Patents by Inventor Jospeh Kalika

Jospeh Kalika 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).

  • High speed separator with movable hold back belt for high speed flats feeder
    Patent number: 5456457
    Abstract: An apparatus for separating and advancing documents includes a first assembly having movable belts for frictionally engaging and advancing one of the documents along a path, and a second assembly having stationary belts and retrogressingly moving a portion of an endless belt along the path to frictionally engage and halt the remainder of the documents. The retrogressional movement of the endless belt distributing wear experienced by the engaging and halting of documents over the length of the endless belt. The movable belts of the first assembly and the belts of the second assembly are disposed in relative juxtaposition whereby the one document is gripped between the first assembly and second assembly and advanced along the path under the influence of the first assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Bell & Howell Company
    Inventors: Melvin T. Kerstein, Thomas Faber, David D. Filicicchia, Kenneth L. Guenther, Jospeh Kalika, K. George Rabindran