Patents by Inventor David F. McNew, III

David F. McNew, III 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).

  • Divert chutes in sorting-conveyor systems
    Patent number: 10059522
    Abstract: A divert chute and a sorting conveyor system having divert chutes that include an array of high-friction rollers in a landing zone to resist the cross-chute momentum of parcels diverted off the sorting conveyor at high speeds. The rollers, which protrude above a flat slide region of the chute, rotate only in a direction down the chute. Parcels sliding axially along the high-friction rollers across the chute are slowed or stopped in the cross-chute direction while being redirected down the chute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Laitram, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Stephen G. Wargo, David F. McNew, III
  • DIVERT CHUTES IN SORTING-CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180127213
    Abstract: A divert chute and a sorting conveyor system having divert chutes that include an array of high-friction rollers in a landing zone to resist the cross-chute momentum of parcels diverted off the sorting conveyor at high speeds. The rollers, which protrude above a flat slide region of the chute, rotate only in a direction down the chute. Parcels sliding axially along the high-friction rollers across the chute are slowed or stopped in the cross-chute direction while being redirected down the chute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen G. Wargo, David F. McNew, III