Patents by Inventor Warner Schumacher

Warner Schumacher 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).

  • Commodity densification assembly having a multiple path distribution device
    Patent number: 5465822
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for densifying and distributing recycled commodities, such as aluminum cans, glass bottles, and PET bottles. A sensor senses a feature of the commodity, including material of composition and color. Based on the sensed material of composition, the commodity is either shredded (aluminum and PET) or crushed (glass) into densified material. A distribution device receives the densified material and, according to its sensed material of composition and color, distributes it to the proper storage path for storage in one of a plurality of segregated storage bins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Environmental Products Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce H. DeWoolfson, Ken R. Powell, Warner Schumacher