Patents by Inventor Patrick H. Lloyd

Patrick H. Lloyd 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).

  • Sweepout assembly with nonmetallic pads
    Patent number: 5814120
    Abstract: A repositionable hot-glass contact pad composed at least in part of a relatively high-strength nonmetallic material having one or more repositionable support projections and a glass-contact surface. The high strength nonmetallic material and use of multiple support projections allow reliable attachment of the pad to a metal support structure in a plurality of positions to handle a variety of hot-glass article shapes and sizes with minimal checking or other damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Union Oil Company of California
    Inventors: Patrick H. Lloyd, Kyle D. Nelson
  • Adjustable hot glass transfer device
    Patent number: 5741343
    Abstract: Repositionable stacker bar pads composed of a relatively high-strength nonmetallic material have tongue-in-groove adjoining surfaces and glass-contact surfaces which are roughsned or serrated. The high strength material and overlapping tongue-in-groove "footprint" allows rigid and reliable attachment to a metal support structure. The rough finish of the glass-contact surface minimizes thermal checking and other hot-glass article problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Union Oil Company of California
    Inventors: Patrick H. Lloyd, Jeff R. Long, Timothy A. Stover, Steven Richard Hubbard, Michael E. Easley
  • Contact fixture for hot glass
    Patent number: 5324340
    Abstract: Hot, newly molded glass articles are easily moved using sweepout arms having a plurality of graphite contact members that form a mosaic to present the hot glass piece with a substantially smooth graphite surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: Union Oil Company of California
    Inventors: Shelby M. Withrow, Patrick H. Lloyd
  • Fixture for attaching contact material
    Patent number: 5129613
    Abstract: A fixture for holding a piece of contact material utilizes inwardly facing channels for receiving the contact materials and resilient projections on the base of the fixture to hold the contact material within the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Union Oil Company of California
    Inventors: Patrick H. Lloyd, Larry J. Wallace, Jeffrey L. Kopel, Billy B. Arrington