Patents by Inventor Lynn T. Beckwith

Lynn T. Beckwith 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).

  • Zero feed interrupt sheet stacker
    Patent number: 6234473
    Abstract: A zero feed interrupt sheet stacker conveying an uninterrupted stream of sheets in which a sheet accumulator catches holds and deposits a stack of sheets upon a load receiving device. The accumulator includes a curtain which is extended into the stream of sheets at a selected point between two sheets. The curtain type apparatus provides a platform in which the portion of the platform in contact with the carried sheets does not move relative to the sheet while it is extending, during holding, or during retraction of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Martin Family Trust
    Inventors: Robert A. Morgan, Lynn T. Beckwith, George L. Matlock
  • Zero feed interrupt sheet stacker
    Patent number: 6042108
    Abstract: A zero feed interrupt sheet stacker conveying an uninterrupted stream of sheets in which a sheet accumulator catches holds and deposits a stack of sheets upon a load receiving device. The accumulator includes a curtain which is extended into the stream of sheets at a selected point between two sheets. The curtain type apparatus provides a platform in which the portion of the platform in contact with the carried sheets does not move relative to the sheet while it is extending, during holding, or during retraction of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Inventors: Robert A. Morgan, George L. Matlock, Lynn T. Beckwith