Patents by Inventor Donovan Petry

Donovan Petry 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 handling a die unit for a sheet extrusion system
    Patent number: 12358201
    Abstract: A method of, and apparatus for, handling a first die unit usable on a sheet extrusion system. The method includes the steps of: obtaining a carriage; placing the first die unit in a supported staging position on the carriage, the carriage configured so that with the first die unit in the supported staging position the first die unit can be moved guidingly around an axis; with the first die unit in the supported staging position, moving the first die unit guidingly around the axis to a desired angular orientation to thereby facilitate access to one or more identified regions of the first die unit; and performing an operation at the one or more identified regions of the first die unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Processing Technologies International, LLC
    Inventors: Mitchell L. Gritzner, Ryan E. Leopold, Donovan Petry, Dana R. Hanson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING A DIE UNIT FOR A SHEET EXTRUSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240351264
    Abstract: A method of, and apparatus for, handling a first die unit usable on a sheet extrusion system. The method includes the steps of: obtaining a carriage; placing the first die unit in a supported staging position on the carriage, the carriage configured so that with the first die unit in the supported staging position the first die unit can be moved guidingly around an axis; with the first die unit in the supported staging position, moving the first die unit guidingly around the axis to a desired angular orientation to thereby facilitate access to one or more identified regions of the first die unit; and performing an operation at the one or more identified regions of the first die unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Mitchell L. Gritzner, Ryan E. Leopold, Donovan Petry, Dana R. Hanson