Patents by Inventor William E. Payment

William E. Payment 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: 5190233
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting and feeding strips of web material includes a source (36) of an indeterminate length of web material; means (40-48) for withdrawing a predetermined portion (10) of web material from the source; a guide track (56,98-104) for receiving the lead end of the portion and guiding its edges along a curved path; a rotatable vacuum drum (60) positioned intermediate the ends of the curved path for gripping the portion; a cutter (50) for cutting the web to define a strip; and a motor drive arrangement (62,64,66) for rotating the vacuum drum to feed the strip along the curved path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Jayson J. Nelson, William E. Payment, Thomas A. Sisson, Joseph A. Watkins