Patents by Inventor Paul E. Sevald

Paul E. Sevald 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).

  • Apparatus for orienting and dispensing articles
    Patent number: 4159065
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing articles oriented in a predetermined way and comprising a cylindrical container for accommodating the articles to be oriented and dispensed, a spiral formed groove or slot being provided in the bottom of the container and extending from the outer area of the bottom to the center of the bottom at which the groove or slot merges into a hole having a diameter which is greater than the width of the groove or slot, a chute is connected to the hole for acommodating articles fed to the hole by the groove or slot and guiding the articles to a working station, the cylindrical container is supported by a frame for rotation about an inclined axis and a motor is connected to the container for rotating the container about the inclined axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Assignee: Aktieselskabet Laur. Knudsen Nordisk Elektricitets Selskab
    Inventor: Paul E. Sevald