Patents by Inventor James T. Goolsby

James T. Goolsby 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).

  • Method and apparatus for banding copper cathodes
    Patent number: 5793637
    Abstract: A method is provided for banding copper cathodes which is efficient and cost effective using a system comprising stacking the cathodes, moving the stacked cathodes on a conveyor belt, weighing the stack, identifying the stack by a bar code or other identification means, pressing the stack to align the cathodes, banding the stack and then removing the banded stack from the system. A control system is also provided whereby predetermined stack and method parameters are compared with stack data obtained by weighing the cathode stack and/or reading a bar code or other identifying indicia associated with the stack to control the system and operate the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Asarco Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph T. Clayton, Michael J. Lemmer, Kenneth L. Day, Ethel M. Harris, Karl H. Berge, James N. White, James T. Goolsby, Raphel C. Craven, Sr., Walter H. Fewell