Patents by Inventor Karl J. Vinup

Karl J. Vinup 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: 4605374
    Abstract: A device for teaching the art of blow form molding of plastics is disclosed. The teaching device is portable and sealable, having a housing with a lid. Pressurized gas enters the housing and is directed through an orifice in a housing shelf upward into the lid. Starter plastic is placed on the shelf. A mold is held in the lid and the plastic assumes the shape of the mold as it is blown upward through the orifice into the lid. The lid has a central opening to allow the students to see the process of blow forming of plastics as it occurs. The device has a carrying handle, flanges to fasten it to a work surface, and locking toggle handles to assure a tight seal of lid and housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1986
    Inventor: Karl J. Vinup