Patents by Inventor John P. Mungovan

John P. Mungovan 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).

  • Patent number: 5061309
    Abstract: A pusher system for transferring formed glass bottles from a plurality of deadplates which are part of an I.S. machine to a common conveyor. A discrete pusher is associated with each dead plate and can transfer the bottles on that dead plate to either of two spaced lines along the conveyor thereby enabling a multiplicity of bottle rows to increase conveyor capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Emhart Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Mungovan, Vaughan Abbott, Gary R. Voisine, Timothy J. Liska
  • Patent number: 4816057
    Abstract: The individual needles of a glass feeder mechanism which control the volume of the streams of molten glass sheared into discrete gobs are displaceable to adjust the size of the sheared gobs. The controller for the motor, which raises or lowers a stream, receives positional data from the plunger, which forms the gob into a parison, and determines the Parison Formation Point for that parison and raises or lowers the needle to maintain that point at a desired plunger location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Assignee: Emhart Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Pinkerton, John P. Mungovan, John E. Suomala, Steven A. Austin
  • Patent number: 4687502
    Abstract: A gob distributor for directing glass gobs to glassware-forming sections. Most particularly, this relates to the automatic positioning of scoops receiving the glass gobs from the glassmaking apparatus and directing them into troughs of glassware-forming sections which are arranged in a bank. The gob distributor features an arrangement wherein the distributor may be converted to vary the number of scoops in a scoop group from one to three or more. Principal features of the gob distributor are the utilization of a servomotor which is a reversible DC motor for positioning a rack which controls the angle of the scoops, and a releasable ball screw drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1987
    Assignee: Emhart Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Douglas, Robert L. Doughty, John P. Mungovan, Robert P. Andersen, Vaughan Abbott
  • Patent number: 4599101
    Abstract: A gob distributor for directing glass gobs to glassware-forming sections. Most particularly, this relates to the automatic positioning of scoops receiving the glass gobs from the glassmaking apparatus and directing them into troughs of glassware-forming sections which are arranged in a bank. The gob distributor features an arrangement wherein the distributor may be converted to vary the number of scoops in a scoop group from one to three or more. A principal feature of the gob distributor is the utilization of a servomotor which is a reversible DC motor for positioning a rack which controls the angle of the scoops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1986
    Assignee: Emhart Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Douglas, Robert L. Doughty, John P. Mungovan, Robert P. Andersen, Vaughan Abbott
  • Patent number: 4528017
    Abstract: An improved blank cylinder mechanism for a glassware making machine which utilizes shims between the bottom plate and support in conjunction with the cam track to adjust the angular position of the cylinder in down position. Also, the blank cylinder mechanism uses a double tapered slot in the piston rod to provide cushioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1985
    Assignee: Emhart Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Vaughan Abbott, Bruce R. Beckwith, Charles M. Kingsbury, John P. Mungovan, Elden H. Mills