Patents by Inventor Tony Mertlik

Tony Mertlik 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).

  • Universal sled for adaptation of existing sheet stack processing machine for use with sheet handling system
    Publication number: 20050193928
    Abstract: A universal sled for adapting an existing sheet processing station for use with a sheet handling system, a sheet handling system including an existing sheet processing station, and a method of performing the same. The sled is supported on and moveable relative to a platform of the existing sheet processing station. The sled includes a plurality of parallel support surfaces that collectively form a sheet support surface that may be intermeshed with a plurality of parallel support surfaces that form a sheet support surface of a cart, the sheet support surfaces of the cart being intermeshable with the support surfaces of other modules of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: General Binding Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Kohl, Tony Mertlik, Timothy Bouse, Samuel Amdahl