Patents Examined by Rodney A. Butter
  • Rotary press with cut off apparatus
    Patent number: 5983693
    Abstract: A rotary apparatus (20) for rotary forming of a web workpiece (12) and having a rotatable first roll unit (32) and corresponding rotatable second roll unit (34), a first die support (46) carried by the first roll unit (32), having a leading edge (51) and a trailing edge (52) respective to rotation of the first roll unit (32), a second die support (46) carried by the second roll unit (34), having a leading edge (51) and a trailing edge (52) respective to rotation of the second roll unit (34), the first and second roll units (32, 34) receiving a web workpiece (12) in a forming plane between the first and second roll units (32, 34), and in which each die support (46) includes a first part (46a) carried by the respective roll unit and including the leading and trailing edge and a second part (46b) having a platen surface for mounting a die, the second part (46b) being mounted on the first part (46a) for reciprocal motion transverse to the leading and trailing edges (51, 52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Rotary Press Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Ernest Robert Bodnar
  • Method of and apparatus for the trimming of leading and/or end portions of rolled products
    Patent number: 5857370
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for the cropping of leading or trailing end portions of rolled workpieces in which downstream of the rotary shear, a diverter is provided and upstream of the shear there is a rocker guiding the workpiece to the shear and having a cardan type articulation allowing pivotal movement of the rocker about horizontal and vertical axes selectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: SMS Schloemann-Siemag AG
    Inventors: Gunter Grenz, Nurettin Oeztuerk
  • Pitch tool holder
    Patent number: 5647240
    Abstract: A spring coiling machine wherein the pitch tool holder has two active plates which act as a clamp on the stem of the pitch tool. Preferably, the clamping plates are carried on a support based plate or the like, which is moveable linearly in a direction parallel to the pitch stem axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: Newcomb Spring Corporation
    Inventor: John D. Jacobson
  • Accident rescue tool
    Patent number: 5425260
    Abstract: An accident rescue tool is disclosed having a base, a base arm fixedly attached to the base, and a lifting arm pivotably attached to the base. In addition, means for pivoting the lifting arm toward the base arm is provided, as is a first chain connected to the base arm at one end and a rigid vehicle component at the other end and a second chain connected to the lifting arm at one end and a vehicle component at the second end. The pivoting means is connected to both the base arm and lifting arm to pivot the lifting arm so that the second chain causes the vehicle component to move in conjunction herewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Inventor: Michael A. Gehron