Patents by Inventor Michael B. Maslanka

Michael B. Maslanka 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 shaping glass sheets on shaping molds with flotation blocks
    Patent number: 4612031
    Abstract: A hot glass sheet shaping apparatus for shaping glass sheets with selected portions wider than its trailing edge as it is conveyed to the shaping station. Flotation blocks are positioned adjacent a gas hearth bed support in the shaping station to support the selected portions of the glass sheet as they are conveyed thereover, to prevent these portions from contacting the gas hearth bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1986
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry A. Bennett, William B. Zimmerman, Michael B. Maslanka