Patents by Inventor George Deep

George Deep 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).

  • Method and apparatus for maintaining an atmosphere around a predetermined portion of an endless discrete object conveyor
    Patent number: 4576220
    Abstract: An apparatus for maintaining a particular atmosphere above a predetermined portion of a train of closely spaced open top containers mounted on an endless conveyor chain, comprises a cover plate located at a predetermined distance above a number of such containers and extending before and after such predetermined portion. The cover plate has a predetermined number of ports therein for feeding a gas through the cover plate to progressively develop a particular atmosphere in the containers as they approach the predetermined portion of the endless conveyor and to maintain such atmosphere in the containers as they pass such predetermined portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1986
    Assignee: Noranda Inc.
    Inventors: Laurence C. Smyth, George Deep