Patents by Inventor Trevor R. DODD

Trevor R. DODD 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).

  • Rotatable material transfer system with adjustment and related system components
    Patent number: 11975927
    Abstract: A material transfer system includes one or more of the following features: (i) a rotatable conveyor assembly is configured to enable adjustment of a radial position of the item guide surface of each item pocket for adjusting pocket depth; (ii) the rotatable conveyor assembly is configured to enable adjustment of an arcuate offset distance between the item guide surface and the item push surface of each item pocket; and/or (iii) the guide surface is formed, at least in part, by at least one flexible rail that is adjustable between multiple orientations and the flexible is configured to flex in a manner such that, in each one of the multiple orientations, the guide surface follows a substantially arcuate path with a set radius, wherein the set radius varies between the multiple orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: FOGG FILLER COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Trevor R. Dodd
  • ROTATABLE MATERIAL TRANSFER SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTMENT AND RELATED SYSTEM COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20230080353
    Abstract: A material transfer system includes one or more of the following features: (i) a rotatable conveyor assembly is configured to enable adjustment of a radial position of the item guide surface of each item pocket for adjusting pocket depth; (ii) the rotatable conveyor assembly is configured to enable adjustment of an arcuate offset distance between the item guide surface and the item push surface of each item pocket; and/or (iii) the guide surface is formed, at least in part, by at least one flexible rail that is adjustable between multiple orientations and the flexible is configured to flex in a manner such that, in each one of the multiple orientations, the guide surface follows a substantially arcuate path with a set radius, wherein the set radius varies between the multiple orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Trevor R. DODD