Patents by Inventor Diarmuid Meagher

Diarmuid Meagher 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).

  • Combination air/mechanical rejection
    Patent number: 9452450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rejecter for a product sorting system comprising at least two different co-located rejection means wherein each rejection means is independently activatable to deflect a product from a sorting stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: ODENBERG ENGINEERING LIMITED
    Inventors: Jim Frost, Maurice Moynihan, Diarmuid Meagher
  • COMBINATION AIR/MECHANICAL REJECTION
    Publication number: 20120031818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rejecter for a product sorting system comprising at least two different co-located rejection means wherein each rejection means is independently activatable to deflect a product from a sorting stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: OSENEY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jim Frost, Maurice Moynihan, Diarmuid Meagher
  • Air spring pneumatic product rejection system
    Patent number: 8082838
    Abstract: A double-acting cylinder and piston mechanism comprising a cylinder (1) substantially closed at both ends by front (5) and rear (7) end walls, a piston (8) axially displaceable within the cylinder (1), a first region (6) defined between the piston (8) and the rear end wall (7) of the cylinder (1) and a second region (4) defined between the piston (8) and the front end wall (5) of the cylinder (1), a piston rod (2) extending from the piston (8) through the front end wall (5) of the cylinder (1), an air inlet port (19) for communication with said first region (6) of the cylinder (1) and at least one exhaust vent (14) which is exposed during axial displacement of the piston (8) for release of air delivered to the cylinder (1) through the air inlet port (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Oseney Limited
    Inventors: Diarmuid Meagher, Anthony Bligh, Maurice Moynihan
  • Air Spring Pneumatic Product Rejection System
    Publication number: 20090151553
    Abstract: A double-acting cylinder and piston mechanism comprising a cylinder (1) substantially closed at both ends by front (5) and rear (7) end walls, a piston (8) axially displaceable within the cylinder (1), a first region (6) defined between the piston (8) and the rear end wall (7) of the cylinder (1) and a second region (4) defined between the piston (8) and the front end wall (5) of the cylinder (1), a piston rod (2) extending from the piston (8) through the front end wall (5) of the cylinder (1), an air inlet port (19) for communication with said first region (6) of the cylinder (1) and at least one exhaust vent (14) which is exposed during axial displacement of the piston (8) for release of air delivered to the cylinder (1) through the air inlet port (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Diarmuid Meagher, Antony Bligh, Maurice Moynihan