Patents by Inventor James A. Peter

James A. Peter 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).

  • Patent number: 7296379
    Abstract: A support rack is interposed between a first open top container and a second open top container for supporting the second open top container within the first open top container. The support rack includes a base underlying a bottom wall of the second open top container and having a central region and a periphery, and a series of spaced apart support structures joined to the base. Each support structure is provided with a first portion connected to the base and extending along the base from a central region to beyond a periphery. The first portion supports the bottom wall of the second open top container. A second portion diverges upwardly and outwardly from the first portion and a third portion is secured to and extends outwardly from the second portion. The third portion defines a handle supported upon and extended outwardly of the upper edge of the first open top container. The handle is adapted to be easily grasped by one's entire hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Inventor: James A. Peter
  • Patent number: 6640930
    Abstract: A lockable, tubular steel saw horse scaffold support consisting of four legs, each pair of legs being joined together with a crossbar and rotatably connected to a top bar. A chain attached across the crossbars for holding the legs in an open position and an arm having a looped end moveably connected to a link on a first crossbar and a hooked end having a kinked protrusion for selectively locking the arm to a first link on the second crossbar or for locking the arm in a storage position to a second link on the first crossbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventors: Larry W. Peters, Larry W. Peters, Jr., James A. Peters
  • Patent number: 6543269
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming components from continuous stock includes a stock feeder, a tool bed, a source of pressured fluid and a control panel. The tool bed has a plurality of horizontally extending tooling rails mounted on a vertical front surface for selectively and releasably attaching one or more of a plurality of tool pallets. Each tool pallet has one or more tools for performing forming operations on stock received from the stock feeder. Tool actuators mounted on the pallet are connected to the fluid source through valves operated by the control panel. The tool pallets are easily replaced for maintenance or changeover to a new component. The control panel generates a plurality of screens for programming, testing and automatically running programs consisting of forming steps to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: HBE Engineering, INC
    Inventors: Herman A. F. Beuter, James A. Peter, Timothy M. Brockelbank
  • Publication number: 20020162380
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming components from continuous stock includes a stock feeder, a tool bed, a source of pressured fluid and a control panel. The tool bed has a plurality of horizontally extending tooling rails mounted on a vertical front surface for selectively and releasably attaching one or more of a plurality of tool pallets. Each tool pallet has one or more tools for performing forming operations on stock received from the stock feeder. Tool actuators mounted on the pallet are connected to the fluid source through valves operated by the control panel. The tool pallets are easily replaced for maintenance or changeover to a new component. The control panel generates a plurality of screens for programming, testing and automatically running programs consisting of forming steps to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Herman A.F. Beuter, James A. Peter, Timothy M. Brockelbank
  • Patent number: D531543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Inventor: James A. Peter