Patents by Inventor Edward W. Hargreaves

Edward W. Hargreaves 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).

  • Apparatus for controlling the spacing, counting and batching of sheets fed by a machine
    Patent number: 5121914
    Abstract: Apparatus for use with machines that feed sheets of paper and the like which apparatus controls the machines operation to space, count and batch the sheets being fed.The apparatus includes an electronic controller which causes the machine to pick sheets one at a time from a stack at timed intervals, feed the sheets onto belts with predetermined spacing count the number of sheets being fed and batch or collect a predetermined number of sheets, which are then delivered fror further processing. The parameters of spacing, counting and batching can be varied as required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Inventor: Edward W. Hargreaves