Patents by Inventor George Robert Bennett

George Robert Bennett 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).

  • Apparatus for unloading rod-like articles from containers
    Patent number: 4056206
    Abstract: A tray unloader for rod-like articles such as cigarettes or cigarette filter rods has a rotatable frame haing a pair of tray carriers arranged back to back and in 180.degree. rotational symmetry relative to a cental axis of the frame. The frame is disposed adjacent a hopper so that a tray in one carrier can unload directly into the hopper with a minimum of clearance, while the other carrier releases an empty tray and receives a full one. The frame is rotated through 180.degree. for a tray change and in order to clear the hopper during rotation the axis of rotation is lifted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1977
    Assignee: Molins Limited
    Inventor: George Robert Bennett