Patents by Inventor Jeff Sharp

Jeff Sharp 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).

  • Auxiliary roller system for use with belt-feed systems
    Patent number: 12643741
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards an auxiliary roller system configured to be used with a belt-feed machine. The auxiliary roller system includes an auxiliary roller connected to an arm and an adjustable mount. The adjustable mount is configured to place the auxiliary roller past a primary roller of the belt-feed machine, with the auxiliary roller configured to engage and apply force to an upper belt of the belt-feed machine used to hold down material being fed into an opening of the belt-feed machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin Autry, Jeff Sharp, John Shelton, Scotty Scott
  • AUXILIARY ROLLER SYSTEM FOR USE WITH BELT-FEED SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20240208733
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards an auxiliary roller system configured to be used with a belt-feed machine. The auxiliary roller system includes an auxiliary roller connected to an arm and an adjustable mount. The adjustable mount is configured to place the auxiliary roller past a primary roller of the belt-feed machine, with the auxiliary roller configured to engage and apply force to an upper belt of the belt-feed machine used to hold down material being fed into an opening of the belt-feed machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Melvin AUTRY, Jeff SHARP, John SHELTON, Scotty SCOTT
  • Thermoelectric Material and Device Incorporating Same
    Publication number: 20090211619
    Abstract: A thermoelectric device includes a plurality of thermoelectric elements coupled between a first plate and a second plate. The plurality of thermoelectric elements are electrically interconnected with one another by a plurality of electrical interconnects and the plurality of thermoelectric elements include at least one thermoelectric element comprising a material having the formula AxByCz, where A is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group II cations and mixtures thereof, B is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group I cations and mixtures thereof, and C is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group V anions and mixtures thereof, and x, y, and z are molar ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: Marlow Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Sharp, Alan J. Thompson