Patents by Inventor William J. Beethem

William J. Beethem 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).

  • Strapping machine
    Patent number: 4412484
    Abstract: A strapping machine having a pair of strap-feeder and tensioning devices and a pair of vertically movable chutes which cooperate with the strap-feeder and tensioning devices for applying straps to a package at spaced points thereof and are adjustable horizontally together with the strap-feeder and tensioning devices for varying the distance between the straps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1983
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Beethem, Lynn D. Rumsey