Patents by Inventor Arlo Stephen Bromley

Arlo Stephen Bromley 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).

  • Linear belt sorter and methods of using linear belt sorter
    Patent number: 6854584
    Abstract: The invention is particularly useful for sorting, altering or maintaining the orientation items of differing sizes moved by a sorter. The endless loop's carriers include belts that both transport and sort the items. Followers clasp the belts about the lengthwise periphery of the carriers' slats and also engage lines, diverters, crossovers and receivers. When a follower is diverted toward a crossover, transverse motion is imparted to its corresponding carrier's belt. Routers can be incorporated into the sorter for enhancing the control of the orientation and sortation of items advanced by the endless loop's carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: FKI Logistex Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark W. Henson, Charles O. Burdine, II, Arlo Stephen Bromley
  • Linear belt sorter and methods of using linear belt sorter
    Publication number: 20040089514
    Abstract: The invention is particularly useful for sorting, altering or maintaining the orientation items of differing sizes moved by a sorter. The endless loop's carriers include belts that both transport and sort the items. Followers clasp the belts about the lengthwise periphery of the carriers' slats and also engage lines, diverters, crossovers and receivers. When a follower is diverted toward a crossover, transverse motion is imparted to its corresponding carrier's belt. Routers can be incorporated into the sorter for enhancing the control of the orientation and sortation of items advanced by the endless loop's carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Mark W. Henson, Charles O. Burdine, Arlo Stephen Bromley
  • Linear belt sorter and methods of using linear belt sorter
    Patent number: 6669001
    Abstract: The invention is particularly useful for sorting items of differing sizes. The endless loop's carriers include belts that both transport and sort the items. Followers clasp the belts about the lengthwise periphery of the carriers' slats and also engage lines, diverters, crossovers and receivers. When a follower is diverted toward a crossover, transverse sorting motion is imparted to its corresponding carrier's belt. Followers can also include delays for prolonging the longevity of the diverters. And when the size of the item being sorted mandates, a diverter can divert sequential followers, in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Mathews Conveyor, Inc.
    Inventors: Arlo Stephen Bromley, Mark W. Henson, Charles O. Burdine, II