Patents by Inventor Dominic E. Verdini

Dominic E. Verdini 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).

  • Systems, devices and methods for applying solution to filaments
    Patent number: 6818065
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for applying solution to a filament include an applicator for applying at least a partial coating of a solution to a filament, comprising: an applicator surface operable to at least partially coat a filament with a solution; a first container operable to supply the solution to the applicator surface, a volume of the solution in the first container corresponding to a solution level in the first container; a second container operable to contain a supply of solution in fluid communication with the solution in the first container such that the solution in the second container has a solution level indicative of the solution level of the solution in the first container; and a detector for determining the solution level within the second container, the detector operable to control an adjustment of the volume of the solution in the first container such that the solution level in the first container is maintained within a predetermined range of levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell V. Bruce, Thomas V. Thimons, Dominic E. Verdini, Songhao Wang, Paul A. Westbrook
  • Systems, devices and methods for applying solution to filaments
    Publication number: 20020197391
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for applying solution to a filament include an applicator for applying at least a partial coating of a solution to a filament, comprising: an applicator surface operable to at least partially coat a filament with a solution; a first container operable to supply the solution to the applicator surface, a volume of the solution in the first container corresponding to a solution level in the first container; a second container operable to contain a supply of solution in fluid communication with the solution in the first container such that the solution in the second container has a solution level indicative of the solution level of the solution in the first container; and a detector for determining the solution level within the second container, the detector operable to control an adjustment of the volume of the solution in the first container such that the solution level in the first container is maintained within a predetermined range of levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Mitchell V. Bruce, Thomas V. Thimons, Dominic E. Verdini, Songhao Wang, Paul A. Westbrook