Patents by Inventor Merwyn L. Koontz

Merwyn L. Koontz 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: 4522641
    Abstract: A press bending mold having a flexible, continuous shaping surface that is readily adjustable to produce a wide variety of simple as well as more complex, compound shapes. The mold includes a plurality of adjustment controls that are operably connected at select points on the backside of the shaping surface. The controls are conveniently located outwardly of the press area to enable alterations to be made to the contour of the shaping surface, quickly and easily, without interference or interruption of the glass bending and tempering operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1985
    Assignee: Libbey-Owens-Ford Company
    Inventors: Floyd T. Hagedorn, Merwyn L. Koontz