Patents by Inventor Merle L. Staup

Merle L. Staup 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: 6006563
    Abstract: An apparatus for serially making formed parts from a web of deformable material having a plurality of progressive die forming stations for forming multiple parts from the web by advancing the web through each forming station. In one embodiment, the apparatus has a control system for measuring parts formed in the apparatus and adjusting the relationship between first and second die portions of the apparatus to keep the parts formed in the apparatus within predetermined specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: GR Spring & Stamping, Inc.
    Inventors: Guangyu Zhang, Merle L. Staup, Dennis M. Willyard, Jeffrey A. Lawrence, Ronald E. Weber