Patents by Inventor Lester C. Bennett

Lester C. Bennett 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).

  • Cutting machine having lubricant reservoir within the housing
    Patent number: 5178232
    Abstract: A lubrication system for a cutting machine such as a cloth cutting machine. The lubricant reservoir is provided within a housing portion so as to protect it from damage when the machine is laid on its side. An easily removable wicking module is provided with an end adjacent a reservoir outlet so that only a short feeder wick need be provided for transmission of lubricant into the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: Eastman Machine Company
    Inventors: Lester C. Bennett, Robert J. Pieroni
  • Automatic end cutter
    Patent number: 4779500
    Abstract: Apparatus for cutting sheet material such as cloth as the material lies on a supporting surface having opposite sides comprising an elongated track adapted to extend across the supporting surface between the sides, the track having an operative surface over which the sheet material lies during cutting thereof, and a cutter operatively associated with the track for movement in opposite directions along the track for cutting the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Eastman Machine Company
    Inventors: Lester C. Bennett, John H. Buscher, Andrzej Nalecz