Patents by Inventor Clarence Lee Bandy, Jr.

Clarence Lee Bandy, Jr. 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).

  • Longwall mine face conveyor pan and method of fabricating
    Patent number: 5871261
    Abstract: A modular pan assembly for a longwall mine face conveyor includes an elongated deck plate flanked by a pair of parallel, elongated side rails to define the conveyor system feed path. Beveled longitudinal edges of the deck plate mesh into corresponding channels along inside surfaces of the side rails. Apertures penetrate side rails from outside surfaces into the floor of respective channels. The assembly is secured by welds between the side rails and the deck plate within the apertures and along a lower side rail channel wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Longwall-Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Clarence Lee Bandy, Jr., Gregory Warren Smith