Patents by Inventor Charles A. Steinhauer

Charles A. Steinhauer 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).

  • Stop wheel assembly and method for web-product delivery system
    Patent number: 6089565
    Abstract: A stop wheel assembly for use in a web-product delivery system includes a stop wheel rotatably attached to an elongated member, a clamp member attached to the elongated member, and a gas cylinder including a first end attached to the clamp member to rotate the clamp member about a pivot point to raise or lower the stop wheel. A screw received in a threaded opening of a screw supporting block may contact the clamp member to rotate the stop wheel to a desired vertical distance from a slow down belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Western Printing Machinery Company
    Inventors: Philip V. Voorhees, Charles A. Steinhauer, Charles H. Bridges