Patents by Inventor Herman Flint

Herman Flint 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).

  • Fin sheet control apparatus for press
    Patent number: 5588345
    Abstract: A sheet metal working apparatus having a supply mechanism adapted to supply an elongated and flat strip of sheet metal stock to an inlet of a punch press and along a longitudinal axis of the strip. An intermittently operable drive device is provided for effecting an intermittent movement of the strip of sheet metal stock relative to a punch press. A set of tools are provided on the punch press as well as a second intermittent drive device for effecting a metal working engagement of the tools with the sheet metal stock during intervals of time between the movement of the sheet metal stock to produce a continuous strip of a finished sheet metal fin stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Burr Oak Tool & Gauge Company
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Franks, Galen B. Harman, Herman Flint