Patents by Inventor Dominik Kordula

Dominik Kordula 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).

  • Blow molding machine and associated mechanisms
    Patent number: 8075834
    Abstract: A machine (10) for blow molding containers (110). The machine (10) has a stationary flow head (26) located above a turntable (12) with molds (16) mounted on carriages (38). The carriages (38) are mounted on ramps (40) and are raised to remove containers (110) and are lowered from the flow head (12) using a closed loop hydraulic system actuated by a cam. A double rack-and-pinion assembly (78) guides opening and closing of the molds (16) and a locking system having locking shafts (94, 96) engaging apertures (98, 100) in a cross head (74) with pivoting locking keys (102, 104) movable into alignment with the apertures (98, 100) prevents inadvertent mold opening. A container transfer device (32) has inflatable bladders (140) which engage the interior of the containers (110) to prevent damage. Augmented cooling of the containers (110) in the mold (16) is provided by positioning the flow head (26) at an acute angle (28) to the transfer device (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Waldemar Boleslaw Kwasniewski, Slawomir Ireneusz Strupinski, Pawel Stefan Artyminski, Dariusz Pawel Assendi, Robert Bartnik, Dominik Kordula, Andrzej Tomasz Kowalczyk, Leszek Kozak, Robert Grzegorz Rogaczewski, Wojciech Solyga, Marek Wojciech Weglowski, Grzegorz Jaroslaw Woinski, Bogdan Ludwik Zareba
  • BLOW MOLDING MACHINE AND ASSOCIATED MECHANISMS
    Publication number: 20100225033
    Abstract: A machine (10) for blow molding containers (110). The machine (10) has a stationary flow head (26) located above a turntable (12) with molds (16) mounted on carriages (38). The carriages (38) are mounted on ramps (40) and are raised to remove containers (110) and are lowered from the flow head (12) using a closed loop hydraulic system actuated by a cam. A double rack-and-pinion assembly (78) guides opening and closing of the molds (16) and a locking system having locking shafts (94, 96) engaging apertures (98, 100) in a cross head (74) with pivoting locking keys (102, 104) movable into alignment with the apertures (98, 100) prevents inadvertent mold opening. A container transfer device (32) has inflatable bladders (140) which engage the interior of the containers (110) to prevent damage. Augmented cooling of the containers (110) in the mold (16) is provided by positioning the flow head (26) at an acute angle (28) to the transfer device (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Waldemar Boleslaw Kwasniewski, Slawomir Ireneusz Strupinski, Pawel Stefan Artyminski, Dariusz Pawel Assendi, Robert Bartnik, Dominik Kordula, Andrzej Tomasz Kowalczk, Leszek Kozak, Robert Grzegorz Rogaczewski, Wojciech Solyga, Marek Wojciech Weglowski, Grzegorz Jaroslaw Woinski, Bogdan Ludwik Zareba