Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Caunter

Nicholas J. Caunter 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).

  • Signature transport device
    Patent number: 8061702
    Abstract: A device for removing folded signatures from a saddle-back conveyor includes a moving arm, a first gripper mounted on the moving arm, and an electromechanical actuator connected to the first gripper for opening and closing the first gripper, the electromechanical actuator being mounted on the moving arm. A method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas J. Caunter
  • Signature transport device
    Publication number: 20100252400
    Abstract: A device for removing folded signatures from a saddle-back conveyor includes a moving arm, a first gripper mounted on the moving arm, and an electromechanical actuator connected to the first gripper for opening and closing the first gripper, the electromechanical actuator being mounted on the moving arm. A method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Goss International Americas, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas J. Caunter
  • Signature transport device
    Patent number: 7748517
    Abstract: A device for removing folded signatures from a saddle-back conveyor includes a moving arm, a first gripper mounted on the moving arm, and an electromechanical actuator connected to the first gripper for opening and closing the first gripper, the electromechanical actuator being mounted on the moving arm. A method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas J. Caunter
  • Rotary blade device for printed products
    Patent number: 6926270
    Abstract: A rotary blade device for interacting with printed materials has a rotating arm, a first pulley rotatably supported on the rotating arm, a first blade fixed to the first pulley, a fixed pulley, and a first belt connecting the first pulley to the fixed pulley so that as the arm rotates, the first pulley rotates with respect to the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Caunter, Richard D. Wamsley, Kevin Krieg
  • Rotary signature transport device
    Patent number: 6789793
    Abstract: A signature transport device has a conveyor for moving a plurality of signatures in a first direction, and a rotary blade device having a first blade having an edge for lifting a first signature of the plurality of signatures from the conveyor, the edge being parallel to the first direction, and the first blade rotating about an axis perpendicular to the edge. A printing press and rotary blade device are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Caunter, Kevin Krieg, Richard D. Wamsley
  • Rotary signature transfer device
    Patent number: 6736061
    Abstract: A signature transfer device includes a rotating arm rotating about a first axis and a first gripper rotatably mounted on the rotating arm about a second axis, the first and second axes being parallel, the first gripper having a first gripper finger and a second gripper finger. An actuator is connected to the first gripper for opening and closing the first gripper as a function of the angle of the rotating arm about the first axis, and a compression spring connects the first gripper finger and the second gripper finger, the compression spring being compressed when the first gripper and the second gripper finger are apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Caunter, Kevin Krieg, Richard D. Wamsley
  • Rotary signature transport device
    Publication number: 20030218291
    Abstract: A signature transport device has a conveyor for moving a plurality of signatures in a first direction, and a rotary blade device having a first blade having an edge for lifting a first signature of the plurality of signatures from the conveyor, the edge being parallel to the first direction, and the first blade rotating about an axis perpendicular to the edge. A printing press and rotary blade device are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Caunter, Kevin Krieg, Richard D. Wamsley