Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Scaglotti

Ronald L. Scaglotti 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).

  • Heater assembly for blow molding plastic preforms
    Patent number: 6361301
    Abstract: A heater assembly (20) for heating blow molding plastic preforms (14) includes a plurality of elongated heaters (26) mounted by a housing (24) and extending along a path of conveyance of the preforms in a parallel relationship to each other, and each heater includes an elongated parabolic reflector (44) that reflects radiation from an adjacent elongated bulb (36) to irradiate the conveyed preforms. The heater assembly (20) also includes a quartz window (58) located between the elongated heaters (26) and the conveyed preforms (14) to transmit infrared radiation while blocking longer wavelength radiation so as to provide uniform heating of the conveyed preforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Scaglotti, Paul H. Moats, Andrew D. West