Patents by Inventor Ralph A. Meglen

Ralph A. Meglen 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).

  • Mold and vent plug therefor
    Patent number: 4436497
    Abstract: A mold for forming elastomeric articles and the like, has vent plugs inserted in bores through the body of the mold. The vent plugs may be manufactured of sintered metal. Each vent plug has a bore therethrough that is significantly smaller than the bore through the mold body, so that very little, if any, of the elastomeric substance being formed in the mold flows into the bore of the vent plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1984
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: James M. Dahl, Bernard B. Jacobs, Joseph E. Lipovac, Ralph A. Meglen, Donald W. Ward