Patents by Inventor Stephen C. McCranie

Stephen C. McCranie 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).

  • Box lidding system and apparatus
    Patent number: 4345413
    Abstract: A continuous system and apparatus for applying a rectangular lid with depending flanges to a rectangular box by continuously passing a series of spaced open top boxes through a lidding station beneath a stack of lids directly above the lidding station, dropping the bottom lid from the stack into position to be picked up by the box as it passes through the lidding station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1982
    Assignee: Sav-A-Stop Incorporated
    Inventors: Stephen C. McCranie, Andrew J. Houseman