Patents by Inventor Duane Lee Glass

Duane Lee Glass 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).

  • SPIRAL CONVEYOR APPARATUS WITH AUTOMATIC FLOW CONTROL AND MERGE/DIVERT ATTACHMENT
    Publication number: 20110259713
    Abstract: A spur section for connecting a primary conveyor to a secondary conveyor is provided. The spur section includes a frame configured for attachment to a selected segment of a primary conveyor, a driving element and a driven element associated with the frame, and a driver that powers the driving element. A sensor is arranged on the selected segment of the primary conveyor that detects a conveyed article and selectively generates a divert signal or a merge signal. A controller receives the divert signal or merge signal from the sensor and controls the driving element in accordance with the divert signal or merge signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: CARTER CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Duane Lee Glass, Bryan Todd Humbertson