Patents by Inventor Leonard E. Bucklew

Leonard E. Bucklew 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).

  • Patent number: 4363589
    Abstract: An arrangement for unloading a bulk product bin of the type adapted to store a granulated or powdered product, and providing for tilting of the bin and vibration thereof in a tilted position while isolating the surrounding environment from vibrations induced in the product bin. The arrangement includes a base frame, an intermediate frame pivotably mounted on the base frame and a vibratory frame mounted on the intermediate frame. The intermediate frame pivots about a shaft relative to the base frame to a predetermined tilt angle, and isolation mountings are provided between the vibratory and intermediate frames mounted at the predetermined angle relative thereto. In this arrangement, the isolation mountings are positioned at the predetermined angle relative to a vertical when the intermediate frame is in an untilted position, but are mounted in a substantially vertical position when the intermediate frame is tilted to the predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1982
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Boleslaw Rozwadowski, Leonard E. Bucklew
  • Patent number: 4340249
    Abstract: A jar pick-up assembly having a plurality of pivotal fingers insertable into the mouth of a jar when in a closed retracted condition and expandable within the jar to engage interior jar surfaces is provided with an annular stabilizing member adapted to bear on an exterior surface area of the jar and in cooperation with said fingers to grip the jar in clamp-like fashion as the jar is being lifted and carried from one location to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1982
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventor: Leonard E. Bucklew