Patents by Inventor Kent K. Kipling

Kent K. Kipling 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).

  • Electric incandescent lamp and method of manufacture therefor
    Patent number: 4959585
    Abstract: An electric incandescent lamp having an improved coiled refractory metal filament construction is disclosed which enables the lamp to provide a more precise light source. Various lamp and coiled filament configurations are disclosed to include employment of a reflective film for improved efficiency of lamp operation while a halogen substance can also be included in the inert gas filling for this purpose. A method to manufacture the disclosed lamp improvement is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Leonard E. Hoegler, Gerald A. Johnson, Diana M. Essock, Kent K. Kipling
  • Innerliner applicator
    Patent number: 4902372
    Abstract: A device for guiding and applying innerliner material to a tire building drum and more particularly a device for cutting and applying the innerliner material is disclosed. The device further allows for measurement of the stock width and for precise centering of said stock without the possible edge distortion of known guiding systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Mick, Jr., Kent K. Kipling
  • Method for applying elastomeric material onto a drum
    Patent number: 4874443
    Abstract: A means and method for applying innerliner material to a tire building drum and more particularly to a means and method for cutting and applying the innerliner material and further allowing for stock width measurement and precise centering without the possible edge distortion of known guiding systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1989
    Assignee: The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Kent K. Kipling
  • Method for centering materials
    Patent number: 4824001
    Abstract: A means and method for applying innerliner material to a tire building drum and more particularly to a means and method for cutting and applying the innerliner material and further allowing for stock width measurement and precise centering without the possible edge distortion of known guiding systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1989
    Assignee: The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Ronald L. Mick, Jr., Kent K. Kipling, Fred G. Edler