Patents by Inventor Robert S. Conklin

Robert S. Conklin 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: 5107790
    Abstract: Coating apparatus for applying continuous or spot coatings to an image printed surface includes a plate cylinder; a blanket cylinder for transferring a coating material from the plate cylinder to the copies; a blanket coating roller for transferring a continuous layer of coating material to the blanket cylinder; a plate coating roller for selectively applying spot coating material to the plate cylinder; a first retractor for moving the blanket coating roller laterally into and out of transferring engagement with the blanket cylinder; and a second retractor for moving the plate coating roller into and out of transferring engagement with the plate cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Rapidac Machine Corp.
    Inventors: Larry J. Sliker, Robert S. Conklin
  • Patent number: 5060451
    Abstract: An ice cream carton filling machine includes a hopper for storing empty cartons; a filling spout for filling the empty cartons with ice cream; a conveyor means for moving the empty cartons from the hopper to the filling spout, and for moving the filled cartons away from the filling spout to a discharge end; an interchangeable carton closing mechanism mountable on the machine includes a removable bottom flap tucker disposable between the hopper means and the filling spout for closing one end of a lock end carton; a removable top flap tucker disposable between the filling spout and the discharge end for closing the top of a lock end carton; a top adhesive sealing and closing mechanism interchangeably disposable with said top flap tucker between the filling spout and the discharge end for closing the top end of a tamper evident glued end carton; a bottom adhesive sealing and closing mechanism interchangeably disposable with the bottom flap tucker between the hopper and the filling spout for closing the bottom en
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Fold-Pak Corporation
    Inventors: Karl F. DeMay, Darryl F. Lord, Henry Talma, Robert S. Conklin