Patents by Inventor Barry L. Shadle

Barry L. Shadle 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: 5547129
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multiple nozzle liquid spray assembly having a longitudinally extending bar member, receivers to allow securing of nozzles along the bar, a coolant conduit extending along at least a portion of the bar, liquid and gas conduits extending along the bar in close proximity to each of the receivers, and first and second sets of passages interconnecting each of the receivers with the liquid or gas conduits. In one particular embodiment of the invention, the coolant conduit includes a first portion which extends from a coolant inlet along a first longitudinal side of the bar member and a second portion which extends from a coolant outlet along an opposing longitudinal side of the bar member. The liquid conduit and gas conduit generally parallel each other and extend along the bar member between the first and second portions of the cooling conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred A. Fortunato, Barry L. Shadle, Helmut Franz
  • Patent number: 4529433
    Abstract: Glass edge engagement members for use with an outline bending mold having mold portions with upwardly facing shaping surfaces are spring biased to enable the glass edge engaging members to move between an extended position above the shaping surface due to spring biasing force and a retracted position due to abutment force that opposes the spring biasing force when said outline bending mold abuts another shaping mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1985
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry A. Bennett, William B. Zimmerman, Barry L. Shadle
  • Patent number: 4420361
    Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus for aligning a pair of bent glass sheets of matching configuration for assembly with a position occupied by a flexible sheet of interlayer material to form a sandwich to be laminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1983
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Valimont, Barry L. Shadle
  • Patent number: 4367107
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for aligning a pair of bent glass sheets of matching configuration for assembly with a position occupied by a flexible sheet of interlayer material to form a sandwich to be laminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1983
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Valimont, Barry L. Shadle