Patents by Inventor William R. Gribbins

William R. Gribbins 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: 4984410
    Abstract: An apparatus for winding and packaging shoelaces into pairs with a circumscribing label therearound to hold the shoelace pair together in an oblong configured package. The apparatus includes a winding station for winding a pair of shoelaces into a circular coil configuration, a flattening station for flattening the circular shoelace coil into an oblong configuration, a device to transfer the circular configured shoelace pair from the winding station to the flattening station, a label delivery station proximate the flattening station for delivering labels to be wound around the oblong configured shoelace pair across the flattening station, a label wrapping station adjacent the flattening station in alignment with the label for wrapping the label about the oblong configured shoelace pair, and a device for moving the oblong configured shoelace pair and label from the flattening station to the wrapping station. The operation of the various stations of the apparatus are controlled by a central control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: General Shoelace Co.
    Inventor: William R. Gribbins