Patents by Inventor Pedro Pontes

Pedro Pontes 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).

  • Bi-axial cooling system and method
    Patent number: 9145322
    Abstract: An improved system and method is disclosed for providing cooling air to mating mold halves during the entire cycle and an additional degree of cooling during the portion of the cycle when hot glass material is enclosed within mating mold halves. Countercurrent cooling air flows are established in separate arrays of cooling passages located in each mold half, with one of the cooling air flows being capable of actively cooling the mold halves over the full cycle rather than only when the mold halves are in their closed position. The cooling air flowing in the separate arrays of cooling passages allows separate timing and control of the cooling air flows supplied to the arrays of cooling passages in the molds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Emhart Glass S.A.
    Inventors: Pedro Pontes, Stefano Vecchi
  • Bi-Axial Cooling System And Method
    Publication number: 20140109619
    Abstract: An improved system and method is disclosed for providing cooling air to mating mold halves during the entire cycle and an additional degree of cooling during the portion of the cycle when hot glass material is enclosed within mating mold halves. Countercurrent cooling air flows are established in separate arrays of cooling passages located in each mold half, with one of the cooling air flows being capable of actively cooling the mold halves over the full cycle rather than only when the mold halves are in their closed position. The cooling air flowing in the separate arrays of cooling passages allows separate timing and control of the cooling air flows supplied to the arrays of cooling passages in the molds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Pedro Pontes, Stefano Vecchi