Patents by Inventor Edward I. Mates

Edward I. Mates 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).

  • Glass sheet handling devices
    Patent number: 4525196
    Abstract: Glass sheet handling devices are provided with glass sheet engaging surfaces composed of a phenolic resin reinforced with fibers of an aromatic polyamide composition. In a specific embodiment of this invention, a sufficient number of said fibers extend to an exposed surface of said devices to develop a coefficient of friction sufficient to prevent relative sliding between the exposed surface of said glass sheet engaging member and said glass sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1985
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Fecik, John J. Ewing, Edward I. Mates