Patents by Inventor Peter Gerald Sasson, Jr.

Peter Gerald Sasson, Jr. 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 of stacking strips of flexible material
    Patent number: 6341771
    Abstract: A method of converting at least one strip of flexible material 12 into at least one stack of folded members 46. The method includes the step of conveying a number of festoons 20 formed from a strip of flexible material 12. The method is characterized by the step of depositing the respective festoons 20 into a stack of folded members 46. In the preferred method, the step of depositing the respective festoons 20 into a stack of folded members 46 can be characterized further by the steps of: (i) laying an initial flap 36 of flexible material 12 on a stacking surface 24; (ii) creating a first folded member 44 by placing a first festoon 42 on the initial flap 36 of flexible material 12; and (iii) creating additional folded members by placing each festoon upon a preceding festoon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Peter Gerald Sasson, Jr.