Patents by Inventor James R. Briscoe

James R. Briscoe 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: 4999977
    Abstract: Automatic bag filler for packaging predetermined numbers of spheroidal or ellipsoidal articles presorted to have substantially the same size and weight. From a bulk product receiving station the articles are conveyed through a singulating zone, thence through a counting station where the articles, in single file, are counted and carried to an inclined chute leading to a product bagging station. The counting mechanism halts the conveyor temporarily just as the last of the predetermined number of articles enters the top of the inclined chute. A blower acts in conjunction with suitably directed vanes to guide a flow of air toward the open end of the topmost one of a stack of bags thereby opening the topmost bag located at the bottom of the inclined chute for the reception of the counted articles. When the conveyor stops, the filled bag containing the predetermined number of articles is transferred to a bag closure station, thence to storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Inventors: Jack R. Briscoe, James R. Briscoe