Patents by Inventor Terrence H. Drope

Terrence H. Drope 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).

  • Signature machines
    Patent number: 4549730
    Abstract: A signature feeding machine in which signatures are fed one by one from a stack in a supply hopper by suction devices; when a signature is not to be fed the stack is displaced so that the suction devices are inoperable to effect feeding and preferably suction is discontinued at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1985
    Assignee: McCain Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald W. Weller, Terrence H. Drope