Patents by Inventor Gordon S. Martin

Gordon S. Martin 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).

  • Method and apparatus for debanding mail bundles
    Patent number: 4817260
    Abstract: Rubber bands are removed from a bundle of envelopes by clamping a portion of the bundle to hold the bundle in a fixed position, opening a gap between two envelopes of the bundle, and inserting a pendulum-like band engaging blade into the gap. By swinging and retracting the blade, longitudinal rubber bands are pulled off the bundle. And, by pulling the bundle from the reinserted blade, lateral rubber bands are stripped off the bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Inventor: Gordon S. Martin