Patents by Inventor Derrick Norvill

Derrick Norvill 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 having rotating drive shaft
    Patent number: 7827818
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing products by chilling or freezing includes a conveyor for conveying the products along a plane of travel; lifting means disposed for intermittent contact with the conveyor during processing; cam means rotatable for contacting and displacing the lifting means to contact and displace the conveyor from the plane of travel, thereby displacing the products on the conveyor to prevent the products from adhering to the conveyor and other of the products; and drive means operatively associated with the cam means to impart rotational movement to the cam means for intermittently contacting and displacing the lifting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Linde AG
    Inventors: Stephen A. McCormick, Scott Boyles, Ulf Jagaeus, Derrick Norvill
  • Conveyor belt having rotating drive shaft
    Patent number: 7810347
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing products by chilling or freezing includes a conveyor for conveying the products along a plane of travel; lifting means disposed for intermittent contact with the conveyor during processing; cam means rotatable for contacting and displacing the lifting means to contact and displace the conveyor from the plane of travel, thereby displacing the products on the conveyor to prevent the products from adhering to the conveyor and other of the products; and drive means operatively associated with the cam means to impart rotational movement to the cam means for intermittently contacting and displacing the lifting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephen A. McCormick, Scott Boyles, Ulf Jagaeus, Derrick Norvill
  • Conveyor Belt Having Rotating Drive Shaft
    Publication number: 20100163370
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing products by chilling or freezing includes a conveyor for conveying the products along a plane of travel; lifting means disposed for intermittent contact with the conveyor during processing; cam means rotatable for contacting and displacing the lifting means to contact and displace the conveyor from the plane of travel, thereby displacing the products on the conveyor to prevent the products from adhering to the conveyor and other of the products; and drive means operatively associated with the cam means to impart rotational movement to the cam means for intermittently contacting and displacing the lifting means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Linde, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. McCormick, Scott Boyles, Ulf Jagaeus, Derrick Norvill
  • CONVEYOR BELT HAVING ROTATING DRIVE SHAFT
    Publication number: 20100166929
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing products by chilling or freezing includes a conveyor for conveying the products along a plane of travel; lifting means disposed for intermittent contact with the conveyor during processing; cam means rotatable for contacting and displacing the lifting means to contact and displace the conveyor from the plane of travel, thereby displacing the products on the conveyor to prevent the products from adhering to the conveyor and other of the products; and drive means operatively associated with the cam means to impart rotational movement to the cam means for intermittently contacting and displacing the lifting means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Stephen A. McCormick, Scott Boyles, Ulf Jagaeus, Derrick Norvill