Patents by Inventor WILLIAM J. STINELLIS

WILLIAM J. STINELLIS 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: 9592528
    Abstract: An apparatus, such as an extruding machine, configured to form a sheath, e.g. insulative layer, over an elongate member, e.g. a wire cable including an extruder to apply the material forming the sheath, a drive mechanism configured to move the elongate member through the extruder at a line speed, a thickness sensor to determine the thickness of the material, and a controller. The controller is programmed to determine a deviation between the actual material thickness a desired thickness, determine a correction factor value based on the deviation between the actual thickness and the desired thickness of the material applied, and adjust the line speed, via the drive mechanism, based on the line speed, an extruder feeder speed, the correction factor value and a material factor value that is based on rheological properties of the material. A method of operating such an extruding machine is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Lawrence, William J. Stinellis, David E. McClelland, Steve Kalan, Leonard J. Turco
  • Publication number: 20160310987
    Abstract: An apparatus, such as an extruding machine, configured to form a sheath, e.g. insulative layer, over an elongate member, e.g. a wire cable including an extruder to apply the material forming the sheath, a drive mechanism configured to move the elongate member through the extruder at a line speed, a thickness sensor to determine the thickness of the material, and a controller. The controller is programmed to determine a deviation between the actual material thickness a desired thickness, determine a correction factor value based on the deviation between the actual thickness and the desired thickness of the material applied, and adjust the line speed, via the drive mechanism, based on the line speed, an extruder feeder speed, the correction factor value and a material factor value that is based on rheological properties of the material. A method of operating such an extruding machine is also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: BRUCE D. LAWRENCE, WILLIAM J. STINELLIS, DAVID E. McCLELLAND, STEVE KALAN, LEONARD J. TURCO