Patents by Inventor David D. Melick

David D. Melick 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).

  • Chopper assembly and method for manufacturing chopped fibers
    Patent number: 11053158
    Abstract: An assembly for chopping glass fibers including a cutter wheel having a plurality of radially extending blades and a cot wheel adjacent the cutter wheel. The cot wheel including an inner hub, an elastomeric ring mounted onto the inner hub for rotation therewith; and a retaining device fixably attached to the hub and engaging the elastomeric ring to resist separation of the elastomeric ring from the hub during rotation of the cot wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Michael B. Fazio, David D. Melick
  • CHOPPER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CHOPPED FIBERS
    Publication number: 20190002334
    Abstract: An assembly for chopping glass fibers including a cutter wheel having a plurality of radially extending blades and a cot wheel adjacent the cutter wheel. The cot wheel including an inner hub, an elastomeric ring mounted onto the inner hub for rotation therewith; and a retaining device fixably attached to the hub and engaging the elastomeric ring to resist separation of the elastomeric ring from the hub during rotation of the cot wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Michael B. Fazio, David D. Melick