Patents by Inventor Gregory B. Grieves

Gregory B. Grieves 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).

  • Material handling device for electroplating applications
    Patent number: 5552029
    Abstract: A material handling device for reducing spillage of flowable or particulate material dispensed into a storage bin, the device comprising an upper region defining a first opening for receiving such material and a pair of discharge members extending in a direction opposite the first opening. The device is particularly suited for placement over a horizontal support rod from which the bin is typically suspended from. The device finds wide use in electroplating applications providing methods of maintaining a uniform arrangement of bins in an electroplating tank, and methods of protecting hardware utilized for suspending bins from electroplating tank support rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Saranac Tank, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory B. Grieves
  • Material handling device for electroplating applications
    Patent number: 5494197
    Abstract: A material handling device for reducing spillage of flowable or particulate material dispensed into a storage bin, the device comprising an upper region defining a first opening for receiving such material and a pair of discharge members extending in a direction opposite the first opening. The device is particularly suited for placement over a horizontal support rod from which the bin is typically suspended from. The device finds wide use in electroplating applications providing methods of maintaining a uniform arrangement of bins in an electroplating tank, and methods of protecting hardware utilized for suspending bins from electroplating tank support rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Saranac Tank, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory B. Grieves