Patents by Inventor Ernest Spick

Ernest Spick 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).

  • Envelope opening apparatus
    Patent number: 6098374
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an envelope opening apparatus, preferably for use in an inserter (210). The envelope opening apparatus comprises means (54) for locating an envelope, having rear and front panels (116, 118) and a flap (64) hinged to the front panel, in a waiting position with its flap in an open position in substantially the same plane as its front panel, and means (60, 62, 68, 70) operable for forming a step-like deformation in the flap, so as to cause the rear panel (116) to separate from the front panel (118).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Yates, Ernest Spick