Patents by Inventor Shawn Douglas McBride

Shawn Douglas McBride 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 system support hanger assembly
    Patent number: 8561786
    Abstract: A screw conveyor to move media includes a first feed screw having a first end portion, a second feed screw having a second end portion, and a support hanger assembly to support the first feed screw and the second feed screw. The support hanger assembly includes a hanger bracket having a vertical support member and an inner hub secured to and extending perpendicularly from the vertical support member, a shaft portion disposed within the inner hub, an inner sleeve configured to be disposed between the shaft portion and the inner hub, at least one outer hub coupled to the shaft portion, and an outer sleeve configured to be disposed between the inner hub and the at least one outer hub. The first feed screw and the second feed screw are coupled to the at least one outer hub. The inner sleeve and/or the outer sleeve may be fabricated from low coefficient of friction material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Wheelabrator Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Cecil Farrell, Shawn Douglas McBride
  • Conveyor system support hanger assembly
    Patent number: 8403128
    Abstract: A screw conveyor to move media includes a first feed screw having a first end portion, a second feed screw having a second end portion, and a support hanger assembly to support the first feed screw and the second feed screw. The support hanger assembly includes a hanger bracket having a vertical support member and an inner hub secured to and extending perpendicularly from the vertical support member, a shaft portion disposed within the inner hub, an inner sleeve configured to be disposed between the shaft portion and the inner hub, at least one outer hub coupled to the shaft portion, and an outer sleeve configured to be disposed between the inner hub and the at least one outer hub. The first feed screw and the second feed screw are coupled to the at least one outer hub. The inner sleeve and/or the outer sleeve may be fabricated from low coefficient of friction material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Wheelabrator Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Cecil Farrell, Shawn Douglas McBride
  • CONVEYOR SYSTEM SUPPORT HANGER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20120261236
    Abstract: A screw conveyor to move media includes a first feed screw having a first end portion, a second feed screw having a second end portion, and a support hanger assembly to support the first feed screw and the second feed screw. The support hanger assembly includes a hanger bracket having a vertical support member and an inner hub secured to and extending perpendicularly from the vertical support member, a shaft portion disposed within the inner hub, an inner sleeve configured to be disposed between the shaft portion and the inner hub, at least one outer hub coupled to the shaft portion, and an outer sleeve configured to be disposed between the inner hub and the at least one outer hub. The first feed screw and the second feed screw are coupled to the at least one outer hub. The inner sleeve and/or the outer sleeve may be fabricated from low coefficient of friction material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: WHEELABRATOR GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Cecil Farrell, Shawn Douglas McBride