Patents by Inventor Donald R. Winters

Donald R. Winters 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).

  • Transfer system
    Patent number: 4739362
    Abstract: An improved transfer station baffle arrangement provided with first and second baffles, the first baffle provided with a curved sheet supporting surface imparting a bow to sheets passing thereby, the second baffle normally biasing the sheets against the first baffle, and biasable out of position with respect thereto. A flexible lip may be provided on the second baffle to absorb spring force energy in sheets passing through the baffle arrangement as the direction of sheet travel is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1988
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Karl M. Kau, Donald R. Winters, Jr.
  • Post and rail interconnection
    Patent number: 4160542
    Abstract: A simple, yet secure connection between a vertical upright, such as a fence post, and a horizontal rail. The rail has secured thereto at either end, a collar of a material having memory and having a pair of spaced, vertically extending ears, with radially outwardly extending ends, adapted to pass through and expand against the internal surfaces of an outwardly extending, generally horizontal, closed loop. If necessary, a wedge or keeper may be driven between the ears once they are in place, thus preventing removal of the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1979
    Inventor: Donald R. Winters