Patents by Inventor Peter A. Simonelis

Peter A. Simonelis 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).

  • Tab applicator and bonding apparatus and method of utilizing the same
    Patent number: 4208976
    Abstract: Apparatus for applying pull tabs to container panels wherein tabs are singly fed from a stack onto a heated first anvil, each tab is then clamped to its respective anvil and an end portion thereof bent at right angles to the remainder of the tab. The bent tab is then transferred by way of the anvil into opposed relation to a bonding anvil which lifts a pre-heated end unit into contact with a pre-heated tab and applied pressure effects bonding of the tab to the end unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1980
    Assignee: The Continental Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald B. Stelter, Raymond P. Kulka, John Florczak, Peter A. Simonelis, Edward J. Fiala