Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Klinger

Ronald L. Klinger 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 and method for producing cast products
    Patent number: 6460600
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing a plurality of cast products includes a plurality of molds, and a casting apparatus which casts products in the molds. A multi-level pallet carries the molds containing the cast products on at least two vertical levels. A loading apparatus loads the molds onto the multi-level pallet. A conveyor moves the multi-level pallet through a cooling area which is sufficient to cool the cast products for removal from the molds. An unloading apparatus unloads the molds from the multi-level pallet. In a method of producing a plurality of cast products, the products are cast in a plurality of molds. The molds are loaded onto a multi-level pallet which carries the molds on at least two vertical levels. The multi-level pallet is conveyed through a cooling area which is sufficient to cool the cast products for removal from the molds. After cooling, the molds are unloaded from the multi-level pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Wuepper, James E. Bohs, Ronald L. Klinger, Thomas J. H. Rozich, Mark T. Salgat