Patents by Inventor Charles Bryan Shiflet

Charles Bryan Shiflet 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).

  • SELF CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210237127
    Abstract: An apparatus for self-cleaning of a component in a machine, which includes at least one air nozzle disposed in air discharge communication with a surface of the component to be cleaned, such as a sensor surface or a gripper surface. The air nozzle is in air flow communication with air exhaust from an air cylinder of the component or a second component of the machine. Related, corresponding, or associated methods for self-cleaning the component in a machine are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Brian Merritt, Brett Stripe, Charles Bryan Shiflet, Robert C. Beesley, J. Mark Nunn