Patents by Inventor Dorman N. Thompson, Jr.

Dorman N. Thompson, Jr. 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).

  • Apparatus for binding sheets together
    Patent number: 4518296
    Abstract: A binding machine for binding a stack of sheets together by the use of a strip of tape has a slot for receiving and aligning sheets, the sheets are then clamped along one edge and a flexible sheet is used to roll and hold said sheets in an arc over the clamping means to offset said edges evenly and hold the same on a platen for positioning a length of pressure-sensitive tape along said edges for binding said sheets together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1985
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Walter C. Pearson, Dorman N. Thompson, Jr.
  • Notepaper dispenser and tape tabber
    Patent number: 4231837
    Abstract: The dispenser is adapted for dispensing individual sheets of notepaper with a length of tape adhered to the sheets to permit the same to be readily tacked conspicuously to a desired surface. The dispenser supports the stack of notepapers and a roll of pressure-sensitive adhesvie tape. The tape is directed from the roll beneath a support member carrying a severing blade on its forward end which support member is positioned above one end of the stack of notepaper. The support member is movable toward and away from the upper sheet to tack the free end of the tape to the end of the upper sheet of the stack of notepapers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1980
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Joseph F. Ramey, George A. Seiler, Dorman N. Thompson, Jr.