Patents by Inventor Ben M. Balestra

Ben M. Balestra 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).

  • Integrated gas burner assembly
    Patent number: 6019593
    Abstract: A gas burner assembly (10) and method for providing combustion air flow and gas fuel flow in linear proportion to a control signal. A blower motor (18) is driven by the control signal and drives a blower (14) whose output (16) has a static pressure proportional to the square of the blower speed. A gas fuel controller 28 is responsive to the static pressure of the blower output (16) to meter fuel in proportion to the square root of that static pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Glasstech, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy R. Lewandowski, Ben M. Balestra
  • Apparatus for heating and bending glass sheets
    Patent number: 5045103
    Abstract: An apparatus for heating and bending quenching glass sheets (10) is disclosed as including a first platen (14) and a second platen (22). Both platens (14,22) are deformable for heating and bending a heated glass sheet (12) therebetween. First heat source (18) is integral with the first platen (14) and provides heat in close proximity to the heated glass sheet (12) during the bending to maintain an optimal glass bending temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Glasstech, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold A. McMaster, Ben M. Balestra
  • Horizontal flame burner for furnace floor radiant heater
    Patent number: 5032163
    Abstract: A horizontal flame burner (30) is disclosed for heating a glass sheet furnace floor (22) to provide radiant heat within a furnace (10) heated thereby. The burner (30) includes a combustion air and fuel inlet (54) located beneath the floor (22). A vertical intermediate portion (56) extends upwardly from the inlet (54) into the floor (22) and a horizontally extending outlet (58) extends from the vertical intermediate portion (56) into a heating passage (28) extending horizontally between upper and lower floor surfaces (24,26). The combustion air and fuel are mixed and ignited within the horizontally extending outlet (58) to propagate a horizontally extending flame within heating passage (28) to heat furnace (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Glasstech, Inc.
    Inventor: Ben M. Balestra
  • Gas fired radiant heater for furnace floor
    Patent number: 5022911
    Abstract: A radiant heater (12) is disclosed for heating a glass sheet heating furnace (10) and includes a base (40) having a horizontally extending heating passage (28) therein and a cover plate (42) mountable over said base (40). A horizontal flame burner (30) supplies a horizontal flame in heating passage (28) to heat radiant heater (12) and furnace (10) thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: Glasstech, Inc.
    Inventor: Ben M. Balestra
  • Apparatus for heating bending and quenching glass sheets
    Patent number: 4957531
    Abstract: An apparatus for heating, bending and quenching glass sheets (10) is disclosed as including a first platen (14) and a second platen (22). Both platens (14,22) are deformable for bending a heated glass sheet (12) therebetween. A first heater (18) is integral with the first platen (14) and provides heat in close proximity to the heated glass sheet (12) during the bending to maintain an optimal glass bending temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Assignee: Glasstech, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold A. McMaster, Ben M. Balestra