Patents by Inventor Michael Lofstrom

Michael Lofstrom 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).

  • Utilization of an air amplifier to remove sheets of paper from glass in an automated glass handler
    Patent number: 8690148
    Abstract: A method for removing a sheet of paper from a substrate includes providing an air exhaust stream from an outlet of an air amplifier to the sheet of paper on the substrate to perturb the sheet of paper and lifting the perturbed sheet of paper from the substrate using a sub-atmospheric intake of the air amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Hanergy Holding Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Colin F. Smith, Bruce Krein, Michael Lofstrom