School of Engineering Plastics Engineering Technology
 Mr. John Beaumont
 Professor of Engineering and Program Chair
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Mr. John Beaumont

    Penn State Behrend
    School of Engineering
    5101 Jordan Road
    Erie, PA  16563-1701

    Office: REDC 213N
    Phone: (814) 898-6482
    Fax: (814) 898-6125
    Email: jpb7@psu.edu

John P. Beaumont
Research

Research projects completed 

PITA grant between Lehigh University and Beaumont Technology, Inc., $66,000, 2005-2006.

Plastics CAE Center Project (Director) -With 12 companies and the Plastics Technology Center (PTC)

  • $90,000 cash – January-December 2006
  • $106,000 cash – January-December 2005
  • $432,000 cash – July 1, 2000 to December 31, 2004
  • $857,358 (cash and in-kind) - July 1, 1998 to June 30, 2000

Ben Franklin Partnership Program, the PTDC and 63 member companies        

  • $1,186,740 (cash and in-kind) September 1, 1993 to June 30, 1998

Plastics Technology Deployment Center [Advisor], Federal Grant, $1,000,000 grant for three years, 1993-1996.

Ben Franklin Partnership Program:

  • Development of new gas line connector, [Project leader and principal investigator], Dresser Industries, $44,564, September 1, 1994-August 31, 1995.
  • Flush Valve Development [Project leader], Zurn Industries, Inc. and John Ralston, $20,000, September 1, 1994-August 31, 1995.
  • Design of Plastic Pallet and Commingled Plastic Industrial Waste, [Project leader and principal investigator], Port Erie Plastics, Inc., $15,000, September 1, 1993-June 1, 1994.
  • Cycloid Tire Pressure Maintenance System [Advisor with P. Koch, R. Farrell, and Grant Renier], $42,000, September 1, 1992-August 31, 1993.
  • Commercialization Assistance for New Beverage Bottle Resin [Advisor with P. Koch and R. Farrell], Rohm & Haas Co., $26,000, September 1, 1992-August 31, 1993.
  • Consortium for Advanced Engineering and Competitive Industrial Mfg. (CAECIM) [Principal Investigator with K. Fisher, D. Roth, P. Koch, R. Farrell], 16 companies, $110,000, September 1, 1992-August 31, 1993.
  • Shower and Travel Mate Product Development [Principal Investigator], Premier Plastics, $42,000, August 31, 1992.
  • Optimization and Process Development of the Redesigned Flush Valve, [Project leader and Principal Investigator with Robert Farrell, Paul Koch], John Ralston and Zurn Industries, Inc., $73,128, September 1, 1991-August 31, 1992.
  • Plastics Technical Center [Principal investigator with R. Farrell and P. Koch (Project leader)], 21 membership companies, $130,500, September 1, 1991-August 31, 1992.
  • Foil Enhancement of Polyester Dinnerware [Advisor with R. Farrell], Dispatch Printing, Inc., $28,000, September 1, 1991-August 31, 1992.
  • Injection Molded Permanent Magnets - Optimization of Tooling Design and Molding Parameters [Principal investigator with R. Farrell and J. Schenck], Stackpole Carbon Company, $49,540, September 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.
  • Flush Valve Redesign [Principal investigator with R. Farrell], Zurn Industries, Inc., $38,650, September 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.
  • Plastic Foil Impregnation [Advisor with R. Farrell], Dispatch Printing, Inc., $55,675, September 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.
  • Application of Recycled Paper Products within the Plastics Industry [Advisor with R. Farrell and J. Schenck], Erie Energy Products, $72,939, September 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.
  • A Recycling Container Produced Using Recycled Materials [Advisor], Rehrig Pacific Company, $31,139, September 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.
  • Snap-Tite, Inc. [Advisor with J. Schenck], $22,270, September 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.
  • Lord Corporation, Characterization of Co-Injected Polymers [Principal investigator with R. Farrell], $57,531, September 1, 1990-August 31, 1991.
  • Plastics Technical Center [Principal Investigator with P. Koch and R. Farrell], 13 other companies, $262,400, September 1, 1989-August 31, 1991.

Project leader in and additional 71 percent of 14 industrial research and development projects ranging in value from $1,000 to 43,000 (total of $120,750 in funding and $90,000 of equipment on loan).

Research proposals submitted (under review)

Beaumont, J. [Principal investigator], PITA grant between Lehigh University and Beaumont Technology, Inc., $70,600, 2006.

Research reports to sponsor                               

Beaumont, J. P., and Ralston, J., “Gas pin performance study (phase II),” Visteon Automotive Systems, Advanced Injection Molding, A Division of Ford Motor Company, 97 pp., 1998.

Beaumont, J., and Ralston, J., “Gas pin performance study (Phase I),” Visteon Automotive Systems, Advanced Injection Molding, A Division of Ford Motor Company, 52 pp., 1997.

Patents

“Method and Apparatus for Balancing Flowing Conditions of Laminar Flowing Materials,” U.S. Patent issued, No. 6,503,438, January 7, 2003.

“Method and Apparatus for Controlling Flow Orientation in a Runner for Controlled Mold Filling.” Canadian patent, No. 6,394,234.  June 5, 2002.

“Method and Apparatus for Balancing the Filling of Injection Molds,” U.S. Patent, No. 6,077,470.  June 20, 2000.

Zurn Flush Valve, Canadian Patent, 1996.

Flush Valve, Patent No. 5,232,194, 1993.

Patents submitted

“Adjustable Melt Rotation Positioning Device and Method,” application number 60/681,442, May 16, 2006.

“Controlling Warpage through Melt Rotation Device and Method,” Provision Patent filed, May 3, 2006

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