Patents by Inventor Kurt George Melia

Kurt George Melia 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).

  • Low profile bushing for making fibers
    Patent number: 6196029
    Abstract: A precious metal bushing used for fiberizing molten glass through nozzles protruding from the lower surface of an orifice plate in the bottom of the bushing requires a substantially reduced investment in precious metal by having very short sidewalls and endwalls such that the distance from the bottom surface of a flange at the top of the bushing to the top surface of the orifice plate is more than about 0.2 inch, but less than about 0.65 inch and preferably less than about 0.5 inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Johns Manville International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt George Melia, Russell Donovan Arterburn