Patents by Inventor B. Stephen Speckhart

B. Stephen Speckhart 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: 7277773
    Abstract: A material handling apparatus comprising a material delivery configuration configured with a first end and a second end, a transfer configuration connected to the first end of the garment delivery rail, a movable material handling arrangement configured to transfer at least one set of material on hangers supported by the arrangement, a computer, a user interface configured to accept, process and provide data to a user, the user interface connected to the computer to transfer and receive data, a clearing arrangement configured to remove material from the material delivery configuration; and an enclosure configured to separate a user from the movable material handling arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: White Conveyors, Inc.
    Inventors: B. Stephen Speckhart, Alexander Flisfeder, Jose Antonio Lopes, Daniel Graham Tuttle, David William Stecher, Christopher Allan Atwan, Angel Francisco Hierrezuelo
  • Publication number: 20040267402
    Abstract: A material handling apparatus comprising a material delivery configuration configured with a first end and a second end, a transfer configuration connected to the first end of the garment delivery rail, a movable material handling arrangement configured to transfer at least one set of material on hangers supported by the arrangement, a computer, a user interface configured to accept, process and provide data to a user, the user interface connected to the computer to transfer and receive data, a clearing arrangement configured to remove material from the material delivery configuration; and an enclosure configured to separate a user from the movable material handling arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: B. Stephen Speckhart, Alexander Flisfeder, Jose Antonio Lopes, Daniel Graham Tuttle, David William Stecher, Christopher Allan Atwan, Angel Francisco Hierrezuelo
  • Patent number: 6823236
    Abstract: A material handling apparatus comprising a material delivery configuration configured with a first end and a second end, a transfer configuration connected to the first end of the garment delivery rail, a movable material handling arrangement configured to transfer at least one set of material on hangers supported by the arrangement, a computer, a user interface configured to accept, process and provide data to a user, the user interface connected to the computer to transfer and receive data, a clearing arrangement configured to remove material from the material delivery configuration; and an enclosure configured to separate a user from the movable material handling arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: White Conveyors, Inc.
    Inventors: B. Stephen Speckhart, Alexander Flisfeder, Jose Antonio Lopes, Daniel Graham Tuttle, David William Stecher, Christopher Allan Atwan, Angel Francisco Hierrezuelo
  • Publication number: 20040030442
    Abstract: A material handling apparatus comprising a material delivery configuration configured with a first end and a second end, a transfer configuration connected to the first end of the garment delivery rail, a movable material handling arrangement configured to transfer at least one set of material on hangers supported by the arrangement, a computer, a user interface configured to accept, process and provide data to a user, the user interface connected to the computer to transfer and receive data, a clearing arrangement configured to remove material from the material delivery configuration; and an enclosure configured to separate a user from the movable material handling arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: White Conveyors, Inc.
    Inventors: B. Stephen Speckhart, Alexander Flisfeder, Jose Antonio Lopes, Daniel Graham Tuttle, David William Stecher, Christopher Allan Atwan, Angel Francisco Hierrezuelo
  • Publication number: 20020066991
    Abstract: A tagging apparatus configured to selectively tag articles on a conveyor, such as hooked members by activating an automated tag injector to apply a tag to a selected article or hooked member. The automated tag injector has a linear slide moveably mounted inside, and a motor and a separating mechanism both coupled to the linear slide. The linear slide is driven by the motor. The movement of the linear slide activates the separating mechanism to separate a foremost tag from a remainder of tags. The linear slide applies the tag to an object. When the tags are connected to one another in a roll, the automated tag injector, mounted adjacent to a conveyor, can be configured to separate the tag from the roll, and apply the separated tag to a hooked member on the conveyor while the hooked member is moving on the conveyor along the conveyor path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Richard M. King, Jose A. Lopes, William K. Skidmore, B. Stephen Speckhart
  • Publication number: 20020066644
    Abstract: A locking apparatus configured to restrict access to articles on a conveyor, such as hooked members, by having a locking piece which, when mounted adjacent to a portion of the conveyor and moved to an extended position, the locking piece rests against the articles and conveyor, thereby preventing an operator from removing the articles from the conveyor. The movement of the locking piece can be automated by coupling each locking piece to an actuator which moves the locking piece to the extended position, and coupling each actuator to an air solenoid unit controlled by a computer system. A series of locking pieces used together selectively restrict access to articles suspended only from certain slots within a frame on the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Angel F. Hierrezuelo, Jose A. Lopes, William K. Skidmore, B. Stephen Speckhart
  • Patent number: D469939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: White Conveyors, Inc.
    Inventors: B. Stephen Speckhart, Jr., William K. Skidmore, Jose A. Lopes, Angel F. Hierrezuelo
  • Patent number: D469940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: White Conveyors, Inc.
    Inventors: B. Stephen Speckhart, Jr., William K. Skidmore, Jose A. Lopes, Angel F. Hierrezuelo