Patents by Inventor Ray V. Keller

Ray V. Keller 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 preparing electronic component wire leads preliminary to mounting the components on circuit boards
    Patent number: 4026333
    Abstract: An apparatus to prepare electronic wire leads for insertion into the holes of printed circuit boards comprises receiving means for receiving the leads, clamping means to clamp the leads into the receiving means, cutting means to cut the leads to a desired length, bending means to bend the terminal portions of the leads to a selected angle, holding means to hold the leads during the bending, and squeezing means further to bend the terminal portion of the leads and squeeze them to a predetermined position relative the remaining portion of the leads. Linkage means interconnect all of the operative elements of the apparatus for single-stepped, timed, sequential operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1977
    Assignee: Ventures Unlimited Corporation
    Inventor: Ray V. Keller