Patents by Inventor Laurence R. Beach, Jr.

Laurence R. Beach, Jr. 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).

  • Vacuum probe for attaching tape to reel hub within a cartridge
    Patent number: 4531689
    Abstract: In a tape winding machine, a vacuum probe assembly for attaching one end of a section of tape to an adhesive patch oriented on the periphery of a reel mounted within a cartridge, and means for winding the tape on the reel, severing the tape an reattaching the trailing end to the vacuum probe for subsequent adherence to the reel of the next cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1985
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Laurence R. Beach, Jr., William G. Rance, Jr., Paul H. Whittington, William O. Wightman, Jr.