Patents by Inventor Stephen J. T. Hassall

Stephen J. T. Hassall 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: 4052049
    Abstract: A card injecting apparatus in which an air gun directs a jet of air underneath a stack of articles for lifting the articles above a supporting surface to form a space between the lowermost article and supporting surface. Additional jets of air are directed by the air gun for injecting a card into the space. The air gun is formed of two portions, one portion defined by a stationary member and the other portion defined by a slider member which is movable relative to the stationary member between two positions for successively feeding cards from spaced apart hoppers to the air gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1977
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Stephen J. T. Hassall, Neil S. White