Patents by Inventor Francis Millard Kennedy

Francis Millard Kennedy 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).

  • Article inverter
    Patent number: 4020941
    Abstract: Apparatus for inverting an article being transported by a conveyor includes means extending into the travel path of the article to restrict the forward motion of the leading portion of the article relative to the forward motion of the trailing portion of the article, thus causing the leading portion to rise relative to the trailing portion until the article is partially inverted to an overcenter position, and means to permit the overcenter leading portion to descend, preferably maintaining engagement with the article as the leading portion descends, thereby to controllably deposit the article on the conveyor in a fully inverted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1977
    Assignee: Simplimatic Engineering Co.
    Inventor: Francis Millard Kennedy
  • Apparatus for distributing articles into selected travel paths
    Patent number: 3999648
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dividing a stream of articles into several streams. The operation is accomplished by moving articles along a horizontally swinging conveyor. The operation of the conveyor may be changed by changing a programming card. Thus the conveyor may be programmed to provide for a various number of rows of various widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1976
    Assignee: Simplimatic Engineering Co.
    Inventor: Francis Millard Kennedy