Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Product assembly or manufacturing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-23
2007-01-23
Picard, Leo (Department: 2125)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Product assembly or manufacturing
C700S204000, C700S205000, C700S110000, C702S047000, C702S052000, C702S053000, C702S084000, C425S135000, C264S040100
Reexamination Certificate
active
11077915
ABSTRACT:
A process for curing a moldable compound under a plurality of curing conditions by: (1) obtaining time dependent data streams of dielectric or impedance values from a plurality of sensors distributed within a curing mold, wherein the moldable compound is a dialectric for each of the sensors; (2) determining impedance related measurements from the data streams for the plurality of sensors; (3) determining predictive and/or corrective curing actions for enhancing the curing process using the impedance related measurements for the plurality of sensors; and (4) controlling the mass production curing of parts to obtain cured parts having one or more desired properties.
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Magill Richard
Schneider Scott
Picard Leo
Shechtman Sean
Sheridan Ross PC
Signature Control Systems
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