Patents by Inventor George S. McVeigh

George S. McVeigh 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).

  • Continuous rotary method of transporting articles
    Patent number: 4388989
    Abstract: Rotary transport of singulated articles, i.e., utilizing the periphery of a rotating transport disc to advance an article from one stationary work station to another. Particularly, radially outwardly pushing the article from the rotating transport disc into the peripheral stationary work station and, as work is completed upon the article, sequentially pushing the article radially inwardly from the work station into re-engagement with the rotating disc periphery, which transports the article to another work station or exit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1983
    Assignee: Hoppmann Corporation
    Inventors: George W. Edmunds, George S. McVeigh, Werner H. Schmitt
  • Method of transporting singulated parts
    Patent number: 4305496
    Abstract: Centrifugal feeders, particularly a method of transporting singulated parts from the periphery of a centrifugal feeder. The method includes vertically orienting while supporting the parts in nests or notches defined at the periphery of the feeder, advancing the parts away from said supporting and dropping the parts into individual containers or pucks which are transported tangentially away from the centrifugal feeder. The method is characterized by its capability of high speed singulation of parts into any desired matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1981
    Assignee: Hoppmann Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt H. Hoppmann, George S. McVeigh