Patents by Inventor William S. Owen, Jr.

William S. Owen, Jr. 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).

  • Method for stripping insulation from wire
    Patent number: 4106377
    Abstract: A method for stripping bonded insulation from a rectangular wire. The wire is inserted into a wire-stripping mechanism through a pair of gripping jaws. On actuation of the mechanism the jaws are triggered to grip the wire. At least one knife is moved orthogonally to the wire surface to engage and penetrate the wire to be stripped. Then the knife is moved longitudinally along the length of the wire to strip insulation and a thin chip or sliver of metal from the wire. On the return stroke, the jaws are opened to release the stripped wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William S. Owen, Jr., George C. Lovejoy
  • Mechanism for stripping insulation from wire
    Patent number: 4067250
    Abstract: A mechanism for stripping bonded insulation from a rectangular wire. The wire is inserted into the mechanism through a pair of gripping jaws. On actuation of the mechanism the jaws are triggered to grip the wire. At least one knife is moved orthogonally to the wire surface to engage and penetrate the wire to be stripped. Then the knife is moved longitudinally along the length of the wire to strip insulation and a thin chip or sliver of metal from the wire. On the return stroke, the jaws are opened to release the stripped wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1978
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William S. Owen, Jr., George C. Lovejoy