Patents by Inventor Russel W. Holbrook

Russel W. Holbrook 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).

  • Publication number: 20090160121
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a frame, a rotatable first shaft, wherein the first shaft includes a first cam, a rotatable second shaft, an item gripper connected to the second shaft by a connection including a link and an offset shaft rotatably connected to the link, and a linkage. The link is adapted to rotate with the second shaft for pivoting the offset shaft about the second shaft. The item gripper includes jaws adapted to open and close when the offset shaft is axially rotated relative to the link. The linkage connects the first cam on the first shaft to a rider on the offset shaft. The linkage includes a second having a stepped surface for a stepped movement of the rider along the stepped surface to open the jaws during a predetermined angular movement of the offset shaft about the center axis of the second shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Antonelli, Jeffrey L. Chodack, Luciano Dos Santos, Russel W. Holbrook, Kevin J. O'Dea