Patents by Inventor Joseph Michael Manton

Joseph Michael Manton 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).

  • System and method for an expandable pushrod mold seal
    Patent number: 7736572
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for producing a stabilized product from a pledget, including the steps of providing a pledget, a transfer member having an expandable portion, and a stabilization mold having an interior surface defining an interior cavity. The pledget is pushed into the mold by the transfer member so that the expandable portion is within the interior cavity of the mold. The pledget is compressed in the mold by the transfer member to form a compressed pledget. The expandable portion of the transfer member is expanded to form a seal with the interior surface of said mold. The compressed pledget is stabilized to form a stabilized product, while the compressed pledget is maintained in compression and the expandable portion of the transfer member remains expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven Ray Gilbert, Joseph Michael Manton, Mihai Alin Stan
  • System and method for an expandable pushrod mold seal
    Publication number: 20080110005
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for producing a stabilized product from a pledget, including the steps of providing a pledget, a transfer member having an expandable portion, and a stabilization mold having an interior surface defining an interior cavity. The pledget is pushed into the mold by the transfer member so that the expandable portion is within the interior cavity of the mold. The pledget is compressed in the mold by the transfer member to form a compressed pledget. The expandable portion of the transfer member is expanded to form a seal with the interior surface of said mold. The compressed pledget is stabilized to form a stabilized product, while the compressed pledget is maintained in compression and the expandable portion of the transfer member remains expanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Steven Ray Gilbert, Joseph Michael Manton, Mihai Alin Stan