Patent ID: 11931971
Assignee: THERMALOOP
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A thermoplastic forming tool comprising:
a wand comprising:
a handle; and
a tip coupled to the handle, wherein the tip includes:
a forming shoe support;
a heating element positioned in the forming shoe support, the heating element being configured to generate heat upon receiving an electrical current provided to the heating element;
a forming shoe having a surface in contact with a surface of the heating element, wherein heat generated by the heating element transfers to the forming shoe and heats the forming shoe to a temperature at or above the glass transition temperature of a thermoplastic polymer; and

a controller comprising a processor, wherein the processor is operable to:
determine a temperature of the heating element; and
adjust the temperature of the heating element by adjusting the electrical current provided to the heating element.