Patents by Inventor Freddie Mason

Freddie Mason 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).

  • Heat shield for float glass forming apparatus and method of using
    Patent number: 4057410
    Abstract: A float glass forming apparatus including a tank having an exit end over which a glass ribbon carried on a bath of molten metal contained in the tank is discharged. The exit end wall of the tank is provided with a cooler covered by a heat shield that maintains the external surfaces of the cooler at a temperature below the melting point of the molten metal bath so that molten metal coming into contact therewith is solidified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1977
    Assignee: Libbey-Owens-Ford Company
    Inventors: Lloyd W. Daman, Don V. Marti, II, Freddie Mason, Donald E. Shamp