Patents by Inventor Jeffery T. Boorsma

Jeffery T. Boorsma 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).

  • Positive displacement sorter with parallel divert and diagonal discharge
    Patent number: 11066242
    Abstract: A positive displacement sorter and method of diverting articles includes a conveying surface configured to convey articles in a longitudinal direction and at least one diagonal take-away lane, extending diagonally from the conveying surface to receive articles being diverted from said conveying surface. A plurality of pushers are configured to move together in a lateral direction in order to displace an item on the conveying surface to the diagonal take-away lane. A rotational system is configured to rotate a leading portion of a diverted article in the direction of the take-away lane. A belt drive system is provided for driving live roller conveyors about a curved section of a roller conveyor of the sorter. The drive belt is guided along a single conical drive plane that maintains the orientation of the drive belt relative to the single conical drive plane and limits twisting and stress in the drive belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Dematic Corp.
    Inventors: Nolan R. Pilarz, Veronique Cole, Shreedhar Murthy Hebbur, Jeffery D. Duncan, Nicholas M. Thomas, Steven M. DeMan, John M. Karas, Jeffrey S. DeVries, Jeffery T. Boorsma, Thomas H. Triesenberg
  • POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT SORTER WITH PARALLEL DIVERT AND DIAGONAL DISCHARGE
    Publication number: 20200130938
    Abstract: A positive displacement sorter and method of diverting articles includes a conveying surface configured to convey articles in a longitudinal direction and at least one diagonal take-away lane, extending diagonally from the conveying surface to receive articles being diverted from said conveying surface. A plurality of pushers are configured to move together in a lateral direction in order to displace an item on the conveying surface to the diagonal take-away lane. A rotational system is configured to rotate a leading portion of a diverted article in the direction of the take-away lane. A belt drive system is provided for driving live roller conveyors about a curved section of a roller conveyor of the sorter. The drive belt is guided along a single conical drive plane that maintains the orientation of the drive belt relative to the single conical drive plane and limits twisting and stress in the drive belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Nolan R. Pilarz, Veronique Cole, Shreedhar Murthy Hebbur, Jeffery D. Duncan, Nicholas M. Thomas, Steven M. DeMan, John M. Karas, Jeffrey S. DeVries, Jeffery T. Boorsma, Thomas H. Triesenberg