Patents by Inventor Bruce Claxton

Bruce Claxton 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 unwrapping and transporting frangible wafers for ice cream sandwiches and the like
    Patent number: 7322166
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method for unwrapping a package of frangible articles bearing a wrapping material, the wrapping material having a rear portion and a forward tab, the forward tab adapted to open the wrapping material when pulled, the apparatus comprising: (a) a support member for supporting the package; (b) a grasping mechanism adapted to grasp the forward tab and to pull the forward tab so as to open the wrapping material; (c) an engaging mechanism adapted to grasp the rear portion and pull the wrapping material so as to remove the wrapping material from the frangible articles. The invention may be used in conjunction with standard confection filling, transport and packaging machinery and mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Norse Dairy Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Claxton
  • Two way radio
    Patent number: D540765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: David Stuart Pritchard, Bruce Claxton, Hor Weng Kong, Craig F. Siddoway
  • Housing for a personal cordless telephone
    Patent number: D336087
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig F. Siddoway, Bruce Claxton