Patents by Inventor by James B. Ackley, co-executor

by James B. Ackley, co-executor 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).

  • Capsule turning apparatus (random spin printing)
    Patent number: 4167226
    Abstract: Capsule turning apparatus and method for use in a spin printing procedure in which a printing roll moves at a greater speed than the capsule, thus causing the capsule to rotate about its own axis while it is being printed. Many capsules, randomly arranged in a hopper, are picked up in a rotary conveyor which arranges them first in vertical arrangement relative to the path of movement of the conveyor, randomly with respect to whether the cap portions are at the top or bottom, and an air jet shifts all of the capsules in a sidewise direction, with the caps and body portions at random.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1979
    Assignee: R. W. Hartnett Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Ackley, deceased, by James B. Ackley, co-executor