Patents by Inventor Anthony M. Vellam

Anthony M. Vellam 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 for applying tape to pavement
    Patent number: 4923559
    Abstract: A tape applicator for selectively advancing one, two or more strips of tape from rolls mounted thereto and having a cutter assembly which can selectively cut one, two or more of the tape strips being applied. The tape advancement initiation device includes first and second rollers which are selectively brought into abutting engagement so as to grip a strip of tape depending therebetween and at least one of the rollers is selectively rotated to advance the tape gripped between the rollers. The rollers defining the tape advancement initiation device are preferably separated into at least first and second roller sections which are selectively independently rotatable to selectively independently advance select tape strips mounted to the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
    Assignee: Linear Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald R. Kennedy, Michael T. Manzitti, Frank E. Bennett, John F. Stout, Anthony M. Vellam