Patents by Inventor Ian Michael Mackley

Ian Michael Mackley 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).

  • Patent number: 8677784
    Abstract: A gravity bending mold for bending glass sheets is disclosed. The gravity bending mold comprises an intermediate mold having an intermediate movable mold section and a final mold having a final movable mold section. Each movable mold section is movable between an operable position and an inoperable position respectively. The intermediate and final movable mold sections are adapted successively to engage a glass sheet during a gravity bending operation. There is a mechanical connection between the intermediate and final movable mold sections, the mechanical connection being selectively disposable in a first configuration, at which the intermediate and final movable mold sections are in the operable and inoperable positions respectively, and in a second configuration, at which the final and intermediate movable mold sections are in the operable position and inoperable positions respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Pilkington Group Limited
    Inventors: Ian Nicholas Tetlow, Ian Michael Mackley, Colin Michael Bennett
  • Publication number: 20100269543
    Abstract: A gravity bending mould for bending glass sheets is disclosed. The gravity bending mould comprises an intermediate mould having an intermediate movable mould section and a final mould having a final movable mould section. Each movable mould section is movable between an operable position and an inoperable position respectively. The intermediate and final movable mould sections are adapted successively to engage a glass sheet during a gravity bending operation. There is a mechanical connection between the intermediate and final movable mould sections, the mechanical connection being selectively disposable in a first configuration, at which the intermediate and final movable mould sections are in the operable and inoperable positions respectively, and in a second configuration, at which the final and intermediate movable mould sections are in the operable position and inoperable positions respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian Nicholas Tetlow, Ian Michael Mackley, Colin Michael Bennett