Patents by Inventor Gerard Saland

Gerard Saland 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).

  • Apparatus for folding a band into accordion pleats including three panels
    Patent number: 4850949
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transferring a band at a predetermined speed V to a station for pre-marking two folding lines which define a central panel of each pleat and then subjecting the band over a short distance to abrupt deceleration to a speed V' such that V'/V=1/L, where L is the length of each pleat in the fully extended state and 1 is the length of the pleat after folding so as to form a pocket, the last two panels of each pleat being inserted beneath the first panel prior to folding-back and maintaining the pocket in a flat position on the band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Herve et Fils SA
    Inventors: Arthur B. Dallaserra, Gerard Saland