Patents by Inventor Steve N. Petropoulos

Steve N. Petropoulos 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).

  • Shuttle driven separator
    Patent number: 5927470
    Abstract: A pair of parts formed in a first stamping operation is removed from a first die press and placed on a separator assembly carried by a shuttle. As the parts are carried by the shuttle to a pair of secondary die presses, they are transversely separated by a stationary cam and a pair of cam followers carried by the shuttle. Once separated, the parts are automatically transferred into the secondary die presses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Steve N. Petropoulos, Jerry Killikevc, Donley Townsend, Richard W. Martin, John Jackson