Patents by Inventor Gunther A. Dorth

Gunther A. Dorth 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).

  • Carrier for transport and delivery of an article to a destination
    Patent number: 5535874
    Abstract: A system and a method for sorting are provided for distributing articles, such as mail pieces or other flats, to predetermined destinations. At the destination, the particular article is raked by a raking assembly from a carrier for placement into a container. The container, when full, is gravity fed onto a discharge conveyor and automatically replaced with a new empty container. The carrier operates on two levels for delivery of articles to containers on two levels while maintaining the carriers in a horizontal position throughout the sorting process. A sloped front end of the carrier allows the articles to be transported at a rapid speed and in a continuous fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: ElectroCom GARD, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gerald D. Ross, Robert E. Sadler, Jr., John M. Buday, Jr., Gunther A. Dorth, David Novak
  • System for sorting mail pieces on multiple levels and a method for performing the same
    Patent number: 5419457
    Abstract: A system and a method for sorting are provided for distributing articles, such as mail pieces or other flats, to predetermined destinations. At the destination, the particular article is raked by a raking assembly from a carrier for placement into a container. The container, when full, is gravity fed onto a discharge conveyor and automatically replaced with a new empty container. The carrier operates on two levels for delivery of articles to containers on two levels while maintaining the carriers in a horizontal position throughout the sorting process. A sloped front end of the carrier allows the articles to be transported at a rapid speed and in a continuous fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: ElectroCom Gard Ltd.
    Inventors: Gerald D. Ross, Robert E. Sadler, Jr., John M. Buday, Jr., Gunther A. Dorth, David Novak