Patents by Inventor by Robert R. Clipp, executor

by Robert R. Clipp, executor 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).

  • Article transfer apparatus
    Patent number: 3934702
    Abstract: The invention provides improved apparatus for transferring articles from a transfer station to a receiving station which comprises gripping members including oppositely disposed elastic bands for gripping the sides of an article to be transferred, engagement members for displacing the elastic bands toward one another to grip the sides of the article at the transfer station, and transfer members for transferring the gripping members from the transfer station to a receiving station. The use of the oppositely disposed elastic bands renders the apparatus especially suitable for transferring fragile articles such as bakery products from a transfer station to a package or packaging station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1973
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1976
    Assignee: Chicago Display Company
    Inventors: Alan Kent Snyder, Arthur D. Schmidt, Seldon T. Foote, deceased, by Robert R. Clipp, executor