Patents by Inventor Charles H. Bridges

Charles H. Bridges 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).

  • 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
  • Patent number: 5893314
    Abstract: A knife holder assembly for a rotary cutting machine includes a holder with a top portion and side portion each including an opening, and an adjusting member with a body portion and an extender. The extender is adapted to extend through the side portion opening and has a backing portion at its end. The body portion has an indention with a tapered sidewall for allowing a fastener to be inserted through the top portion opening and contact the tapered sidewall thereby moving the adjusting member in a direction away from the side portion to clamp an inserted knife between the backing portion and the side portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Western Printing Machinery Company
    Inventors: Paul G. Kapolnek, Charles H. Bridges