Patents by Inventor John B. Lanagan

John B. Lanagan 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).

  • Apparatus and method for holding one end of a sheet to be folded
    Patent number: 3970226
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for holding one end of a sheet which is being folded. A first bar is mounted to a frame. A second bar is swingably mounted to the frame and is positioned at all times above the first bar. One end portion of the sheet is extended over the top bar and downwardly between the pair of bars contacting the sheet which is then pulled horizontally taut away from the top bar forcing the sheet end portion against the bottom bar and also forcing the bars together gripping the end portion of the sheet therebetween. The sheet is released by pulling the sheet downwardly. The frame and bars are mounted atop a table having means for supporting the sheet as the end of the sheet is extended between the bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1976
    Assignee: The New Folding System Incorporated
    Inventors: John B. Lanagan, Stephen H. Tilson
  • Coin sorting, counting, wrapping and bagging machine
    Patent number: D294597
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Inventor: John B. Lanagan