Patents by Inventor Cristin J. Reinhart

Cristin J. Reinhart has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Articulated mold arrangement for a glass processing system
    Patent number: 11542189
    Abstract: An articulated lower mold arrangement for use with an upper mold includes a mold portion configured to bend a heated glass sheet. The mold portion has a first end, a sharp bend area proximate the first end for bending an end portion of the glass sheet, and a second end opposite the first end and spaced away from the sharp bend area. The arrangement may further include a first guide member connected to the mold portion at a first location proximate the first end, and a second guide member connected to the mold portion at a second location proximate the second end and spaced away from the sharp bend area. The mold portion and the guide members are cooperable to allow the first end of the mold portion to move from a lowered position to a raised position in order to move the end portion of the glass sheet upwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: GLASSTECH, INC.
    Inventors: David B. Nitschke, Dean M. Nitschke, Cristin J. Reinhart, Stephen D. Snyder, James P. Schnabel, Jr.
  • ARTICULATED MOLD ARRANGEMENT FOR A GLASS PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220064047
    Abstract: An articulated lower mold arrangement for use with an upper mold includes a mold portion configured to bend a heated glass sheet. The mold portion has a first end, a sharp bend area proximate the first end for bending an end portion of the glass sheet, and a second end opposite the first end and spaced away from the sharp bend area. The arrangement may further include a first guide member connected to the mold portion at a first location proximate the first end, and a second guide member connected to the mold portion at a second location proximate the second end and spaced away from the sharp bend area. The mold portion and the guide members are cooperable to allow the first end of the mold portion to move from a lowered position to a raised position in order to move the end portion of the glass sheet upwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: GLASSTECH, INC.
    Inventors: David B. NITSCHKE, Dean M. NITSCHKE, Cristin J. REINHART, Stephen D. Snyder, James P. SCHNABEL, JR.
  • APPARATUS FOR QUENCHING FORMED GLASS SHEETS
    Publication number: 20120042695
    Abstract: Apparatus (42) for quenching a formed glass sheet with three steps of gas flow pressures in a manner that reduces cycle time without excessive temporary surface tension that can cause excessive breakage. A control (26) provides the quenching in the three step manner with initial pressures for .5 to 1.3 seconds, increased pressures of at least 25% greater than the initial pressures for .5 to 4 seconds, and final quenching with decreased cooling power that is less than the cooling power of the initial pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: GLASSTECH, INC.
    Inventors: David B. Nitschke, Dean M. Nitschke, Cristin J. Reinhart, Donivan M. Shetterly
  • Method for quenching formed glass sheets
    Patent number: 8074473
    Abstract: A three step method and apparatus for quenching a formed glass sheet in a manner that reduces cycle time without excessive temporary surface tension that can cause excessive breakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Glasstech, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Nitschke, Dean M. Nitschke, Cristin J. Reinhart, Donivan M. Shetterly
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUENCHING FORMED GLASS SHEETS
    Publication number: 20080127678
    Abstract: A three step method and apparatus for quenching a formed glass sheet in a manner that reduces cycle time without excessive temporary surface tension that can cause excessive breakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: GLASSTECH, INC.
    Inventors: David B. Nitschke, Dean M. Nitschke, Cristin J. Reinhart, Donivan M. Shetterly