Patents by Inventor Frank Buck

Frank Buck 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).

  • Publication number: 20230241640
    Abstract: A liner machine for applying a sealing compound to a can end or lid. The liner machine includes a motor drive dual turret system. The turret system is installed at the top of a table or platform surface and two turrets rotate in opposition directions from one another, simultaneously or independently at same or different times. Each turret includes a plurality of workstations which extend out from each turret facing away from each other. The workstations receive an individual lid, which is delivered via a starwheel from a downstacker to each turret system. Each rotates in a direction that is opposite the direction that its respective turret system rotates, and in a direction that is opposite the direction that the other starwheel rotates. Sealant injectors in the turret systems apply sealant to each lid as the lids rotate around each turret system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: CUSTOM MACHINING CORP.
    Inventors: Allan Ross, Frank Buck
  • Patent number: 11707761
    Abstract: A liner machine for applying a sealing compound to a can end or lid. The liner machine includes a motor drive dual turret system. The turret system is installed at the top of a table or platform surface and two turrets rotate in opposition directions from one another, simultaneously or independently at same or different times. Each turret includes a plurality of workstations which extend out from each turret facing away from each other. The workstations receive an individual lid, which is delivered via a starwheel from a downstacker to each turret system. Each rotates in a direction that is opposite the direction that its respective turret system rotates, and in a direction that is opposite the direction that the other starwheel rotates. Sealant injectors in the turret systems apply sealant to each lid as the lids rotate around each turret system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: CUSTOM MACHINING CORP.
    Inventors: Allan Ross, Frank Buck
  • Publication number: 20220168771
    Abstract: A liner machine for applying a sealing compound to a can end or lid. The liner machine includes a motor drive dual turret system. The turret system is installed at the top of a table or platform surface and two turrets rotate in opposition directions from one another, simultaneously or independently at same or different times. Each turret includes a plurality of workstations which extend out from each turret facing away from each other. The workstations receive an individual lid, which is delivered via a starwheel from a downstacker to each turret system. Each rotates in a direction that is opposite the direction that its respective turret system rotates, and in a direction that is opposite the direction that the other starwheel rotates. Sealant injectors in the turret systems apply sealant to each lid as the lids rotate around each turret system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: CUSTOM MACHINING CORP.
    Inventors: Allan Ross, Frank Buck
  • Patent number: 10076828
    Abstract: A vacuum chuck adapted for mounting on a lower turret assembly. The lower turret assembly is part a sealant liner applicator. The sealant liner applicator includes an upper turret assembly and a sealant gun, under computer control. The sealant gun is used for applying a sealant around a periphery of an inside of a can or jar lid. The vacuum chuck includes in one embodiment an impeller, with spiral vanes, for creating vacuum air. The impeller is mounted on top of a lower chuck. A top portion of the impeller is adapted for receiving the can lid and held thereon using the vacuum air produced when the impeller and the lower chuck are spun at high speeds, in a range of 1000 to 4000 rpm, on a lower turret assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Custom Machining Corp.
    Inventors: Allan Ross, Frank Buck
  • Publication number: 20180200868
    Abstract: A vacuum chuck adapted for mounting on a lower turret assembly. The lower turret assembly is part a sealant liner applicator. The sealant liner applicator includes an upper turret assembly and a sealant gun, under computer control. The sealant gun is used for applying a sealant around a periphery of an inside of a can or jar lid. The vacuum chuck includes in one embodiment an impeller, with spiral vanes, for creating vacuum air. The impeller is mounted on top of an involute. A top portion of the impeller is adapted for receiving the can lid and held thereon using the vacuum air produced when the impeller and the involute are spun at high speeds, in a range of 1000 to 4000 rpm, on a lower turret assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Allan Ross, Frank Buck
  • Patent number: 8371557
    Abstract: A unit opens the lid of a dumpster in response to downward movement of a foot-operated pedal that is translated into upward motion by a lever rotatably mounted on a frame and connected to one end of a tether cord which is attached at the other end thereof to the dumpster lid. The weight of the lid is applied to the tether cord, and via the tether cord to the foot pedal via a cord attached to the lever and will move the foot-operated pedal back into its initial position upon release of the pedal. Another form of the invention can include an electromechanical system which is operated by a push button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Inventor: Frank Buck