Patents by Inventor John M. Winter, Jr.

John M. Winter, Jr. 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).

  • Method of forming a filament through melt extraction
    Patent number: 4326579
    Abstract: A method of forming filaments, particularly continuous strips, sheets or the like, by rotating a chill wheel against a meniscus of molten material formed about the periphery of an elongate orifice through which the molten material is fed under uniform fluid pressure along the longitudinal axis of the orifice. Filaments of different widths, thicknesses and composite structures are extracted by utilizing single or plural chill wheels in conjunction with plural orifices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1982
    Assignee: National-Standard Company
    Inventors: Robert B. Pond, Sr., John M. Winter, Jr.
  • Method and apparatus for producing filamentary articles by melt extraction
    Patent number: 4170257
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing filamentary articles from an open bath of molten material. A quench wheel having a peripheral chill surface is rotated upon the surface of a portion of the bath provided with a baffle that defines a puddle of molten material free from fluid turbulence, thereby permitting high production rates and precise control of product configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1979
    Assignee: National Standard Company
    Inventors: Robert B. Pond, Sr., John M. Winter, Jr., Bruce S. Tibbetts