Patents by Inventor Mikel Smithson

Mikel Smithson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for blanking molded parts
    Patent number: 4846031
    Abstract: A method of blanking articles or products molded in a unitary sheet and arranged in a predetermined configuration or array consisting of the steps of configuration or array comprising a plurality of identical symmetrical segments consisting of the steps of first blanking the articles in a first segment of the sheet, rotating the sheet to present the next adjacent segment to the blanking dies, blanking the articles in the next successive segment and repeating the indexing and blanking until all of the articles in all of the segments have been removed from the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Assignee: JL Tool and Machine Co.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Voytilla, Mikel Smithson