Patents by Inventor Dave B. Gerhart

Dave B. Gerhart 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).

  • STRAPPING MACHINE WELD HEAD WITH VIBRATING ANVIL
    Publication number: 20030014950
    Abstract: A strapping head for a strapping machine of the type having a feed assembly and a chute that is configured to position, tension and seal strapping material around a load, includes a body and an anvil mounted to and movable relative to the body. A sealing member is disposed in the anvil for oscillating movement. A drive is operably connected to the sealing member and movable relative to the body to provide oscillating movement to the sealing member. First and second courses of strapping material overlie one another adjacent the sealing member, and oscillation of the sealing member effects a seal of the first and second courses of strapping material to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Dave B. Gerhart, Wayne Thas, Tim Pearson