Patents by Inventor Melvin C. Schlicker

Melvin C. Schlicker 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).

  • Television panel package
    Patent number: 4311239
    Abstract: A support column for carrying a plurality of TV panels in a stack, wherein each column has spaced axial niches for receiving and supporting the corners of the panels therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1982
    Assignee: Corning Glass Works
    Inventor: Melvin C. Schlicker
  • Optical waveguide shipping spool
    Patent number: 4182500
    Abstract: Disclosed is a spool for shipping low expansion optical waveguide filament. The filament supporting portion of the spool is a composite structure consisting of a cylindrically-shaped barrel of material having a thermal coefficient of expansion no greater than 125.times.10.sup.-7 /.degree.C. surrounded by a layer of resilient foam material. When a filament is wound on the spool with a predetermined tension, filament breakage and entanglement are eliminated even when the spool is subjected to temperature extremes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1980
    Assignee: Corning Glass Works
    Inventor: Melvin C. Schlicker