Patents by Inventor George Bonifanti

George Bonifanti 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).

  • Component insertion apparatus
    Patent number: 4551901
    Abstract: Apparatus for severing components from a strip of components and for inserting the severed components one by one into a work piece, comprises means for feeding the strip of components incrementally to a component severing station, means for severing the leading component from the strip at the severing station and an insertion tool for inserting the severed leading component into the work piece; all driven by a stepping motor through step down transmission means acting on a main cam shaft. A disc cam on the shaft has on opposite faces cam tracks receiving cam followers connected to the insertion tool and the severing means, the feeding means being driven through a barrel cam on the shaft. An electronic control unit monitors the angular position of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventors: George Bonifanti, Mark F. Jackson, Karl H. Letsch, Bruce C. Longenecker, Phillip E. Loomis, Hung T. Nguyen, Leo V. Schuppert, Jr., Richard V. Spong, Edward J. Paukovits, Jr.