Patents by Inventor Thomas S. Murphy

Thomas S. Murphy 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).

  • Coin sorter security compartment
    Patent number: 5501632
    Abstract: A security compartment for a coin handling apparatus mounted on a stand has a stationary enclosure attached to the rear of the apparatus and to the stand. A shroud is rotatably mounted on the stand. The shroud has an opening which may be hidden by the enclosure or exposed when the shroud is rotated to provide access to coin containers at the front of the coin handling apparatus. A locking mechanism is provided to lock the shroud in a closed position where the opening is hidden by the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Brandt, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Adams, Kerry Karpathian, Roger Klemp, Thomas S. Murphy
  • Method for making elastic bandaging material
    Patent number: 4737400
    Abstract: A method of producing breathable, conformable, elastic, pressure-sensitive, permanently tacky, adhesive bandaging material from a fabric which has been formed by interweaving essentially non-stretch filling yarns with stretch and non-stretch warp yarns, said method comprising conveying a continuous web of said fabric in a substantially relaxed condition, applying steam to the relaxed fabric, and applying an adhesive layer to the back side of the relaxed fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1988
    Assignee: Expandover, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Edison, Thomas S. Murphy, Jr., Raymond H. Willingham