Patents Assigned to A.J. Sparks & Company
  • Tag manufacturing apparatus
    Patent number: 4578139
    Abstract: A tag assembling machine feeds tag bodies and tag ties from opposite directions along a lineal path into a centralized work station in predetermined alignment for assembly. In the preferred embodiment, the work station includes a welding apparatus for bonding the tag tie to the tag body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1986
    Assignee: A. J. Sparks & Company
    Inventor: William J. Stehouwer
  • Preformed pot cover package
    Patent number: 4508223
    Abstract: A container insert slidably receives a plurality of columns of nested preformed pot covers in slots formed in the insert which is spaced from the sides of the container in which it is positioned. The bow of the pot covers project on one side of the insert panel with the preformed cover on the opposite side thereby utilizing the bow itself as a support for holding a plurality of preformed covers in spaced relationship with respect to each other for shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: A. J. Sparks & Company
    Inventor: Joel Catrambone
  • Located belt
    Patent number: 4127040
    Abstract: A flat belt is provided with spaced cleats aligned along the length of the belt for non-driving engagement with a peripheral pulley groove. The cleats are cast in place with a form system installed temporarily on opposite sides of a groove in the covering layer of the belt that exposes the core material for bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1978
    Assignee: A.J. Sparks & Company
    Inventors: Alvin C. Moore, Henry K. Bern
  • Plant tag
    Patent number: D289131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: A. J. Sparks & Company
    Inventor: William J. Stehouwer