Patents by Inventor Gary Kropf

Gary Kropf 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).

  • Device for dispensing and holding articulating paper
    Patent number: 5941150
    Abstract: An apparatus for use with a length of articulating paper. The apparatus includes a container having an interior configured to contain the length of articulating paper; a housing member attached to the container; the housing member having an outlet; conveyor structure for conveying the distal end of the length of articulating paper from the interior of the container to the outlet of the housing member; cutter structure for cutting off a piece of articulating paper from the distal end of the length of articulating paper when the conveyor structure conveys the distal end of the articulating paper to the outlet of the housing member; and holder structure for securely holding the piece of articulating paper after the conveyor structure conveys the distal end of the articulating paper to the outlet of the housing member and after the cutter structure cuts off the piece of the articulating paper from distal end of the length of articulating paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Inventors: Gary Kropf, Cindy Mesler