Patents by Inventor Doug A. IMES

Doug A. IMES 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR DIVERTING A STREAM OF ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20170107063
    Abstract: An apparatus for diverting a stream of articles that includes an input conveyor belt conveying a stream of articles in a direction of travel and at an input speed and an output conveyor belt operating at an output speed and disposed parallel with the input conveyor belt in the same direction of travel. A diverter element extending along the input conveyor belt and is moveable between the direction of travel and an opposite direction wherein the diverter element operates in one of two modes of operation depending upon the input speed and the output speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Robert C. Beesley, J. Mark NUNN, Doug A. IMES