting position. The system further includes a controller in communication with the first and second actuators and configured to independently activate the first and second actuators.
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公开(公告)号:US20210268697A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-02
申请号:US17325020
申请日:2021-05-19
Applicant: Friendship Products LLC
Inventor: B. Everett Hendrickson , Craig Severn , Paul McCutcheon , Timothy Carlson
IPC: B29C35/04 , B29C49/64 , B29C49/78 , B29C49/06 , B29B13/02 , B29C49/54 , B29C45/37 , B29C49/42 , B29C49/56
Abstract: A system for molding an object includes an articulated mold having an axis and a plurality of mold portions configured to collectively define a molding cavity for shaping the object when arranged in respective molding positions. The system includes a plurality of actuators, each operatively coupled to a respective mold portion and configured to move the respective mold portion along the axis from the respective molding position toward a respective ejecting position for releasing the object. The system includes a controller in communication with each of the plurality of actuators and configured to independently activate each of the plurality of actuators such that one of the plurality of mold portions moves along the axis from the respective molding position toward the respective ejecting position while at least one other of the plurality of mold portions remains stationary relative to the object in order to at least partially support the object.
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公开(公告)号:US11766820B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-26
申请号:US17686770
申请日:2022-03-04
Applicant: Friendship Products LLC
Inventor: B. Everett Hendrickson , Timothy J. Carlson , A. Irene Hendrickson , Craig Severn , Ottmar Brandau , Michael Frederick
CPC classification number: B29C49/06 , B65D21/0204 , B65D21/0231
Abstract: Described are devices and containers that are scalable, modular, and lockable laterally and vertically with other like containers for a variety of applications. A container is formed by a wall attached at first end to a top end section with an opening and attached at a second end by a bottom end section. A container may have one or more of a tongue, formed on the wall, having and interconnecting mechanism to be received and interlocked by a groove. Vertical interconnectivity is accomplished with mechanisms to stack containers and prevent swivel using a ridge and channel interlocking arrangement.
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公开(公告)号:US20220193977A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-23
申请号:US17686770
申请日:2022-03-04
Applicant: Friendship Products LLC
Inventor: B. Everett Hendrickson , Timothy J. Carlson , A. Irene Hendrickson , Craig Severn , Ottmar Brandau , Michael Frederick
Abstract: Described are devices and containers that are scalable, modular, and lockable laterally and vertically with other like containers for a variety of applications. A container is formed by a wall attached at first end to a top end section with an opening and attached at a second end by a bottom end section. A container may have one or more of a tongue, formed on the wall, having and interconnecting mechanism to be received and interlocked by a groove. Vertical interconnectivity is accomplished with mechanisms to stack containers and prevent swivel using a ridge and channel interlocking arrangement.
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