Patents by Inventor Justin R. Hanel

Justin R. Hanel 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 system, operating system using conveyor system, and method
    Patent number: 10112775
    Abstract: A conveyor system includes a looped belt and a conveying portion cover. The belt has a conveying portion and a retreating portion movable through the conveyor system, each of the conveying portion and the retreating portion having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the exterior surface of the conveying portion configured to convey materials. The conveying portion of the belt is disposed within the conveying portion cover, the retreating portion of the belt disposed exteriorly of the conveying portion cover, and the conveying portion cover has a convex sliding surface and a tubular shape. The interior surface of the conveying portion of the belt is slidable along the sliding surface of the conveying portion cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC
    Inventors: Justin R. Hanel, Jeremy L. Weinstein
  • CONVEYOR SYSTEM, OPERATING SYSTEM USING CONVEYOR SYSTEM, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170341865
    Abstract: A conveyor system includes a looped belt and a conveying portion cover. The belt has a conveying portion and a retreating portion movable through the conveyor system, each of the conveying portion and the retreating portion having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the exterior surface of the conveying portion configured to convey materials. The conveying portion of the belt is disposed within the conveying portion cover, the retreating portion of the belt disposed exteriorly of the conveying portion cover, and the conveying portion cover has a convex sliding surface and a tubular shape. The interior surface of the conveying portion of the belt is slidable along the sliding surface of the conveying portion cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Justin R. Hanel, Jeremy L. Weinstein