Patents by Inventor Christophe Machura

Christophe Machura 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).

  • Method and apparatus for shaping curved glass sheets
    Patent number: 5069704
    Abstract: The invention relates to a production line for curved panes, in which the panes of glass are heated, brought in a horizontal position into a curving station where they are taken over by curving tools, and then finally conveyed into a quenching station, the stages of quenching and of entry of the glass into the curving station being at different heights. Defective glass sheets are removable from the production line intermediate the curving station and the quenching station by cracking with an atomized fluid jet and subsequent crushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Vitrage International
    Inventors: Philippe Boutier, Jean-Marc Petit-Collin, Dany-Ange Plebani, Denis Mathivat, Christophe Machura