Patents by Inventor George E. Shepherd

George E. Shepherd 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).

  • Patent number: 4068581
    Abstract: A small desk-type addressing machine with automatic card feeding and manual control for registration adjustment. The printing station uses a narrow large diameter segmented printing roll made of relatively soft rubber on an auxiliary shaft. A single clutch controls the card feeding and the moistening operations and serves to drive the printing roll. The frame housing is made of three interconnected sheet metal boxes with a prestressing element that maintains the cantilevered upper component a fixed distance above the table component. The upper component has a pivotable portion for giving access to the moistening station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1978
    Inventor: George E. Shepherd
  • Patent number: 3996854
    Abstract: Duplicating apparatus for reproducing printed matter from a master card onto labels. The appartus is of very simple construction and enables adjustment of the position of the printed area on the labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1976
    Assignee: Procedures, Systemes et Methodes P.S.M. (1972) Inc.
    Inventor: George E. Shepherd