Patents by Inventor Tom Gaeddert

Tom Gaeddert 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).

  • Patent number: 6481706
    Abstract: A magnetic sheet fanner consisting of an elongated horseshoe magnet or bar magnet having an upper end and a lower end, the poles of such elongated magnet extending from the upper end to the lower end; a support frame having an interior space and having a sheet contact side; an axle and axle bearing assembly interlinking the elongated magnet and the support frame so that the elongated magnet may pivotally move between a first position “on” and a second “off” position within the interior space, the elongated magnet directing a magnetic field through the sheet contact side of the housing while the elongated magnet is in its first “on” position, the elongated magnet directing the magnetic field away from the sheet contact side upon pivotal motion to its second “off” position; and a pneumatic actuator adapted for selectively pivoting the elongated magnet between its first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Inventors: Tom Gaeddert, Donald A. Suderman, Ryan S. Signer