Patents by Inventor James Willard Metivier

James Willard Metivier 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).

  • Roller conveyor cleaning apparatus
    Patent number: 5893450
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning the rollers of a roller conveyor. The apparatus comprises a platform frictionally engaging a plurality of the rollers such that the apparatus is conveyed along the roller conveyor by the rotation of the rollers, and a first cleaning element secured to the platform, wherein the first cleaning element engages a portion of the surface of the rollers as the apparatus is conveyed along the roller conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Micron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: James Willard Metivier
  • Method for cleaning the rollers of a roller conveyor
    Patent number: 5884751
    Abstract: A method for cleaning the rollers of a roller conveyor. The method comprises engaging a first cleaning element in contact with the rollers and conveying the first cleaning element along the roller conveyor such that the first cleaning element engages a portion of the surface of the rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Micron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: James Willard Metivier