Patents by Inventor James J. Bedells

James J. Bedells 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).

  • Workpiece transport system with independently driven platforms
    Patent number: 7178660
    Abstract: A manufacturing operation having a first production area, a second production area, and a plurality of platforms each having independently controllable drive assemblies for moving the platforms through the production and delivery areas. Adjacent platforms are spaced from one another a first distance in the delivery areas and a second distance in the production areas, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance and, preferably, where the second distance creates a “zero” gap between adjacent platform decks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Jervis B. Webb Company
    Inventors: Noel F. Dehne, Gerald E. Chilson, Earl A. Raynal, Jr., James J. Bedells, Lewis R. Poole, Timothy R. Crumbaugh
  • Workpiece transport system with independently driven platforms
    Publication number: 20040054435
    Abstract: A manufacturing operation having a first production area, a second production area, and a plurality of platforms each having independently controllable drive assemblies for moving the platforms through the production and delivery areas. Adjacent platforms are spaced from one another a first distance in the delivery areas and a second distance in the production areas, wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance and, preferably, where the second distance creates a “zero” gap between adjacent platform decks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Noel F. Dehne, Gerald E. Chilson, Earl A. Raynal, James J. Bedells, Lewis R. Poole, Timothy R. Crumbaugh