Patents by Inventor Joseph O. Kramer

Joseph O. Kramer 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 conveying glass sheets
    Patent number: 5096478
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for conveying a glass sheet (12) disclosed includes an air floatation glass sheet heating furnace (14) having a downwardly sloping heating bed (15). The furnace (14) includes an endless conveyor means (18) revolvable in situ and a plurality of restraining bars (20) supported by the conveyor means (18) and revolving with the conveyor means (18). The restraining bars (20) are movable sequentially adjacent the heating bed (15) and away from the heating bed (15) while revolving with the conveyor means (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Glasstech, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph O. Kramer, Dexter H. McMaster
  • Device for positioning hot glass sheets
    Patent number: 5066321
    Abstract: A positioning device (10) is disclosed for catching a hot glass sheet (12) without relative motion between the glass sheet (12) and positioning device (10) as it arrives at a topside support device (14) in a glass sheet heating furnace (18). The positioning device (10) includes a first actuator (30) for actuating longitudinal movement of the glass sheet (12) and a second actuator (32) for actuating transverse movement of the glass sheet (12) for decelerating, and positioning the glass sheet (12) during deceleration, to an accurate stationary position relative to the topside support device (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Assignee: Glasstech, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph O. Kramer, Dexter H. McMaster, Eustace H. Mumford
  • Material handling method and apparatus
    Patent number: 4368822
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for handling sheet material including a peg conveyor for supporting and advancing a plurality of spaced, generally upright sheet articles in combination with a rack having spaced pegs and carried on a mobile lift apparatus for stripping the articles from said conveyor onto said rack or for depositing sheet-like articles from a loaded rack onto a conveyor or other article support system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1983
    Assignee: Libbey-Owens-Ford Company
    Inventors: Joseph O. Kramer, Otto V. Young, Charles E. Banner, John D. Schuster
  • Material handling method and apparatus
    Patent number: 4320826
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for handling sheet material including a peg conveyor for supporting and advancing a plurality of spaced, generally upright sheet articles in combination with a rack having spaced pegs and carried on a mobile lift apparatus for stripping the articles from said conveyor onto said rack or for depositing sheet-like articles from a loaded rack onto a conveyor or other article support system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1982
    Assignee: Libbey-Owens-Ford Company
    Inventors: Joseph O. Kramer, Otto V. Young, Charles E. Banner, John D. Schuster