Patents by Inventor Lee Griffey

Lee Griffey 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).

  • In-line capping machine
    Patent number: 5918442
    Abstract: A straight line capping machine is provided that wherein the cap tightening discs and the container grasping mechanism are synchronized to a predetermined relationship so as to prevent cocked caps, loose caps and/or scuffed caps. In particular, the mechanisms are synchronized to ensure that the tangential velocity of the rear cap tightening disc minus the tangential velocity of the front cap tightening disc is about twice the predetermined velocity of the container passing through the capping machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Thomas Gerret Dewees, Orice Darlington, Jerry A. Volponi, Raymond W. Harold, Kenneth T. Felipe, Lee Griffey, Carl L. Bishop, Ronald E. Heiskell
  • In-line capping machine
    Patent number: 5669209
    Abstract: A straight line capping machine is provided that wherein the cap tightening discs and the container grasping mechanism are synchronized to a predetermined relationship so as to prevent cocked caps, loose caps and/or scuffed caps. In particular, the mechanisms are synchronized to ensure that the tangential velocity of the rear cap tightening disc minus the tangential velocity of the front cap tightening disc is about twice the predetermined velocity of the container passing through the capping machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: The Clorox Company
    Inventors: Thomas Gerret Dewees, Orice Darlington, Jerry A. Volponi, Raymond W. Harold, Kenneth T. Felipe, Lee Griffey, Ronald E. Heiskell