Patents by Inventor Thomas Michael Rector

Thomas Michael Rector 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).

  • Publication number: 20230392849
    Abstract: Methods and devices are described for shaping ingots of ice. Devices may include a support structure, a mold for shaping ice ingots, the mold being mounted to the support structure. The devices may also include a first upper platen assembly disposed above a first lower platen assembly, a first positioning means, and at least one liquid inlet valve for each of the first upper platen assembly and the first lower platen assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Ashok Kumar Notaney, Todd Stevenson, Andrew James Whalen, Bryce Edmund Peterson, Luke W. Clauson, Matthew Byrnes Newell, Thomas Michael Rector