Patents by Inventor Nigel J. Box

Nigel J. Box 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 drive gear box
    Patent number: 4438837
    Abstract: A gear box for a drive head of a conveyor comprises a casing 11 and a gear train contained within the casing 11 and including a plurality of shafts on which gear wheels are mounted, the shafts being rotatable about parallel axes and all the axes 16 being located in a common plane, with at least an output shaft having its axis of rotation off-set with respect to the common plane, whereby the at least one off-set axis is located above or below the common plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1984
    Assignee: Mining Supplies Limited
    Inventors: Brian R. Stoppani, Nigel J. Box, David D. Phillips