Patents by Inventor Ryann A. Dishaw

Ryann A. Dishaw 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).

  • Method and apparatus for tracking a load on a conveyor system
    Patent number: 7263409
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for tracking a load on a conveyor system using the trailing edge of the load. The method includes the steps of sensing the trailing edge of the load with a first sensor and updating a load record for the load in response to sensing the trailing edge of the load with the first sensor. The apparatus may include a conveyor, a controller, and a sensor in communication with the controller for sensing the trailing edge of a load on the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Jervis B. Webb Company
    Inventors: Brian C. LeVasseur, Ryann A. Dishaw, Lyle A. Henderson, Todd E. Alderman
  • Method and apparatus for tracking a load on a conveyor system
    Publication number: 20050049745
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for tracking a load on a conveyor system using the trailing edge of the load. The method includes the steps of sensing the trailing edge of the load with a first sensor and updating a load record for the load in response to sensing the trailing edge of the load with the first sensor. The apparatus may include a conveyor, a controller, and a sensor in communication with the controller for sensing the trailing edge of a load on the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Brian LeVasseur, Ryann Dishaw, Lyle Henderson, Todd Alderman