Patents by Inventor Lawrence J. Saunders

Lawrence J. Saunders 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).

  • Lead-in device for bi-level slitter
    Patent number: 4041819
    Abstract: Apparatus for producing sheets of corrugated board from a moving web includes stationary upper and lower slitter devices for slitting the web longitudinally into a plurality of narrow webs and means for leading each of these narrow webs to a selected one of three cutoff devices located at different heights. The means for leading the narrow webs to the cutoff includes stationary director-support means and presettable automatic lead-in table elements that are selectively operable between three positions. The lead-in table elements are also operable as a group to a raised position wherein they are retracted so as to permit a workman to clear jams or otherwise service the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1977
    Assignee: S&S Corrugated Paper Machinery Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Chu, Gunther Weiskopf, Lawrence J. Saunders