Patents by Inventor Garry L. Wohlschlegel

Garry L. Wohlschlegel 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).

  • Gimbaled roller assembly process and device
    Patent number: 6171000
    Abstract: An assembly technique has been developed which reliably inserts the outer disk of an exposed film indicator into the crimp diameter of the cartridge end cap. This process gimbals the fixture containing the film cartridge, and rocks it in a manner that creates a circular wobble motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gary E. Merz, Edward B. Richter, Jeffrey Vanhall, Steven P. Vogel, Garry L. Wohlschlegel
  • Magnetic orientation process and device
    Patent number: 6113287
    Abstract: A magnetic orientation process has been developed for the assembly of additional features to film cartridges to minimize the impact of the existing manufacturing process. This process orients the assembled film cartridge after it has been inserted into the packaging canister allowing an exposed film indicator to be added to the cartridge after it has been fully assembled and inserted into the canister. The orientation process uses magnetics to consistently orient the cartridge in the canister for subsequent assembly operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gary E. Merz, Edward B. Richter, Steven P. Vogel, Garry L. Wohlschlegel, Joseph E. Yokajty
  • Apparatus and method for winding a strip of web material onto a spool
    Patent number: 5301892
    Abstract: A cut end (18) of a web (14) is held by a vacuum shuttle head (105, 106, 108, 136, 138) and a central vacuum finger (114-124) holds a central tongue (22) of the web during insertion into a preassembled cartridge (50, 52, 26). During winding the cartridge is rotated (174-184) to avoid scraping the web on the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gary E. Merz, William R. DeMunck, John M. Giordano, Harold L. LaBrake, Dale C. Marshall, David M. Reynolds, Garry L. Wohlschlegel