Patents by Inventor Bernd May

Bernd May 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: 6070714
    Abstract: A conveyor track or path for piece goods, and in particular for luggage containers, including at least two conveyors carrying the piece goods. The conveyors are approximately parallel to one another in the transporting direction and separated by a distance from one another. At least one of the conveyors has a driven endless conveyor belt which is guided over deflecting wheels. The conveyor belt is supported by carrying rollers which are arranged successively, one behind the other, between the deflecting wheels, as viewed in the transporting direction. In a preferred arrangement, the conveyor track comprises a toothed belt with teeth arranged on the side of the conveyor belt facing away from the piece goods and the driven deflecting wheels are toothed disks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Mannesmann Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Bernd May