Patents by Inventor Earl E. Robinson

Earl E. Robinson 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).

  • Patent number: 6460377
    Abstract: Apparatus for testing air flow through a dual-stage blowhead that includes an adapter block with a blowhead cup for releasably receiving a dual-stage blowhead. The adapter block has a first block passage for feeding test air to a first inlet of the blowhead for conducting blow air to a parison, and a second block passage for feeding test air to a second inlet of the blowhead separate from the first inlet for conducting finish cooling air. Air is directed from a common source separately to the first and second block passages, and air flow is measured in each path. When air flow through the finish cooling air path is less than a predetermined threshold, or less than a predetermined ratio with respect to the final blow air, this may indicate a need to redrill or otherwise rework the finish cooling passages in the dual-stage blowhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Donald J. Connors, Sr., Earl E. Robinson, Richard W. Craig