Patents by Inventor William G. Wilfong

William G. Wilfong 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).

  • Uncaser finger
    Patent number: 4941699
    Abstract: An uncaser finger for bottle handling apparatus. The finger includes a pair of opposed jaws operable for opening and closing upon the neck or rim of a bottle. Each of the jaws includes a plurality of parallel ridges or lips extending from the planar surfaces of the jaw and adapted for engaging the rims of the mouths of the bottles. A side flange is presented along each side of the jaws to prevent the bottles from escaping the grip of the jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: Figgie International, Inc.
    Inventor: William G. Wilfong
  • Case packer head
    Patent number: 4175364
    Abstract: A case packer head including a grid frame for receiving a plurality of rows of abutted articles therein and a skid blade frame carried by the grid frame for article support and release action are provided, together with a movable support means for the downstream end of the grid frame, and a control member operably engages this support means to move the downstream end of the grid frame vertically so that the grid frame can be inclined downwardly for article loading action and be positioned horizontally for article drop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1979
    Assignee: A-T-O Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Becker, William G. Wilfong