Patents by Inventor Peter Piechocniski

Peter Piechocniski 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).

  • Printing plate bender apparatus
    Patent number: 6644085
    Abstract: A printing plate bender for forming shaped edges on a substrate. The printing plate bender generally has a frame, and an elongate mandrel rotatably supported on the frame. The mandrel includes a substrate retainer supported thereon for securing the substrate thereto. The plate bender includes a first substrate guide supported on the frame and disposed adjacent to the mandrel. The printing plate bender further includes a heater disposed in longitudinal alignment with the mandrel and operatively connected with the mandrel. The heater is movably mounted to the frame and upon rotation of the mandrel is movable to a position wherein the heater is in close proximity to the substrate secured to the mandrel in order to assist in forming the desired bend on the printing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Halm Industries Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Piechocniski