Patents by Inventor Glenn Ritchie

Glenn Ritchie 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 aligning meat products
    Patent number: 7434677
    Abstract: Apparatus for aligning meat products comprises an input conveyor for carrying the products into the apparatus, an output conveyor located beneath the input conveyor for carrying the products out of the apparatus, and at least one intermediate conveyor located between the input and output conveyors. All the conveyors are spaced vertically one above another and arranged such that products drop off the end of each conveyor in turn and on to the next conveyor below. Each successive conveyor travels in a different direction from the preceding conveyor whereby the products undergo a change in direction at each drop between the input and output conveyors, thereby being progressively aligned in the direction of travel of the conveyors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Blackrow Engineering Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Glenn Ritchie, Neil Stone
  • Apparatus for aligning meat products
    Publication number: 20060180032
    Abstract: Apparatus for aligning meat products comprises an input conveyor for carrying the products into the apparatus, an output conveyor located beneath the input conveyor for carrying the products out of the apparatus, and at least one intermediate conveyor located between the input and output conveyors. All the conveyors are spaced vertically one above another and arranged such that products drop off the end of each conveyor in turn and on to the next conveyor below. Each successive conveyor travels in a different direction from the preceding conveyor whereby the products undergo a change in direction at each drop between the input and output conveyors, thereby being progressively aligned in the direction of travel of the conveyors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: BLACKROW ENGINEERING LTD.
    Inventors: Glenn Ritchie, Neil Stone