Patents by Inventor Jerry B. Noftsger

Jerry B. Noftsger 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 and method for producing dried, chopped strands
    Patent number: 6148641
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing dried, chopped strands from a supply of continuous fiber strands by the direct deposition of wet, chopped strands ejected from a chopping assembly into a drying chamber is disclosed. A transition chute is interposed between the chopping assembly and the drying chamber to guide the chopped strands to pass directly into the drying chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Blough, Jerry B. Noftsger, Ronald L. Hawkins