Patents by Inventor Wayne W. Binger

Wayne W. Binger 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).

  • Separation of joined plastic and metal components
    Patent number: 4020992
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for separating plastic liners from metal closures is disclosed which includes a liquid nitrogen precooler for chilling closures with liners therein, a hammermill for impacting the chilled closures to liberate the liners from the closures, a tumble barrel for separating large pieces of closures from the plastic liners and the small pieces of closures, and a high-tension electrical separator for separating the small pieces of closures from the plastic liners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1977
    Assignee: Aluminum Company of America
    Inventors: Wayne W. Binger, John W. Collins, III, Melvin R. Fahnestock, George H. Stuppy