Patents by Inventor James A. Spiers

James A. Spiers 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).

  • Inserting machine with interchangeable modules
    Publication number: 20030080486
    Abstract: A mail inserter having an insertion station for inserting mailing material into an envelope. The mail inserter further comprises a sheet provider module for providing sheets of mailing material, an exit module for conveying the mailing material to the insertion station, and an intermediate module, which can be a sheet folder or a sheet transport disposed between the sheet provider module and the exit module. The sheet provider can be a cut sheet feeder or a burster for separating individual sheets from a continuous web. The sheet provider and the burster are mechanically interchangeable. The folder and the sheet transport are also mechanically interchangeable. The exit module can additionally has a trap stage to temporarily hold the mailing material until the insertion station is ready to receive the next mailing material, and a slitter to trim off an edge of the mailing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Edward M. Ifkovits, Gail A. Pfeifer, James A. Spiers, Joseph A. Trudeau, Joseph F. Zuzick
  • High capacity sheet feeder with adjustable deck
    Patent number: 5154408
    Abstract: Apparatus for feeding and separating seriatim a sheet of paper from a stack of sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Constance R. Stepan, James A. Spiers
  • High capacity sheet feeder
    Patent number: 5088718
    Abstract: Apparatus for feeding and separating seriatim a sheet of paper from a stack of sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Constance R. Stepan, James A. Spiers