Patents by Inventor Clint R. Lupton

Clint R. Lupton 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).

  • Controlled gravity accumulation conveyor
    Patent number: 6640953
    Abstract: A gravity conveyor includes one or more zones with each zone having at least one brake associated therewith. A controller turns the brakes on for each zone according to various programmable conditions. The downstream-most zone may have its brakes turned on whenever a package is present at the end of the conveyor. Any of the zones may have their brakes turned on in a pulsed manner. The zones may also have their brakes turned on in other situations, such as simultaneous blockage of that zone with another zone, the initial sensing of the leading edge of an article, as well as in other situations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Rapistan Systems Advertising Corp.
    Inventors: Gerald A. Brouwer, Clint R. Lupton
  • Controlled gravity accumulation conveyor
    Publication number: 20020157918
    Abstract: A gravity conveyor includes one or more zones with each zone having at least one brake associated therewith. A controller turns the brakes on for each zone according to various programmable conditions. The downstream-most zone may have its brakes turned on whenever a package is present at the end of the conveyor. Any of the zones may have their brakes turned on in a pulsed manner. The zones may also have their brakes turned on in other situations, such as simultaneous blockage of that zone with another zone, the initial sensing of the leading edge of an article, as well as in other situations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Gerald A. Brouwer, Clint R. Lupton