Patents by Inventor William M. Jacoby

William M. Jacoby 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).

  • Apparatus and method for effecting movement of selected tiers of stacked articles using pressure differentials
    Patent number: 4753564
    Abstract: Apparatus and method are disclosed for relative movement between stacked articles and a reference surface upon which the articles are stacked. Some, or all, independently movable layers, or tiers, of the stack of articles are received by a suspending device that includes a partial enclosure connected with a high pressure air pump capable of reducing the fluid pressure to establish a pressure differential within the partial enclosure. The partial enclosure has flexible sealing strips extending from, and coextensive with, the bottom edge of movable sections of the partial enclosure, and the sealing strips are positioned adjacent to the lowest tier to be acted upon by the suspending device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1988
    Assignee: Goldco Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald A. Pearce, Milton W. Kapke, William M. Jacoby