Patents by Inventor Terrance D. Huftel

Terrance D. Huftel 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).

  • Stapler with tapered anvil
    Patent number: 4317535
    Abstract: An anvil in a stapler around which generally U shaped staples are bent into a generally rectangular shape, which anvil has edge surfaces outwardly tapered from a guide surface from which the anvil projects, which tapered edge surfaces help maintain the staples adjacent and in alignment with the guide surface as they are bent closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1982
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Terrance D. Huftel, Lester B. Odegaard, Thomas K. Rasmussen