Patents by Inventor H. Thad German

H. Thad German 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).

  • Conveyor merge assembly
    Patent number: 9409727
    Abstract: A conveyor assembly comprising a main conveyor having a first side frame and a second side frame, with the first and/or second side frames including a side portion and a support surface. One or more input conveyors having a discharge end are joined to the main conveyor with a bottom portion of the discharge end being positioned on the support surface whereby the input conveyors are accurately mounted in close proximity to the main conveyor to promote the conveyance of items from the input conveyors onto the main conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Dematic Corp.
    Inventors: H. Thad German, David M. Berghorn, Matthew T. Brayman, James P. Johnson, Bruce E. Taylor, William P. Bray
  • CONVEYOR MERGE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140353122
    Abstract: A conveyor assembly comprising a main conveyor having a first side frame and a second side frame, with the first and/or second side frames including a side portion and a support surface. One or more input conveyors having a discharge end are joined to the main conveyor with a bottom portion of the discharge end being positioned on the support surface whereby the input conveyors are accurately mounted in close proximity to the main conveyor to promote the conveyance of items from the input conveyors onto the main conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Dematic Corp.
    Inventors: H. Thad German, David M. Berghorn, Matthew T. Brayman, James P. Johnson, Bruce E. Taylor, William P. Bray
  • PALLET CONTAINMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20050111959
    Abstract: A pallet-handling device includes a support service adapted to supporting a pallet and at least one grasping arm. The at least one grasping arm grasps a portion of a pallet when in a pallet-grasping state. The pallet-handling device further includes an actuator. The actuator is responsive to a pallet at the support plate to cause the at least one grasping arm to be in the pallet grasping state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: RAPISTAN SYSTEMS ADVERTISING CORP.
    Inventor: H. Thad German