Patents by Inventor Nico Den Hertog

Nico Den Hertog 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).

  • TRAILER-MOUNTED CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240059202
    Abstract: A live-bottom trailer having a conveyor system. The conveyor system including: a frame; a conveyor mounted to the frame and having a carrying surface and an opposite rear surface, the conveyor operable to move the carrying surface between a first end of the live-bottom trailer and a second end of the live-bottom trailer while the rear surface passes over a support surface of the frame; and a pressurized air system operable to direct pressurized air at the rear surface of the conveyor to reduce friction between the support surface of the frame and the rear surface of the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Harvey Stewart, Nico Den Hertog
  • Trailer-mounted conveyor system and method
    Patent number: 11813971
    Abstract: A live-bottom trailer having a conveyor system. The conveyor system including: a frame; a conveyor mounted to the frame and having a carrying surface and an opposite rear surface, the conveyor operable to move the carrying surface between a first end of the live-bottom trailer and a second end of the live-bottom trailer while the rear surface passes over a support surface of the frame; and a pressurized air system operable to direct pressurized air at the rear surface of the conveyor to reduce friction between the support surface of the frame and the rear surface of the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: TROUT RIVER INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Harvey Stewart, Nico Den Hertog
  • TRAILER-MOUNTED CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220332238
    Abstract: A live-bottom trailer having a conveyor system. The conveyor system including: a frame; a conveyor mounted to the frame and having a carrying surface and an opposite rear surface, the conveyor operable to move the carrying surface between a first end of the live-bottom trailer and a second end of the live-bottom trailer while the rear surface passes over a support surface of the frame; and a pressurized air system operable to direct pressurized air at the rear surface of the conveyor to reduce friction between the support surface of the frame and the rear surface of the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Harvey Stewart, Nico Den Hertog