Patents by Inventor Robert L. Shaver

Robert L. Shaver 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).

  • Publication number: 20100176165
    Abstract: A security holster for handguns which utilizes a U-shaped rod as part of the locking and releasing mechanism. The user presses a handgun against a portion of the U-shaped rod, which pushes the U-shaped rod forward, and causes the locking tab to seat against the ejection port or another feature of the handgun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Tactical Design Labs
    Inventors: MICHAEL V. LOWE, ANTHONY J. SENN, ERIC YATES, Robert L. Shaver
  • Patent number: 6102652
    Abstract: A system for rapidly receiving and storing a quantity of loose copy, for example newspapers, from a high speed printing press and dispensing them to the point-of-use without having to undergo the traditional operation of bundling the newspapers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a newspaper delivery system comprising a conveyor system for receiving a continuous stream of loose, unbound, newspapers directly from a high speed printing operation, an over-the-road vehicle having a cargo area equipped with a loose copy storage unit for receiving the loose newspapers supplied by the conveyor system and storing the newspapers during transport; and mechanism for dispensing a selected quantity of newspapers once the truck arrives at a delivery destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Jervis B. Webb Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Shaver, Alfred J. Kafka, Matthew C. Carey
  • Patent number: 5975282
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for storing a stream of a plurality of thin flexible objects, such as newspapers or similar printed materials, which is constructed from a number of generally parallel conveyor sections arranged in a number of vertical columns. The conveyor sections in each column are connected to one another by diverter belts located at the ends of the columns and the last conveyor section in one column is connected to the first conveyor section in an adjacent column by an offset transfer conveyor. In operation, a lapped stream of objects is fed into the input of the storage device travels in a serpentine manner along all of the interconnected conveyor sections in a first column, across the transfer conveyor to a second column where the process is repeated. The remaining columns are traversed in the same manner until the stream reaches the end of the last conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Jervis B. Webb Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Shaver, Alfred J. Kafka, Deepak Devnani, Matthew C. Carey
  • Patent number: 5909798
    Abstract: A system for rapidly receiving and storing a quantity of loose copy, for example newspapers, from a high speed printing press and dispensing them to the point-of-use without having to undergo the traditional operation of bundling the newspapers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a newspaper delivery system comprising a conveyor system for receiving a continuous stream of loose, unbound, newspapers directly from a high speed printing operation, an over-the-road vehicle having a cargo area equipped with a loose copy storage unit for receiving the loose newspapers supplied by the conveyor system and storing the newspapers during transport; and means for dispensing a selected quantity of newspapers once the truck arrives at a delivery destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Jervis B. Webb Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Shaver, Alfred J. Kafka, Matthew C. Carey