Patents by Inventor Paul Michael Goater

Paul Michael Goater 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).

  • Publication number: 20120055577
    Abstract: A machine (4) for tying a length of wire (46) around one or more objects (2) comprising a wire feed mechanism adapted to feed wire (46) from a spool during a first phase; and to withdraw the wire (46) during a second phase, said wire feed mechanism comprising a gripping mechanism (102, 103) including a pair of rollers urged together to grip the wire (46) therebetween and drive it in the appropriate direction, said gripping mechanism (102, 103) being configured such that during said second phase, increasing tension in the wire (46) automatically increases the gripping force on the wire (46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: TYMATIC LIMITED
    Inventors: Graham Frank Barnes, Ian David Coles, Paul Michael Goater