Patents by Inventor Richard L. Ponzi

Richard L. Ponzi 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 producing shaped articles
    Patent number: 5919493
    Abstract: Known fabrication apparatuses, including patterned pinch rollers, molds, etc., are adapted to create articles having a shape characterized by more than six faces of identical size and shape, and by members extending outwardly in three orthogonal dimensions, the articles each including at least a pair of faces which intersect to bound a concave region, each article including a plurality of such concave regions. In certain embodiments, vibrational energy (e.g. ultrasonic or microwave energy) is utilized to aid in article formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Ushers, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Q. Sheppard, Makuteswara Srinivasan, Richard L. Ponzi, John J. Stobie, Roger P. Sheppard