Patents by Inventor Clayton Dodd

Clayton Dodd 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).

  • Centrifugal carton test method and apparatus
    Patent number: 4991444
    Abstract: Testing open-ended cartons to determine the centrifugal force at which the contents will move out an open end. A filled carton is positioned on a support and the carton is gripped at the end portions of the carton side panels and rotated. Upon reaching a rotational speed at which the carton can no longer hold the contents in place, the contents strike an end wall of the support, indicating that the carton has failed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Manville Corporation
    Inventor: Clayton Dodd
  • Centrifugal carton tester
    Patent number: 4553438
    Abstract: A centrifugal test apparatus for determining the failure point of a carton for packaging bottles or cans comprises a box mounted on a variable speed drive shaft which is adapted to receive at opposite ends a counterweight and a test carton. The test carton is attached to a force gauge by an attachment means that simulates the gripping of the test carton by a person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1985
    Assignee: Manville Service Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond L. Dawson, Clayton Dodd, Bobby E. Harrell, Grady E. Lee