Patents by Inventor David M. LaFleur

David M. LaFleur 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).

  • Integrated conveyor bed
    Patent number: 7035714
    Abstract: A conveyor system, and method of controlling the conveyor system, includes providing a conveying surface, at least one motor propelling the conveying surface and a plurality of lower-level controllers. At least one of the lower-level controllers adapted to control the at least one motor. An upper-level controller is provided in communication with the plurality of lower-level controllers. The upper-level controller is adapted to send communications to the lower-level controllers for controlling the at least one motor. A communications bus is provided that carries the communications between the upper-level controller and the lower-level controllers. The upper-level controller is adapted to automatically assign each lower-level controller a unique communications address. The unique communications address enables the upper-level controller to send messages over the communications bus to individual ones of the lower-level controllers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Rapistan Systems Advertising Corp.
    Inventors: Keith W. Anderson, Wynn M. Pelak, Le Roy Lubbers, Artemio Affaticati, Frank-Peter Schaum, David M. LaFleur
  • Integrated conveyor bed
    Publication number: 20040195078
    Abstract: A conveyor system, and method of controlling the conveyor system, includes providing a conveying surface, at least one motor propelling the conveying surface and a plurality of lower-level controllers. At least one of the lower-level controllers adapted to control the at least one motor. An upper-level controller is provided in communication with the plurality of lower-level controllers. The upper-level controller is adapted to send communications to the lower-level controllers for controlling the at least one motor. A communications bus is provided that carries the communications between the upper-level controller and the lower-level controllers. The upper-level controller is adapted to automatically assign each lower-level controller a unique communications address. The unique communications address enables the upper-level controller to send messages over the communications bus to individual ones of the lower-level controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Keith W. Anderson, Wynn M. Pelak, Le Roy Lubbers, Artemio Affaticati, Frank-Peter Schaum, David M. LaFleur