Patents by Inventor Craig H. Gendreau

Craig H. Gendreau 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).

  • Patent number: 9045243
    Abstract: An apparatus for stacking sheet material that may include a trim section and a stacking section, the stacking section being downstream the trim section for receiving the blanks of sheet material, forming bundles each having a plurality of blanks, and transferring the bundles downstream. The apparatus may further include a plurality of longitudinal positioning systems for independently longitudinally positioning a plurality of components in at least one of upstream or downstream directions so as to create an operator access space. In some embodiments, the apparatus may further include an incline conveyor section downstream the trim section and upstream the stacking section, and the trim section may have a takeaway conveyor for conveying the plurality of blanks of sheet material to the incline conveyor. In certain embodiments, the plurality of longitudinal positioning systems can individually longitudinally position at least two of the takeaway conveyor, the incline conveyor, or the stacking apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: J&L Group International, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin P. Brown, Craig H. Gendreau, Curtis A. Roth, Lynn E. Vershum
  • Patent number: 8827265
    Abstract: Sheet deceleration apparatus and methods for decelerating a sheet of material for use in a sheet stacking or other application. The deceleration apparatus includes a rotatable cam nip, rotatable about a first axis and provided on one side of the travel path, such that the sheet of material can pass by the cam nip. The cam nip includes a lobe end, such that when the lobe end is away from the travel path, the sheet of material can pass substantially unimpeded past the cam nip, and when the lobe end is near the travel path, the sheet of material is nipped by the cam nip decelerating the sheet of material from the first speed to a second speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: J&L Group International, LLC
    Inventors: Craig H. Gendreau, Curtis A. Roth, Lynn E. Vershum, Kevin P. Brown, Michael G. Harrington
  • Publication number: 20130320614
    Abstract: Sheet deceleration apparatus and methods for decelerating a sheet of material for use in a sheet stacking or other application. The deceleration apparatus includes a rotatable cam nip, rotatable about a first axis and provided on one side of the travel path, such that the sheet of material can pass by the cam nip. The cam nip includes a lobe end, such that when the lobe end is away from the travel path, the sheet of material can pass substantially unimpeded past the cam nip, and when the lobe end is near the travel path, the sheet of material is nipped by the cam nip decelerating the sheet of material from the first speed to a second speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: J&L GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Craig H. Gendreau, Curtis A. Roth, Lynn E. Vershum, Kevin P. Brown, Michael G. Harrington
  • Patent number: 8505908
    Abstract: Sheet deceleration apparatus and methods for decelerating a sheet of material for use in a sheet stacking or other application. The deceleration apparatus includes a rotatable cam nip, rotatable about a first axis and provided on one side of the travel path, such that the sheet of material can pass by the cam nip. The cam nip includes a lobe end, such that when the lobe end is away from the travel path, the sheet of material can pass substantially unimpeded past the cam nip, and when the lobe end is near the travel path, the sheet of material is nipped by the cam nip decelerating the sheet of material from the first speed to a second speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: J&L Group International, LLC
    Inventors: Craig H. Gendreau, Curtis A. Roth, Lynn E. Vershum, Kevin P. Brown, Michael G. Harrington
  • Publication number: 20130074457
    Abstract: An apparatus for stacking sheet material that may include a trim section and a stacking section, the stacking section being downstream the trim section for receiving the blanks of sheet material, forming bundles each having a plurality of blanks, and transferring the bundles downstream. The apparatus may further include a plurality of longitudinal positioning systems for independently longitudinally positioning a plurality of components in at least one of upstream or downstream directions so as to create an operator access space. In some embodiments, the apparatus may further include an incline conveyor section downstream the trim section and upstream the stacking section, and the trim section may have a takeaway conveyor for conveying the plurality of blanks of sheet material to the incline conveyor. In certain embodiments, the plurality of longitudinal positioning systems can individually longitudinally position at least two of the takeaway conveyor, the incline conveyor, or the stacking apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Kevin P. Brown, Craig H. Gendreau, Curtis A. Roth, Lynn E. Vershum
  • Publication number: 20110285080
    Abstract: Sheet deceleration apparatus and methods for decelerating a sheet of material for use in a sheet stacking or other application. The deceleration apparatus includes a rotatable cam nip, rotatable about a first axis and provided on one side of the travel path, such that the sheet of material can pass by the cam nip. The cam nip includes a lobe end, such that when the lobe end is away from the travel path, the sheet of material can pass substantially unimpeded past the cam nip, and when the lobe end is near the travel path, the sheet of material is nipped by the cam nip decelerating the sheet of material from the first speed to a second speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Craig H. Gendreau, Curtis A. Roth, Lynn E. Vershum, Kevin P. Brown, Michael G. Harrington