Patents by Inventor Robert C. Kennicutt

Robert C. Kennicutt 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).

  • Patent number: 4969552
    Abstract: The device flips substrates or passes them through without flipping, selectively, and the substrate can enter either end and exit either end of the device, as desired depending on how it is assembled. The spacing between channels which restrain opposite edges of the substrate is adjustable so as to accommodate different widths. The channels are separate from, but cooperable with, feed wheels which extend into the channels and engage the board when the channels are not moved out of alignment with the feed plane, e.g., when the flipping action is not taking place. During flipping, one end of each channel is raised above the feed plane, while the other end is moved substantially parallel to the feed plane so as to eliminate interference with an undercarriage or anything else below the feed plane of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Assignee: Universal Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. Kennicutt, Michael J. Oswald