Inventor · Perrysburg, OH, US

D. Wayne Leidy

38Patents
7h-index
37Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: May 24, 1993 → Mar 15, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5707414A Servo plunger mechanism Chemistry; Metallurgy 22 Expired
US6993935B2 Method for blowing and removing glass containers Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US5580366A Automated glassware manufacture controller Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6702097B1 Method of and apparatus for transferring articles from a fixed position to a moving conveyor Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US6446788B1 Linear conveyor speed sensor Physics 9 Expired
US5624473A Automated controller for glassware manufacture with electronically labeled manual mode panel switches Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6076654A Glass container handling system Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US5950799A Generation of lehr loader motion profile in an individual section glassware forming system Physics 7 Expired
US6151918A Forehearth feeder tube lift system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6822970B1 Glassware forming system with star network communication configuration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6848273B2 Apparatus for blowing and removing glass containers Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US5573570A Glass gob shearing apparatus Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US5893449A Lehr loader Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US6557380B1 Apparatus for forming glass containers Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US6035995A Lehr loader Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US6079226A Method of forming a glass parison Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US5405424A Servo controlled glass gob distributor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7185515B2 Invert arm assembly for glassware forming machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6367287B1 Two-axis motion of take-out tongs in an individual section glassware forming machine Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US7017373B2 Glassware forming machine control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US5766292A Method and apparatus for making wide mouth hollow glass articles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6639166B1 Method and apparatus for inspection of hot glass containers Physics 2 Expired
US7699602B2 Glassware mold lubrication burner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US6548970B1 Two-axis motion machine Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6212909A Synchronization of individual section machine operation to gob feed in a glassware forming system Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.