Patents by Inventor Wayne Wolcott

Wayne Wolcott 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).

  • Tool for applying clamping bands
    Patent number: 4726403
    Abstract: A banding tool and method of operation for tightening and securing a band about an article within predetermined tension limits and for automatically locking that tension once the predetermined tension has been attained, which tool includes a receiver element, a first gripping element for incrementally advancing the banding material through the tool, a second gripping element for securing the banding material within the tool as the banding material is being tightened about the article, an actuator unit for predetermining tension limits and for precisely determining when that predetermined band tension about the article has been reached and which automatically locks the tension into the band once that tension is attained about the article, a bending element for bending the banding material after the predetermined tension has been locked about the article, and a cutting member for severing the excess banding material from the band while maintaining the predetermined tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1988
    Assignee: Electro Adapter, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Young, Wayne Wolcott