Patents by Inventor Frank E. Halicki

Frank E. Halicki 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).

  • Apparatus for curing coatings on welded longitudinal seams of can bodies
    Patent number: 4199672
    Abstract: Can bodies having welded longitudinal seams with a heat curable coating thereon are carried longitudinally past an induction heater for curing the coating. The induction heater includes first and second stages for respectively rapidly heating the seams to coating curing temperature and then holding the seams at such temperature for a curing period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1980
    Inventors: Carl V. Sword, Frank E. Halicki, Edward G. Geiss
  • Apparatus for spraying a coating on the inside surfaces of longitudinal seams on can bodies
    Patent number: 4180011
    Abstract: The inside surfaces of longitudinal seams on can bodies are sprayed with a coating by moving the can bodies longitudinally along an arm with the seams spaced vertically above the arm. An air spray nozzle mounted on the arm is positioned for air spraying a coating material vertically upwardly against the inside surfaces of the longitudinal seams as the can bodies move past the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1979
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventor: Frank E. Halicki