Patents by Inventor Don Hudson

Don Hudson 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).

  • Patent number: 5282528
    Abstract: A belt transfer section for use in a right angle carton blank feeder. The belt transfer section nips the leading edge of articles leaving a feeding mechanism and moves them to another feeding mechanism operating at right angles to the first mechanism. The belt transfer section moves the articles along a diagonal path connecting the paths of movement on the other feeding mechanisms. Articles are moved by the belt transfer section at a speed greater than the speeds of the other feeding mechanisms according to the ratio of the length of the diagonal path, considered as the hypotenuse of an imaginary right triangle, to the other legs of the triangle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: Riverwood International Corporation
    Inventor: Don Hudson
  • Patent number: 4805859
    Abstract: An attachment and means for anchoring a tackle box on a moving object, such as a boat, against the effects of heave and motion, has a frame upon which are two parallel interlocking rails which mate with corresponding interlocking grooves provided within the tackle box or within an attachment affixed to a tackle box's exterior surface. The design of the rail is particularly adapted to reduce the chance of injury to individuals working around the rails and to reduce the effect of impact and wear damage to the rails. The rails are of a substantially broad based inverted truncated prismoidal section, extending outward at an angle from a base of substantial width and having a substantially flat top. The edges of the rails are rounded to reduce the effects of wear and to eliminate the change of injury to a person contacting a rail while the tackle box is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Inventor: Don Hudson