Patents by Inventor Ernest D. Acton

Ernest D. Acton 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).

  • Conveyors
    Patent number: 4318467
    Abstract: A bucket conveyor includes a plurality of spaced buckets which pass through a loading zone with gaps between adjacent buckets. Flexible sheets are enclosed at their leading ends to a fixed part of the conveyor and extend over the buckets in the loading zone to cover the gaps and so prevent material passing between the gaps. The trailing end of one sheet extends beyond the leading end of the following sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1982
    Assignee: Alan Acton
    Inventor: Ernest D. Acton