Irwin Fife
Irwin L. Fife | |
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| Born | January 13, 1894 |
| Died | February 12, 1971 (aged 77) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Nationality | American |
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| Institutions | Fife Manufacturing |
Irwin L. Fife (1894–1971) was an American inventor credited with the invention of modern web-guiding systems from his garage in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1] In 1939, Fife founded Fife Manufacturing. He received numerous patents for his advances in web guiding and manufacturing. In 1975, Fife Manufacturing became a publicly traded company.
Inventing web guide systems[edit]
In 1939, a local friend in the newspaper business came to Irwin for help with a high-speed newspaper press. Over the next year, Mr. Fife invented a web guide from his garage in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Fife Manufacturing[edit]
Founded in 1939 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Fife Manufacturing developed tools for web handling and web inspection.[2] In 1975, Fife Manufacturing Corp. filed for an initial public offering on the stock market.[3]
U.S. Patents[edit]
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# U.S. patent 2,562,026 – Automatic Web Guiding Apparatus (1946) US # U.S. patent 2,675,988 – Feeler Actuated Valve (1954) US # U.S. patent 2,904,333 – Turn Guiding Apparatus for Webs (1957) US # U.S. patent 3,010,438 – Pneumatic Control Valve for Hydraulic System (1961) US
Personal achievements[edit]
Fife is the founding member of the Oklahoma State University Web Handling Research Center (WHRC) and has been its primary sponsor since it was formed in 1986.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Michael Koch (25 April 2011). "Fife 70th Anniversary". ISUU. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Company Overview of Fife Corp". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ Stacy Smith Martin (24 March 1989). "Fife Corp. Sold in Multinational Deal Management-Led Buyout Makes City Company Privately Held". NewsOK. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Fife celebrates 70 years". Maxcess International. Retrieved 11 January 2017.