Patents by Inventor Gerald M. Hitchcock

Gerald M. Hitchcock 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).

  • High-speed sheet inverter and method for inverting sheets
    Patent number: 5082272
    Abstract: A high-speed sheet inverter mechanism includes a sheet confinement chamber suitable for confining a first sheet and a second sheet at the same time, and three roll assemblies for feeding sheets into, and discharging sheets from, the chamber. The sheet inverter device further includes a simultaneous sheet handling approach angle of about 48.degree. at which a sheet entering the mechanism contacts a sheet exiting the mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Jean Xydias, Gerald M. Hitchcock, Robert D. LeRoy, James M. Montgomery, Curtis L. Vernon