Patents by Inventor Ronald B. Flournoy

Ronald B. Flournoy 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).

  • System, apparatus, and method for removing and replacing conveyor system components
    Patent number: 11945655
    Abstract: An apparatus for a conveyor system is disclosed. The apparatus has a housing assembly, a protrusion assembly including a base member and a probe member, the base member being attached to the housing assembly, a collar assembly that is movably attached to the housing assembly and movable between a first position and a second position, and a biasing member disposed in the housing assembly and configured to bias the collar assembly away from the base member and to the first position. A tip portion of the probe member is disposed in the collar assembly in the first position and the tip portion protrudes out of the collar assembly in the second position. The collar assembly includes a collar end cavity that is configured to receive a conveyor component of the conveyor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Steel Craft Mfg. Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald B. Flournoy
  • Tongs
    Patent number: D766682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Inventor: Ronald B. Flournoy