Patents by Inventor Harry J. Mitchell

Harry J. Mitchell 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).

  • Process and apparatus for removing base cups from plastic bottles
    Patent number: 4402123
    Abstract: A machine and process for removing adhesively fastened base cups from plastic bottles, comprising conveyor means for transporting said bottles and a pair of inwardly opposed extensible fingers, projecting at an angle of about 25.degree. to about 30.degree. upward from the vertical, to engage each base cup and separate it from the bottle. Optionally, the machine may include means to cut the bottle into sections for more remunerative scrap recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1983
    Inventor: Harry J. Mitchell