Patents by Inventor Sameer A. Etman

Sameer A. Etman 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).

  • Direct acting cam gripping mechanism
    Patent number: 5899910
    Abstract: A gripping mechanism has a rotating cam directly acting upon at least one cam follower plate in such a manner that the rotating cam provides reciprocating motion up and down to and from an operating surface, sweeping forward motion along the operating surface, and a lateral actuating force that, in cooperation with at least one actuating surface, opens a pair of gripping surfaces while approaching the operating surface, and close same gripping surfaces prior to lifting away from the operating surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Inventor: Sameer A. Etman