Patents by Inventor Duane E. Snyder, Jr.

Duane E. Snyder, Jr. 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).

  • High accuracy slitter system
    Patent number: 4403533
    Abstract: A high accuracy slitter system including both method and apparatus for aligning and cutting an elongate web of reinforced elastic material into multiple strips wherein the improved guiding apparatus includes mechanisms for both aligning the web relative to either its longitudinal center line or one of its edges while keeping the web in a generally flat condition and wherein the improved moving member includes a porous conveying member having a plurality of guide members for restraining the member against lateral movement. In a method for aligning and slitting, the improvement includes the steps of aligning the web; keeping it in a generally flat condition while aligning; and restraining the conveying member against lateral movement during slitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1983
    Assignee: The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Ernest R. Cox, Duane E. Snyder, Jr.