Patents by Inventor William Lofland

William Lofland 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).

  • Combined strand compresser and doffer and end dresser
    Patent number: 4307488
    Abstract: This relates to an apparatus for treating a separated strand of shirred casing. The strand is fed along a mandrel and a stop member is positioned transversely of the mandrel adjacent a free end thereof, after which the trailing end of the strand is engaged by a shaping device which, as it advances toward the stop to compress the strand, is oscillated or rotated also to dress the trailing end of the strand. When the stop is opened, the same member is used to doff the strand from the mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1981
    Assignee: Teepak, Inc.
    Inventors: William Lofland, Alfred D. Story, Harold H. Martinek