Patents by Inventor Eustice H. MUMFORD

Eustice H. MUMFORD 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).

  • Glass sheet processing system having cooling of conveyor roller ends
    Patent number: 10065879
    Abstract: A hot glass sheet processing system includes a roller conveyor (22) having sintered bonded fused silica rollers (24) and a roller support structure (34) located within a heated location (32) together with an elongated cooling unit (36) having a housing (38) defining a cooling chamber (40) that receives and has bearings (42) that rotatably support an aligned set of roller ends (30) having end caps (86) adhesively bonded to the roller ends. The cooling unit includes a cooling circuit that supplies cooling fluid to the cooling chamber (40) to provide cooling of the aligned set of roller ends (30) and the bearings (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: GLASSTECH, INC.
    Inventors: James P. Schnabel, Jr., Eustice H. Mumford, David B. Nitschke
  • Glass sheet processing system having cooling of conveyor roller ends
    Patent number: 9758421
    Abstract: A hot glass sheet processing system includes a conveyor roller support structure (34) located within a heated location (32) and has an elongated cooling unit (36) having a housing (38) defining a cooling chamber (40) that receives and has bearings (42) that rotatably support an aligned set of roller ends (30). The cooling unit includes a cooling circuit that supplies cooling fluid to the cooling chamber (40) to provide cooling of the aligned set of roller ends (30) and the bearings (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: GLASSTECH, INC.
    Inventors: James P. Schnabel, Jr., Eustice H. Mumford, David B. Nitschke
  • GLASS SHEET PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING COOLING OF CONVEYOR ROLLER ENDS
    Publication number: 20170253521
    Abstract: A hot glass sheet processing system includes a roller conveyor (22) having sintered bonded fused silica rollers (24) and a roller support structure (34) located within a heated location (32) together with an elongated cooling unit (36) having a housing (38) defining a cooling chamber (40) that receives and has bearings (42) that rotatably support an aligned set of roller ends (30) having end caps (86) adhesively bonded to the roller ends. The cooling unit includes a cooling circuit that supplies cooling fluid to the cooling chamber (40) to provide cooling of the aligned set of roller ends (30) and the bearings (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: GLASSTECH, INC.
    Inventors: James P. SCHNABEL, JR., Eustice H. MUMFORD, David B. NITSCHKE
  • GLASS SHEET PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING COOLING OF CONVEYOR ROLLER ENDS
    Publication number: 20170121212
    Abstract: A hot glass sheet processing system includes a conveyor roller support structure (34) located within a heated location (32) and has an elongated cooling unit (36) having a housing (38) defining a cooling chamber (40) that receives and has bearings (42) that rotatably support an aligned set of roller ends (30). The cooling unit includes a cooling circuit that supplies cooling fluid to the cooling chamber (40) to provide cooling of the aligned set of roller ends (30) and the bearings (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: James P. SCHNABEL, JR., Eustice H. MUMFORD, David B. NITSCHKE