Patents by Inventor George W. Thimot

George W. Thimot 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: 3970214
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for feeding individual coiled springs from a bulk source to a point at which they can be utilized in a product assembly operation. The apparatus includes a supply bin for bulk quantities of uniform diameter coiled springs, a receiver for first receiving individual springs from the supply bin and then guiding movement thereof to a point of use, a ramp assembly for delivering the springs from the supply bin to the receiver and defining open channels having a surface curvature that conforms to the outer surfaces of the individual coils of uniform diameter so as to retain the individual springs in positions wherein their axes coincide with a given delivery line during their travel between the supply bin and the receiver, and a drive mechanism for moving the springs between the supply bin and the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1976
    Assignee: Hudson Lock, Inc.
    Inventor: George W. Thimot