Patents by Inventor Rich E. Block

Rich E. Block 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).

  • Magnetic fanning accumulator
    Patent number: 6146086
    Abstract: An apparatus for accumulating and separating laminations including a lamination storage area; a magnetic fanner arrangement for accumulating and magnetically separating the laminations; a transport mechanism; and a mechanical agitation mechanism. The transport mechanism transports at least one lamination from the lamination storage area to the magnetic fanner arrangement and the mechanical agitation mechanism is in communication with the magnetic fanner arrangement and provides a physical agitation to the magnetic fanner arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Midcom, Incorporated
    Inventors: Shannon D. Snell, Scott C. Reisenauer, Darin D. Baumberger, Rich E. Block