Patents by Inventor Craig A. Bude

Craig A. Bude 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).

  • Conveyor belt drive sprocket locking assembly
    Patent number: 7207435
    Abstract: A locking assembly for use with drive sprockets positioned to drive a conveyor belt supported by a conveyor frame assembly. The locking device includes a main body that extends through each of the drive sprockets positioned along a drive shaft of the conveyor assembly. The locking device includes spaced receiving notches that each receive one of the drive sprockets to maintain a desired spacing between the drive sprockets when the locking device is in its locking position. The locking device is movable to a release position to independently release each of the drive sprockets from the locking device. Once released, each of the drive sprockets are movable along the length of the drive shaft to facilitate cleaning of the conveyor assembly. When the locking device is in its locking position, the combination of the locking device and drive sprockets is movable along the longitudinal length of the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Dorner Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: Craig A. Bude, Michael A. Hosch, Scott M. Hall, Daniel E. Ertel