| US 7,517,481 B2 | ||
| Molding systems and processes | ||
| Suresh G. Advani, Newark, Del. (US); Mathieu Devillard, Newark, Del. (US); and Jeffrey Lawrence, Newark, Del. (US) | ||
| Assigned to University of Delaware, Newark, Del. (US) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/544,503 PCT Filed Feb. 04, 2004, PCT No. PCT/US2004/002939 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Jun. 28, 2006, PCT Pub. No. WO2005/021232, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 10, 2005. |
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| Claims priority of provisional application 60/444944, filed on Feb. 05, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0255500 A1, Nov. 16, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B29C 45/23 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 264—40.5 [264/510; 425/562; 425/570] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A mold system comprising:
a source of curing fluid;
a mold cavity enclosure enclosing at least a part of a mold cavity;
a mold platen comprising a network plate,
a plurality of injection gates in fluid communication with the mold cavity, and
at least one deformable member disposed adjacent to the network plate; and
a gate control system comprising a plurality of pistons, each piston adjacent to one of the plurality of injection gates and
adapted to deform at least a portion of at least one deformable member to selectively close the injection gate.
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