Patents by Inventor Ivan E. Rhoden

Ivan E. Rhoden 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).

  • Belt drive conveyor system
    Patent number: 3967721
    Abstract: A belt drive conveyor system is disclosed which includes a flexible rope or a plurality of ropes having longitudinally spaced wedge shaped driving blocks mounted thereon for driving engagement with V-groove sheaves or toothed wheels. The driving blocks have a load support member imbedded in and molded as an integral part of the block. The load support member permits conveyor slats or other forms of conveying surfaces to be secured to the belt to provide wider conveying surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1976
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventor: Ivan E. Rhoden