Patents by Inventor Wilhelm-Josef Stevens

Wilhelm-Josef Stevens 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).

  • Patent number: 4030961
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the assembly or permanent adhesion of sheets of glass with sheets of plastic material, comprising a pair of pressure rollers between which one passes the layers superimposed for assembly, which rollers being provided with, on a length corresponding at least with the size of the layers to be assembled, a hollow elastic covering which is filled with a fluid under pressure. In each roller the elastic covering is mounted to the roller (in a manner similar to a vehicle tire) by means of two rim-like elements, one of which is movable axially of the roller toward and from the other such rim. The elastic covering is like a tire but oversize in the axial direction. By adjusting one of the rims relative to the other, or the fluid pressure or both, the shape of the elastic tire-like member may be modified within wide limits to accommodate sheets of glass having complex, compound curves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1977
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Industries
    Inventors: Franz-Josef Straeten, Rudolf Pelzer, Karl-Josef Feiten, Wilhelm-Josef Stevens