Patents by Inventor James L. Gantz

James L. Gantz 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).

  • Automatic beam cleaning machine
    Patent number: 4461050
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning spools having a support means and a first and second chuck rotatably mounted on the support means. The first and second chucks having coinciding axes of rotation with first chuck facing the second chuck. There is at least one cleaning arm having a supported end and a free end. The cleaning arm is supported at a location so that the free end of the cleaning arm is offset from the axis of rotation of the chucks. There is a means to rotate at least one of the chucks and a means to move the free end of the cleaning arm parallel to the axis of rotation of the chucks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1984
    Assignee: Allied Corporation
    Inventors: James L. Gantz, Marcus C. Martin