Patents by Inventor Stewart Ely

Stewart Ely 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).

  • Method of coating elongate objects
    Patent number: 6077568
    Abstract: Paint or varnish is applied to the exterior of elongate elements such as pencils, by passing the pencils(3) through a receptacle(12) containing the paint or varnish(13), causing the pencils(3) to leave the receptacle(12) through a washer(17) which permits the pencils to leave the receptacle with a coating of paint or varnish on the exterior thereof, and subsequently passing the pencils through a light box(23) adapted to apply light to each point on the exterior of each pencil(3), the paint or varnish(13) comprising a resin which has the property that curing of the resin is initiated in response to the application of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Acco-Rexel Group Services Plc.
    Inventors: David Ford, David Walton Tyson Tee, Stewart Ely