Patents by Inventor Eric Vandersteene

Eric Vandersteene 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).

  • Fitting piece for attaching and locking a freely-rotating replacement roller
    Patent number: 5597135
    Abstract: A fitting piece provides a freely-rotating replacement roll with a specific attachment point which is suitable for securing spindles of the freely-rotating replacement roll when one of the two spindles is a cylindrical sleeve (6) in which a freely-rotating plug (4) is inserted, the foot of which is equipped with elastically-suspended cams (11) in order to clamp the plug along the longitudinal axis of the sleeve (6) and the head (7) equipped with a notch (8) or a recess (9) which specifically fits into an attachment point of a roll-holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: American Biltrite, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Vandersteene