Patents by Inventor James A. Behne

James A. Behne 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).

  • Patent number: 5195630
    Abstract: A conveyor for providing motion of a wheeled cart, and the like, through a curve. A rigid frame supports a central fixed support and a pair of wheel guides on either side thereof. A mounting rail is slideably secured to the central support and includes a plurality of gravity dogs pivotally secured thereto. The central support, mounting rail and cart wheel guides extend through a common arc. A cylinder drive, is pivotally secured on one end to the main mount rail, and on an opposite end thereof to the frame. A control provides for alternate extension and retraction of the cylinder to provide for a back and forth ratcheting motion of the main mount rail with respect to the central support. The double pivot mounting of the drive cylinder provides for converting the linear motion thereof to the radial motion of the main mount rail relative to the central mount rail support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: Cannon Equipment Company
    Inventors: Richard P. Donovan, James A. Behne
  • Patent number: 4750668
    Abstract: A wrapping sheet material for multiple products, such as related fast food items, is disclosed. The wrapping sheet material of the present invention permits up to four separate items to be wrapped with the same wrapping sheet material while maintaining identification of the individual products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1988
    Assignee: Reynolds Metals Company
    Inventors: James A. Behne, Henry M. Chewning, III