Patents by Inventor John G. Butcher

John G. Butcher 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).

  • Blind riveting machine
    Patent number: 4586363
    Abstract: A blind-riveting machine comprises a transfer device having suction means to hold a mandrel stem and carry it into vertical alignment with a bore in a nosepiece of a rivet-setting device. With the blind-riveting assembly thus poised, the suction is released and the mandrel stem drops into the nosepiece, which holds the assembly when the transfer device retracts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignee: USM Corporation
    Inventors: Sidney Dean, John G. Butcher
  • Blind riveting machine
    Patent number: 4586362
    Abstract: A blind-riveting machine having a device for presenting blind-riveting assemblies to the nosepiece of a rivet setting head. The presenting device comprises a chamber with flat parallel side walls bounded by arcuate walls leading from an inlet 60 at one end to a gate member to arrest blind-riveting assemblies at the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignee: USM Corporation
    Inventors: Sidney Dean, John G. Butcher