Patents by Inventor Alain De Vos

Alain De Vos 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).

  • Method and system for synchronizing loads before injection on a tilt tray type sorting system
    Patent number: 6976572
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing loads before the injection thereof on a sorting machine, consisting of trays which pass in front of an injection system comprising conveyors for moving the loads towards an injection site, a synchronization conveyor for positioning a load in order to place it on a tray, a device for injecting a load from the synchronization conveyor onto the machine and a cell for detecting the position of the loads at the exit of the synchronization conveyor. When a load passes the cell, the synchronization conveyor and the injection device are reversed and accelerated slightly to a top speed of VAR, so that the load returns to obscure the cell; the reverse movement is maintained until the cell is no longer obscured; and the synchronization conveyor is moved forward and accelerated slightly to a top speed of VAV until the cell is obscured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Fabricom Airport Systems UK Ltd
    Inventors: David Beck, Nathan Wood, Alain De Vos
  • Method and system for synchronising loads before injection on a tilt tray type sorting system
    Publication number: 20040134751
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing loads before the injection thereof on a sorting machine, consisting of trays which pass in front of an injection system comprising conveyors for moving the loads towards an injection site, a synchronization conveyor for positioning a load in order to place it on a tray, a device for injecting a load from the synchronization conveyor onto the machine and a cell for detecting the position of the loads at the exit of the synchronization conveyor. When a load passes the cell, the synchronization conveyor and the injection device are reversed and accelerated slightly to a top speed of VAR, SO that the load returns to obscure the cell; the reverse movement is maintained until the cell is no longer obscured; and the synchronization conveyor is moved forward and accelerated slightly to a top speed of VAV until the cell is obscured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: David Beck, Nathan Wood, Alain De Vos