Patents by Inventor Kevin Alan Kelly

Kevin Alan Kelly 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).

  • Lifter system with rotational GIB
    Patent number: 11364662
    Abstract: A lifter system and apparatus having a rotational gib for molding plastic parts, in large mold machines or small mold machines. A core blade is movably mounted with respect to a mold. A gib, such as a rotational gib, is mounted with respect to an ejector plate of the mold. A rotational mount is fixed with respect to the gib. The core blade can be moved and releasably locked at or into different positions with respect to the gib. The rotational mount can be releasably locked with respect to the gib. A detent, a bias element and a spherical surface or other contact surface can be used to hold or fix a position of the core blade with respect to the gib. A second detent, a second bias element and a second spherical surface or other contact surface can be used to hold or fix a position of the rotational mount with respect to the gib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: PROGRESSIVE COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Glenn Starkey, Kevin Alan Kelly
  • LIFTER SYSTEM WITH ROTATIONAL GIB
    Publication number: 20210107184
    Abstract: A lifter system and apparatus having a rotational gib for molding plastic parts, in large mold machines or small mold machines. A core blade is movably mounted with respect to a mold. A gib, such as a rotational gib, is mounted with respect to an ejector plate of the mold. A rotational mount is fixed with respect to the gib. The core blade can be moved and releasably locked at or into different positions with respect to the gib. The rotational mount can be releasably locked with respect to the gib. A detent, a bias element and a spherical surface or other contact surface can be used to hold or fix a position of the core blade with respect to the gib. A second detent, a second bias element and a second spherical surface or other contact surface can be used to hold or fix a position of the rotational mount with respect to the gib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: PROGRESSIVE COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Glenn Starkey, Kevin Alan Kelly