Patents by Inventor Harold L. LaBrake

Harold L. LaBrake 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 and method for winding a strip of web material onto a spool
    Patent number: 5301892
    Abstract: A cut end (18) of a web (14) is held by a vacuum shuttle head (105, 106, 108, 136, 138) and a central vacuum finger (114-124) holds a central tongue (22) of the web during insertion into a preassembled cartridge (50, 52, 26). During winding the cartridge is rotated (174-184) to avoid scraping the web on the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gary E. Merz, William R. DeMunck, John M. Giordano, Harold L. LaBrake, Dale C. Marshall, David M. Reynolds, Garry L. Wohlschlegel