Patents by Inventor Frits Groot

Frits Groot 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).

  • Publication number: 20050274589
    Abstract: The invention provides a device for sorting products, comprising bogies which are movable in a direction of transport along a conveying path, which bogies are pivotally interconnected, and supporting platforms comprising a supporting surface for supporting products to be sorted. Each of the supporting platforms comprises supporting elements which are movable with respect to an adjacent supporting element for changing the circumference of the supporting platform in question during passage of a bend in the conveying path, which supporting elements consist of two outer supporting elements which, seen in the direction of transport, are located at the front side and the rear side, respectively, of the supporting platform in question and at least one intermediate supporting element positioned between said outer supporting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: Vanderlande Industries Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Frits Groot, Gregorius Van Vught, Cornelius Goelema, Simon Stikkelorum