Patents by Inventor Derek Tryhorn

Derek Tryhorn 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).

  • Publication number: 20100162549
    Abstract: Apparatus for removing binder mechanisms (12) from binders (10), the apparatus comprising: a transport mechanism for transporting binders in series through the apparatus; an alignment mechanism (16) configured to align the binder mechanisms with a predetermined datum relative to the apparatus; a rivet releasing mechanism (24) positioned relative to the predetermined datum for releasing at least one rivet holding each binder mechanism to its respective binder; a binder mechanism removal mechanism (75) for removing each binder mechanism from its respective binder once the at least one rivet has been released by the rivet releasing mechanism; and an indexing mechanism (18) for indexing transport of binders through the apparatus in synchronism with operation of the rivet releasing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Derek Tryhorn