Patents by Inventor Alvin Deines

Alvin Deines 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 aligning elongated articles
    Patent number: 4965984
    Abstract: A novel method and apparatus for aligning elongated articles, such as french fried potatoes, includes a bucket for receiving a charge of the articles. Configured with the bucket is a conveyor having an endless belt with a plurality of spaced flights that each receive a portion of the charge. The articles are aligned by the conveyor and presented to a collector bucket configured to store the aligned charge portions prior to discharge to a bagging machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Package Machinery Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Farnsworth, Donald Deines, Alvin Deines