Patents by Inventor William J. Trindle

William J. Trindle 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: 5695311
    Abstract: Apparatus for pressing vertical arrangements of units that are stored in an elongate container with a front, plural sides, and a cavity includes a mechanism coupled to the front and extending toward the rear of such container and including opposing arms. Each arm is located adjacent a corresponding, opposing side of such container, with the mechanism being actuable to move the arms toward each other a preselected distance as a way of pressing a first arrangement of subunits. The apparatus preferably includes a submechanism actuable with the arms to move inwardly toward the cavity a preselected distance as a way of pressing arrangements of subunits, i.e. loaded subunits, that have already been pressed by the mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignees: Marvin B. Miguel, Gordon M. Haugen, William J. Trindle
    Inventors: Marvin B. Miguel, Gordon M. Haugen, William J. Trindle