Patents by Inventor Lawrence E. Elsie

Lawrence E. Elsie 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).

  • Patent number: 4297828
    Abstract: An automated liquid container filling apparatus is disclosed which automatically fills cups with a fluid and then seals the cups with covers. The apparatus includes a circular table which is rotatably mounted on a base member for rotation about an axis perpendicular to the base member, having a plurality of holes therethrough spaced at equal angles about the circumference of the table. A motor is mounted to the base member and is operatively connected to the table for periodically rotating the table through the angle. A cup dispenser is mounted on the base member at a first position over the table, having a plurality of cups stored in a storage portion and a cup delivery mechanism adjacent to the cup storage portion which is operatively connected to the motor, for periodically dispensing one of the plurality of cups into each of the holes in the table, in synchronism with the periodic table rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1981
    Inventors: Aaron J. Krieger, Lawrence E. Elsie