Patents by Inventor Matthew Owen Banach

Matthew Owen Banach 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 and apparatus for processing a formable material
    Patent number: 11865757
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a formable material having at least first and second relatively repositionable units. The first unit has a sheet die, with the second unit having a rotary drum with a peripheral forming surface for receiving flowable material from the sheet die. The first and second units can be selectively changed between an operating relationship and a setup relationship, with the latter causing at least one space to be defined/enlarged and within which an operator can maneuver to gain access to a region of at least one of the first and second units. With the first and second units in the operating relationship, moldable sheets can be processed by causing the moldable sheets to be applied, and conformed, to the peripheral forming surface on the rotary drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Processing Technologies International, LLC
    Inventors: Mitchell L Gritzner, Dana R. Hanson, Matthew Owen Banach
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A FORMABLE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20220048229
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a formable material having at least first and second relatively repositionable units. The first unit has a sheet die, with the second unit having a rotary drum with a peripheral forming surface for receiving flowable material from the sheet die. The first and second units can be selectively changed between an operating relationship and a setup relationship, with the latter causing at least one space to be defined/enlarged and within which an operator can maneuver to gain access to a region of at least one of the first and second units. With the first and second units in the operating relationship, moldable sheets can be processed by causing the moldable sheets to be applied, and conformed, to the peripheral forming surface on the rotary drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Mitchell L. Gritzner, Dana R. Hanson, Matthew Owen Banach