Patents by Inventor Barry Wayne Freeman

Barry Wayne Freeman 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).

  • Operator platform units for use with conveyors
    Patent number: 12583685
    Abstract: Exemplary operator platform units may include a mounting assembly configured to couple to a conveyor and a drive system assembly coupled to the mounting assembly. The drive system assembly may include a drive assembly and a drive rod configured to be driven by the drive assembly. A platform assembly is movably coupled to the drive system assembly. The platform assembly includes a platform configured to support an operator, and a controller in communication with the drive assembly. The controller is configured to actuate the drive assembly and move the platform relative to the drive system assembly and the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: FMH Conveyors LLC
    Inventors: Barry Wayne Freeman, Andrew Allen Young, Brian Richard Perkins, Jeffrey Lynn Fielder
  • OPERATOR PLATFORM UNITS FOR USE WITH CONVEYORS
    Publication number: 20240308777
    Abstract: Exemplary operator platform units may include a mounting assembly configured to couple to a conveyor and a drive system assembly coupled to the mounting assembly. The drive system assembly may include a drive assembly and a drive rod configured to be driven by the drive assembly. A platform assembly is movably coupled to the drive system assembly. The platform assembly includes a platform configured to support an operator, and a controller in communication with the drive assembly. The controller is configured to actuate the drive assembly and move the platform relative to the drive system assembly and the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Barry Wayne Freeman, Andrew Allen Young, Brian Richard Perkins
  • Raised belt transfer unit
    Patent number: 11891251
    Abstract: A raised belt transfer unit may comprise a first angled support and a second angled support, a drive roller rotatably mounted to the first angled support and the second angled support, a plurality of driven rollers rotatably mounted to the first angled support and the second angled support, and a drive connecter in communication with the drive roller and a driven roller. The drive roller may be positioned adjacent a lower end of the first support and adjacent a lower end of the second support. The drive roller may be adapted to be coupled to a conveyor belt of a telescopic conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: FMH Conveyors LLC
    Inventors: William Mark Hogan, Barry Wayne Freeman
  • Extendable loader with multiple conveyors
    Patent number: 11718481
    Abstract: A conveyor assembly includes an extendable conveyor, a cradle configured to at least partially receive the extendable conveyor, a first conveyor that is movable between a first position and a second position, the first conveyor configured to receive a material from a first source, and second conveyor configured to receive a material from a second source. The extendable conveyor may be configured to pivot with respect to the cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: FMH Conveyors LLC
    Inventors: William Mark Hogan, Barry Wayne Freeman, John David Robert King
  • EXTENDABLE LOADER WITH MULTIPLE CONVEYORS
    Publication number: 20220306393
    Abstract: A conveyor assembly includes an extendable conveyor, a cradle configured to at least partially receive the extendable conveyor, a first conveyor that is movable between a first position and a second position, the first conveyor configured to receive a material from a first source, and second conveyor configured to receive a material from a second source. The extendable conveyor may be configured to pivot with respect to the cradle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: William Mark Hogan, Barry Wayne Freeman, John David Robert King
  • RAISED BELT TRANSFER UNIT
    Publication number: 20220162009
    Abstract: A raised belt transfer unit may comprise a first angled support and a second angled support, a drive roller rotatably mounted to the first angled support and the second angled support, a plurality of driven rollers rotatably mounted to the first angled support and the second angled support, and a drive connecter in communication with the drive roller and a driven roller. The drive roller may be positioned adjacent a lower end of the first support and adjacent a lower end of the second support. The drive roller may be adapted to be coupled to a conveyor belt of a telescopic conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: William Mark Hogan, Barry Wayne Freeman