Patents by Inventor Volker E. Schmidt

Volker E. Schmidt 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).

  • Apparatus for orienting and attaching fasteners to an article
    Patent number: 3987950
    Abstract: A fastener element is oriented by rolling the element along a friction surface until a projection on the back of the element engages a ledge extending along the path of movement of the element such that the element then slides with a predetermined orientation. Additionally, an orienting element having a sinuous edge for orienting double pronged elements can be retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1976
    Assignee: Textron, Inc.
    Inventors: Erich A. Schmidt, Volker E. Schmidt
  • Apparatus for attaching pronged and mating elements to articles
    Patent number: 3964661
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching fastener elements and the like to articles includes an indicator extending downward from a slide bar which advances one of a pair of mating elements to an upper station. The indicator points out the position on an article where the fastening elements will be secured to the article and is automatically retracted when the slide bar is retracted. Additionally, detent members are provided on resilient guide bars for holding elements in an intermediate position along a slide path, and a ram is provided with vertical extensions to maintain orientation of a fastener element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1976
    Assignee: Textron, Inc.
    Inventors: Erich A. Schmidt, Volker E. Schmidt