Patents by Inventor Herbert C. Shank

Herbert C. Shank 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).

  • Container masking and coating apparatus
    Patent number: 4319543
    Abstract: Apparatus for masking a selected area of the neck and/or sidewall of a container and for applying a coating to an adjacent area thereof. The apparatus comprises a container transport conveyor for transporting containers through a coating booth and a side masking conveyor for transporting side masks through the coating booth in parallel with the containers. As the containers move through the booth, the neck of the container is shielded by a neck mask carried by the container transport conveyor and a side portion of each container is shielded by a side mask carried on the side mask conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1982
    Assignee: Anchor Hocking Corporation
    Inventor: Herbert C. Shank