Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Wanson

Thomas E. Wanson 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 spraying glass containers
    Patent number: 5279668
    Abstract: An apparatus for spraying the surfaces of glass containers which are being moved in longitudinally spaced transverse rows by a conveyor wherein a rodless air cylinder is mounted transversely of the conveyor and the spraying apparatus is connected to the piston of the rodless cylinder so that the spraying apparatus is moved transversely of the rows of containers. The rodless cylinder is supported for pivotal movement about a vertical axis so that the axis of the cylinder may be moved to a position other than a right angle to the longitudinal axis of movement of the conveyor. The offset of the angle from a right angle and the speed of traverse of the piston is coordinated with the conveyor speed so that any time during the travel, the spray apparatus is spraying between the rows being sprayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Poad, Michael T. Dembicki, Thomas E. Wanson