Patents by Inventor James R. Monroe

James R. Monroe 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).

  • Method for stamping indicia on materials
    Patent number: 4592668
    Abstract: In a marking system for stamping materials such as aluminum strip, a pulse of determined energy is supplied to a solenoid, to impart a determined kinetic energy to a die. The die is guided to dissipate substantially all of this kinetic energy in the deformation of the material being stamped. The pulse of energy applied to the solenoid may be controlled by a programmable computer, programmed to control the duration of time that a current is applied to the solenoid. The computer may control a plurality of such solenoids, controlling the times and relative numbers of operation of each of the solenoids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1986
    Assignee: American Can Co.
    Inventors: Edward F. Kubacki, Edward C. Jacobs, John M. Masciale, James R. Monroe
  • Apparatus for stamping indicia on materials
    Patent number: 4476781
    Abstract: In a marking system for stamping materials such as aluminum strip, a pulse of determined energy is supplied to a solenoid, to impart a determined kinetic energy to a die. The die is guided to dissipate substantially all of this kinetic energy in the deformation of the material being stamped. The pulse of energy applied to the solenoid may be controlled by a programmable computer, programmed to control the duration of time that a current is applied to the solenoid. The computer may control a plurality of such solenoids, controlling the times and relative numbers of operation of each of the solenoids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: American Can Company
    Inventors: Edward F. Kubacki, Edward C. Jacobs, John M. Masciale, James R. Monroe