Patents by Inventor Werner L. Tollefsbol

Werner L. Tollefsbol 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: 3978641
    Abstract: A machine for supplying articles to open top containers has a conveyor for the conveyance of containers. A horizontal paddle wheel in association with guide members adjacent the conveyor traps each container between adjacent paddles to control the movement of the container adjacent the wheel. A rotatable horizontal disc mounted above the wheel has a plurality of vertical openings through the disc each of which is adapted to receive an article. The articles are retained in the openings by a fixed plate between the disc and the wheel, the fixed plate having a cut away portion over the conveyor to permit the release of the articles from the openings into the containers. A vibratory feeder feeds the articles to a tube which discharges an article into each opening in the disc. Advantageously smooth feeding to the tube is achieved by selection means to reject articles which are not properly aligned for reception by the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1976
    Assignee: Dower, Inc.
    Inventor: Werner L. Tollefsbol