Patents by Inventor Edward J. Kinkopf

Edward J. Kinkopf 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).

  • Mould handling, cleaning and preparation systems
    Patent number: 4446813
    Abstract: A mould handling, cleaning and preparation apparatus is provided having a bridge movable over a work area, a trolley running lengthwise of the bridge and carrying suspended therefrom a vertical guide frame with an inner telescoping lift column carry tongs at the lower end, a secondary guide frame with a vertically movable cleaning column and rotatable cleaning head is mounted on one side of the main guide frame and a spray head guide rail and vertically moving spray head are mounted on the opposite side of the guide frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Assignee: The Alliance Machine Company
    Inventors: Edward J. Kinkopf, Karl L. Polen
  • Ingot stripper structure
    Patent number: 4098320
    Abstract: An apparatus for stripping a metal ingot from its casting mold is provided in which mechanical stripping motion is provided by a stripping screw rotatable within a vertically extending column housing which is in turn rotatable within a column frame and in which the stripping screw provides control of the ingot and mold gripping tongs and a bull nose for ejecting ingots from a mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1978
    Assignee: The Alliance Machine Company
    Inventor: Edward J. Kinkopf