Patents by Inventor André Gamba

André Gamba 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).

  • Patent number: 6467768
    Abstract: The method and apparatus for delivering generally flat articles one by one make use of first and second conveyors. The first conveyor has a top article-supporting surface operated at a first linear speed in a forward direction. In operation, a stack of generally flat articles lies on one side on this top article-supporting surface longitudinally of the first conveyor. The second conveyor is installed in series with the first conveyor, operates at a second linear speed higher than the first linear speed in the forward direction, slopes upwardly in the forward direction, and includes a plurality of generally parallel, rotative longitudinal screws having respective threads structured to engage a lower edge of the generally flat articles. According to the method, the generally flat articles are jogged and thereby separated from each other through slipping of the lower edges of these articles on the successive ridges and grooves of the threads of the rotative longitudinal screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Machineries Feuiltault Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvio Vary, André Gamba, Marc Duval, Dominique Feuiltault