Patents by Inventor James G. Bartylla

James G. Bartylla 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).

  • Cup conveyor
    Patent number: 5017052
    Abstract: A device for conveying cup-shaped objects, such as the bodies of two piece cans located between the bed of a mechanical press and a lower die shoe. A plenum is provided with a perforated upper deck surface for directionally expelling air which, together with an exhaust duct located upstream of the perforated upper deck surface, act to move the cup-shaped objects to a down-stream location for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Inventor: James G. Bartylla
  • Article transport elevator
    Patent number: 4673080
    Abstract: Apparatus for transporting articles, such as cylindrical containers, between differing elevations by initially moving the articles on an upper surface of a first plenum by air pressure. The articles are then transferred to a moving belt supported on an upper surface of a second plenum and held on said belt by vacuum. A transfer means is provided at the overlap of the first and second plenums to enhance the transfer of the articles between plenum sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1987
    Assignee: Raymond Production Systems Corporation
    Inventor: James G. Bartylla