Joseph Gelb

20020113054, Aug 22, 2002

Feb 16, 2001

09/788254

Robert Arel - Fairfield CT, US
Joseph Gelb - Milford CT, US
Charles Krasznai - Fairfield CT, US
James Sandor - Trumbull CT, US

F27D011/00
A47J037/08

219/388000, 219/386000, 219/392000, 219/395000, 219/411000, 219/413000, 099/327000

A vertical toaster comprising a housing, heating elements, a food support and a drive. The heating elements are connected to the housing and comprise at least one calrod. The calrod comprises an electric wire surrounded by heat conductive electrical insulation and a metal cover. The food support is movably mounted to the housing for up and down motion. The drive is for moving the food support relative to the housing. The drive comprises a motor and a linkage between the motor and the food support for moving the food support both down and up such that food on the food support passes by the calrod. The calrod prevents an electrical shock to a user if the user accidentally contacts the calrod with an electrically conductive member.

20030066431, Apr 10, 2003

Sep 30, 2002

10/260045

Robert Fanzutti - Naugatuck CT, US
Paul Garneau - East Haven CT, US
Joseph Gelb - Milford CT, US
Peter Hohlfeld - Oxford CT, US
Bradford Mitchell - Hallandale FL, US
Marc Ortins - Woburn MA, US
Scott Duplantis - Miramar FL, US
Steven Hecker - Ft. Lauderdale FL, US

A23F003/00

099/279000

A coffee maker including a frame; a water reservoir connected to the frame; a peristaltic pump connected to the water reservoir; and a heater connected to the peristaltic pump. The frame comprises a coffee pod holder for removably holding a coffee grounds containing pod. Hot water can be received from the heater into the coffee grounds containing pod and liquid coffee can pass out of the coffee grounds containing pod.

20070108691, May 17, 2007

Nov 15, 2005

11/274794

Thomas Lyga - Southbury CT, US
Ming Xiao - Woodbridge CT, US
Joseph Gelb - Milford CT, US
Michael Chen - Trumbull CT, US
James Fairweather - Milford CT, US
James Salomon - Cheshire CT, US

Pitney Bowes Incorporated - Stamford CT

B65H 5/22

271003020

An accumulator system and method for collating a plurality of media items wherein the media items enter in seriatim at an media item entry point and become at least partially overlapped with each other at a media item exit point. A media item transport path connects the media item entry point and the media item exit point. A moveable member is mounted along the media item transport path between the entry point and the exit point. The moveable member forms part of a pocket into which media items are moved to create a collation of media items. The moveable member is moveable to change the size of the pocket. A protective member may be mounted to the moveable member and positioned to protect the trailing edge of media items in the pocket from the leading edge of media items to thereafter be moved into the pocket. The media item may be aligned in the collation position when moving the protective member to a media item trailing edge protective position. The transport means for media items can be controlled to partially move a media item along an exit path beyond the collation position. Media items of different lengths can be formed as part of the collation at the collation position with the trailing edge of the media items aligned.

55800432, Dec 3, 1996

Oct 23, 1995

8/547052

Joseph Gelb - Milford CT
Edward M. Ifkovits - New Fairfield CT

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

B65H 506

271274

A pressure roller assembly for use in a transport system. The transport system including a drive system in operative engagement with the pressure roller assembly for feeding an article in a path of travel. The pressure roller assembly including: a shaft; a roller having an inner diameter; a pair of first hubs each having a bearing surface and fixably mounted to the shaft in spaced apart relationship so that the first hub bearing surfaces are facing each other; a pair of second hubs each including an through hole having a diameter greater that the shaft diameter and a bearing surface corresponding to the first hub bearing surfaces, respectively, the second hubs spaced along the shaft between the first hubs and slideably mounted to and in bearing engagement with the roller inner diameter so that the second hub bearing surfaces are facing the first hub bearing surfaces, respectively; and means for biasing the second hub bearing surfaces into bearing engagement with the first hub bearing surfaces, respectively.

57429766, Apr 28, 1998

Dec 18, 1995

8/574064

Bernard L. Bensussen - Seymour CT
Joseph Gelb - Milford CT

Black & Decker Inc. - Newark DE

A47L 924

15323

A vacuum apparatus with a suction hose. The hose has a first end connected to a suction inlet of the apparatus and an opposite second end removably connected to a docking section on a housing of the apparatus. The docking station has an aperture for receiving the second end. Located in the aperture is a latch with a ring shaped section and an integral ejecting spring. The latch also has a button section that extends through the housing and is adapted to be depressed by a user. Pressing the button section spreads the ring shaped section and allows the ejecting spring to eject the second end of the hose from the docking station.

56411588, Jun 24, 1997

Oct 23, 1995

8/546752

Joseph Gelb - Milford CT
Edward M. Ifkovits - New Fairfield CT
Richard F. Stengl - Wolcott CT

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

B65H 500

271225

Apparatus and method for receiving a sheet from a first direction and transporting the sheet in a second direction. The apparatus comprising: a device for feeding the sheet in the second direction; a deck having an imput end for receiving the sheet from the first direction and an output end and including a lower deck plate and an upper deck plate pivotally mounted and vertically spaced above the lower deck plate. The apparatus further comprising a controller and a device for pivoting the upper deck plate between a closed position and an open position. The controller for causing the pivoting device to rotate the upper deck plate to the open position to receive the sheet from the first direction, causing the pivoting device to rotate the upper deck plate to the closed position after receiving the sheet and thereafter causing the feed device to feed the sheet in the second direction through the deck output end.

53101286, May 10, 1994

Feb 8, 1993

8/014917

Terrence M. Doeberl - West Redding CT
Joseph Gelb - Milford CT

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

B65H 3504

242 55

A tape storage apparatus is used with a mailing machine having printing postage indicia on a discrete portion of a strip of tape of indefinite length which is fed along a tape path extending through the mailing machine by a tape feeding device mounted within the mailing machine. The tape storage apparatus includes a base having vertical guide rails and a tape holding device mounted on the guide rails for movement therealong. A releasable latch holds the tape holding device in a lowermost position against the force of a plurality of resilient spring device for moving the tape holding device upwardly to a position in which the tape holding device becomes accessible to an operator or service person for reloading rolls of tape or performing service on the apparatus. When the tape holding device is in its lowermost position, it is functionally integrated with the mailing machine, but it is inaccessible for reloading tape or for threading tape into the feeding device in the mailing machine.