Patents Assigned to Thos. Hill & Company Limited
  • Apparatus and method for moving materials
    Patent number: 4508208
    Abstract: A movable conveyor for advancing material placed thereon in a particular direction by moving the conveyor in forward and reverse directions and controlling said movement so that the acceleration of the conveyor in a predetermined direction causes no relative movement between the conveyor and the material whereas acceleration in the opposite direction or deceleration in the predetermined direction causes the predetermined amount of relative movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Thos. Hill & Company Limited
    Inventor: John R. Preedy