Patents by Inventor Patrick Michael Orr

Patrick Michael Orr 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).

  • Apparatus for continuous coating of wire
    Patent number: 6676998
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and method which can be utilized to apply a thin layer of viscous coating material to an elongated continuously moving filament whereby the filament can be cabled, coated, and spooled in a continuous operation. The apparatus has a coating material applicator to deliver a flowable material, an air applicator to supply compressed air, a mixer to mix the flowable material and compressed air, a delivery means to spray the mixed flowable material and air onto a filament, and a coating chamber through which the filament passes. The chamber has a material collector and a coating die, and a sealing attachment with an exit hole is located beneath the coating chamber. The filament is sprayed before it travels into the material collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Yen-How Huang, Patrick Michael Orr
  • APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS COATING OF WIRE
    Publication number: 20030224118
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and method which can be utilized to apply a thin layer of viscous coating material to an elongated continuously moving filament whereby the filament can be cabled, coated, and spooled in a continuous operation. The apparatus has a coating material applicator to deliver a flowable material, an air applicator to supply compressed air, a mixer to mix the flowable material and compressed air, a delivery means to spray the mixed flowable material and air onto a filament, and a coating chamber through which the filament passes. The chamber has a material collector and a coating die, and a sealing attachment with an exit hole is located beneath the coating chamber. The filament is sprayed before it travels into the material collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Yen-How Huang, Patrick Michael Orr