Patents by Inventor Larry L. Leiter

Larry L. Leiter 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).

  • Stapler having an abutment for limiting stapler repenetration
    Patent number: 4366924
    Abstract: A stapling apparatus is disclosed having an arrangement to prevent the repenetration of one or more legs of a staple during stapling of a low number of sheets, say on the order of 2, 3, 4, or 5 sheets while utilizing a staple of a size for 20 sheets or more. The invention is an improvement of a commercial machine which it modifies by adding a back up member to the staple deforming mechanism during penetration of the legs of the staple through sheets of paper and final bending of the legs in a stapling operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1983
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Larry L. Leiter
  • Set transport and stacker
    Patent number: 4029309
    Abstract: A sheet finishing apparatus for compiling individual sets of documents produced by a copy machine, transporting the compiled set of sheets to a stapler mechanism for stapling the compiled set, and transporting the stapled set to a stacker whereat a plurality of stapled sets may be stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1977
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Lynch, Larry L. Leiter