Patents by Inventor George Cipu

George Cipu 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).

  • Reversible vibrator, bowl feeder with angled spring supports
    Patent number: 4181216
    Abstract: A reversible vibratory parts feeder including a feeder bowl with an upwardly inclined spiral ramp mounted on a generally circular base. The base is flexibly supported on a massive mounting plate by a plurality of leaf springs extending angularly upward from the mounting plate and arranged in a circular, symmetrical array about the axis of the base. An electromagnetic motor is mounted on the mounting plate directly beneath the base in cooperating relation with an armature attached to the bottom of the base for causing oscillating vibratory movement of the base and the feeder bowl in a path of travel with both vertical and angular components as determined by the inclination of the leaf springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1980
    Inventor: George Cipu