Patents by Inventor Karl E. Kober

Karl E. Kober 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 t-shirt rack/bag system
    Patent number: 4830317
    Abstract: The present invention is a system for loading and dispensing flexible thermoplastic bags having at least two oppositely disposed walls movable with respect to each other to provide an open mouth for packing. The system includes a bag supply support which supports a supply of bags with one of the walls facing a packaging work area for opening the bag. The system also includes a bag opening means having a bag-attaching element and a pivotal arm on which the bag-attaching means is disposed for contacting the bags. The arm is actuable between a bag-engaging position wherein the bag-attaching element contacts an exposed wall of the bag and attaches it. The arm is also actuable to a bag-loading position wherein the bag-attaching element maintains the attached wall a distance away from a non-attached wall for loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Karl E. Kober, Lawrence J. Krolak
  • Virtual reality headset
    Patent number: D369595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Forte Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl E. Kober, Paul J. Klock, Scott H. Wilson, Paul J. Travers, Peter A. Matthews, Robert E. Taylor, Craig R. Travers, Matthew G. Goulet