Alan T Hughes, 571033 Garfield Ave, Rockford, IL 61101

7553439, Jun 30, 2009

Nov 20, 2007

11/943214

Alan Hughes - Prospect OH, US
Chad Wojniak - Westerville OH, US

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Tokyo

B29C 45/17
B29C 33/30

2643287, 425 88, 425151, 425186, 425190

A mold transfer assembly is described that upon placement or construction along a region of an injection molding press, readily receives and retains mold(s) used in the press, and when not in use can be stored below the floor. The mold transfer assembly includes a mold receiving member that is positionable between an extended or raised state, at which the member is at a position, orientation, and height suitable for receiving a mold or set of molds from the press, and a retracted position at which the member is positioned under the floor. This configuration and positioning ability enables greater amounts of floor space to be used when the mold transfer assembly is not in use. Also described is a molding platen having a selectively positionable mold support ledge that enables molds of different sizes to be used in a single press.

2011025, Oct 20, 2011

Apr 20, 2010

12/763451

Alan Hughes - Prospect OH, US

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Tokyo

B29C 45/73
B23P 17/00

425547, 295271

A method of producing a conformal cooling passage in a part-producing mold, and a mold provided with such a conformal cooling passage. The conformal cooling passage is produced by creating a number of open channels in a molding surface of a mold of interest, the channels substantially conforming to the contour of the molding surface. A bridging weld formed from a plurality of connected weld beads is generated in each channel so as to span and seal each channel while enclosing an open passage in the bottom thereof. The remainder of each channel above its bridging weld is filled, such as by welding, and the area of each channel is subsequently shaped to conform with the contours of the molding surface surrounding that channel. A sub-surface conformal cooling passage is thus formed in the mold.

2013007, Mar 21, 2013

Nov 16, 2012

13/679318

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. - Tokyo, JP
Alan Hughes - Prospect OH, US

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. - Tokyo

B29C 33/02

425552, 228155

A method of producing at least one conformal cooling passage in a part-producing mold, and a mold provided with such a conformal cooling passage(s). A conformal cooling passage is produced by creating an open channel in a molding surface of a mold of interest, the channel substantially conforming to the contour of the molding surface. A bridging weld formed from a plurality of connected weld beads is generated in the channel so as to span and seal the channel while enclosing an open passage in the bottom thereof. The remainder of the channel above its bridging weld is filled, such as by welding, and an exposed portion of the fill material in the channel may be subsequently shaped to conform with the contours of the molding surface surrounding the channel. A sub-surface conformal cooling passage is thus formed in the mold.

2019016, Jun 6, 2019

Jan 24, 2019

16/256402

- Tokyo, JP
Alan J. Hughes - Prospect OH, US

B29C 45/73
B29C 33/02
B23K 9/04
B23K 9/23
B23K 9/00
B23K 31/02

A method of producing a conformal cooling passage in a part producing mold, and a mold provided with such a conformal cooling passage. The conformal cooling passage is produced by creating a number of open channels in a molding surface of a mold of interest, the channels substantially conforming to the contour of the molding surface. A bridging weld formed from a plurality of connected weld beads is generated in each channel so as to span and seal each channel while enclosing an open passage in the bottom thereof. The remainder of each channel above its bridging weld is filled, such as by welding, and the area of each channel is subsequently shaped to conform with the contours of the molding surface surrounding that channel. A sub-surface conformal cooling passage is thus formed in the mold.

2017001, Jan 19, 2017

Sep 30, 2016

15/281627

- Tokyo, JP
Alan J. Hughes - Prospect OH, US

B29C 45/73

A method for forming a conformal fluid circulating passage in a mold includes providing a mold including a molding surface with an open passage thereon, the depth of the passage substantially conforming to the contour of the molding surface, the passage defining a plurality of open fluid channels including a first channel, a second channel downstream of the first channel and a third channel downstream of the second channel; and wherein each fluid channel defines a centerline that extends from the bottom of the open passage to the molding surface and a channel longitudinal centerline, and the method includes maintaining a common distance between the longitudinal centerlines and the molding surface and between the centerlines of adjacent channels.

2015018, Jul 2, 2015

Jan 7, 2015

14/591906

Alan Hughes - Prospect OH, US

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. - Tokyo

B29C 33/04
B29C 45/73
B23K 31/02
B22C 9/06
B29C 33/38

A method of producing a conformal cooling passage in a part-producing mold, and a mold provided with such a conformal cooling passage. The conformal cooling passage is produced by creating a number of open channels in a molding surface of a mold of interest, the channels substantially conforming to the contour of the molding surface. A bridging weld formed from a plurality of connected weld beads is generated in each channel so as to span and seal each channel while enclosing an open passage in the bottom thereof. The remainder of each channel above its bridging weld is filled, such as by welding, and the area of each channel is subsequently shaped to conform with the contours of the molding surface surrounding that channel. A sub-surface conformal cooling passage is thus formed in the mold.

2014027, Sep 18, 2014

Mar 14, 2013

13/830163

- Tokyo, JP
Alan J. Hughes - Prospect OH, US

B29C 33/02
B23K 31/02

425404, 228101, 228174

A conformal cooling method and mold includes a part producing mold having a fluid passage defined therein that includes a channel defined in a surface of the mold, a weld support received in the channel, and a bridge welded across the channel above the weld support for closing the channel and defining the fluid passage. To form the fluid passage, the weld support is installed in the channel defined in the mold surface and the bridge is welded across the channel above the weld support for closing the channel.