Patents by Inventor Eric Silvanage

Eric Silvanage 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).

  • Melting and molding device
    Patent number: 9993951
    Abstract: A device, system, and method for creating a molded crayon body are provided. In embodiments, the device includes a receiving and positioning device having a channel for receiving a wax stick. The channel may be configured to receive and position a wax stick for melting by a melting component. The device may further include a positioning and/or adjustment component that raises and lowers a mold plate with respect to a front surface of the melting component. In some embodiments, the melting component includes a nozzle having a nozzle tip configured to transfer melted portions of the wax stick from the nozzle of the melting component to a mold on a mold plate. The mold component may also include a chilling mechanism for cooling a completed, molded crayon body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Crayola, LLC
    Inventors: James McCauley, Eric Adams, David E. Wieand, Eric Silvanage, Christopher C. Giering, Matthew T. Carden, Eric A. King
  • Melting and Molding Device
    Publication number: 20150336300
    Abstract: A device, system, and method for creating a molded crayon body are provided. In embodiments, the device includes a receiving and positioning device having a channel for receiving a wax stick. The channel may be configured to receive and position a wax stick for melting by a melting component. The device may further include a positioning and/or adjustment component that raises and lowers a mold plate with respect to a front surface of the melting component. In some embodiments, the melting component includes a nozzle having a nozzle tip configured to transfer melted portions of the wax stick from the nozzle of the melting component to a mold on a mold plate. The mold component may also include a chilling mechanism for cooling a completed, molded crayon body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: James McCauley, Eric Adams, David E. Wieand, Eric Silvanage, Christopher C. Giering, Matthew T. Carden, Eric A. King