Patents by Inventor Albert E. Cranston

Albert E. Cranston 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).

  • Apparatus and method for securing a bundle with a strap
    Publication number: 20020116900
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for binding a bundle using an elongate flat strap having a heat sensitive adhesive thereon. The apparatus includes mechanism for driving the strap in a loop around the bundle, a gripper for gripping an end of the strap, mechanism for drawing the strap taut about the bundle, and heated press elements for clamping adjacent overlapping portions of the strap together to reactivate adhesive in the strap to bond the overlapping sections together. A cutter severs remainder portions of the strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: Cranston Diversified Industries
    Inventors: Albert E. Cranston, Bobbie Don Peacock