Patents by Inventor Mason Simon Small

Mason Simon Small 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).

  • Button shank wrapping machine
    Patent number: 6257295
    Abstract: A machine has a support (3) which receives and supports a button shank (6) at a support station (4); a winding device (12) rotates thread (21) through an outlet (25) to wind it around the shank supported in the support under the control of tensioner (17); hooks (56, 57) catch the thread at both ends after bonding the winded thread, the hooks moving as a unit (77) snap the thread to release the shank from the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Inventor: Mason Simon Small