Patent ID: 11872796
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A hot press comprising:
a frame;
a top platen positionally adjustable to the frame by an actuator, wherein the top platen has a top platen contacting surface formed from a first material;
a top platen heating element, the top platen heating element associated with the top platen;
a load cell, the load cell coupled with at least one of the actuator, the top platen, and the frame;
a bottom platen maintained by the frame, wherein the bottom platen has a bottom platen contacting surface formed from a second material, and wherein the bottom platen having a plurality of heating elements providing a differential temperature of the bottom platen contacting surface with a zonal control; and
a controller having a processor and memory, the controller configured to adjust an amount of force applied by the actuator through the top platen based on a signal from the load cell.