Patents by Inventor Alfred F. Gentzel, Jr.

Alfred F. Gentzel, 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).

  • Vacuum handling fixture
    Patent number: 4368908
    Abstract: The disclosure is of a vacuum fixture comprising a pair of plates having a vacuum space between them and with a plurality of suction holes in one plate providing communication between said vacuum space and the outside world. A handle is secured to the plates, and the handle includes tubing coupled to the vacuum space and a control valve for applying suction force to the vacuum space and to a sheet or body supported on the one plate and held down thereon by the suction force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1983
    Assignee: Burroughs Corporation
    Inventor: Alfred F. Gentzel, Jr.