Patents by Inventor James Ernest Gawley

James Ernest Gawley 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).

  • Level sensitive waste compactor
    Publication number: 20020056377
    Abstract: A refuse compactor has a housing for containing a garbage receptacle, and a compression unit for compacting the refuse in the compaction unit from time to time. The compactor has a sensor for sensing the approach of persons wishing to deposit garbage. This sensor causes the opening of an inlet door. It has a second sensor, for gauging the level of refuse in the receptacle. When a sufficient bulk is collected, then the compression unit operates to compact the refuse. The compression unit is subject to three limiting conditions, the first being a “receptacle full” limit, the second being a load limit, and the third being a stroke limit. The compaction unit used is a scissors mechanism having one side of the scissors mechanism held in one plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: James Ernest Gawley, Charlotte Mary-Anne May, Glenn Emile Rochon
  • Level sensitive waste compactor
    Patent number: 6367377
    Abstract: A refuse compactor has a housing for containing a garbage receptacle, and a compression unit for compacting the refuse in the compaction unit from time to time. The compactor has a sensor for sensing the approach of persons wishing to deposit garbage. This sensor causes the opening of an inlet door. It has a second sensor, for gauging the level of refuse in the receptacle. When a sufficient bulk is collected, then the compression unit operates to compact the refuse. The compression unit is subject to three limiting conditions, the first being a “receptacle full” limit, the second being a load limit, and the third being a stroke limit. The compaction unit used is a scissors mechanism having one side of the scissors mechanism held in one plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Compact Waste Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ernest Gawley, Charlotte Mary-Anne May, Glenn Emile Rochon