Patents by Inventor James E. McGriff

James E. McGriff 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).

  • Resilient article stack binder
    Patent number: 4211389
    Abstract: Apparatus for binding a load of articles including an elongate cable extending about the load, and a spring-loaded device operatively interconnecting opposite ends of the cable. A cable take-up drum is provided to adjust the effective length of the cable extending about the load and to deflect the spring to provide selected tightening of the cable about the load. Should the load change configuration the spring maintains the cable taut about the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1980
    Assignee: Timber Conversion, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Frey, Robert E. Harrison, James E. McGriff