Patents by Inventor Jeffrey R. Giegling

Jeffrey R. Giegling 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).

  • Sweeper sorting apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8413787
    Abstract: A sweeper sorting apparatus for use with a transport belt includes first and second drive belts and a sweeper. The first and second drive belts are positioned adjacent to first and second ends, respectively, of the transport belt and have upper portions oriented substantially parallel to and below an upper surface of the transport belt. The second end of the transport belt is opposite the first end of the transport belt. The sweeper is coupled at a first end to the first drive belt and at a second end to the second drive belt. The sweeper is positioned above the upper surface of the transport belt. At least one of the first drive belt and the second drive belt is operable to move the sweeper across the upper surface of the transport belt to push an item off the upper surface of the transport belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Brouwer, Jeffrey R. Giegling
  • SWEEPER SORTING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110220459
    Abstract: A sweeper sorting apparatus for use with a transport belt includes first and second drive belts and a sweeper. The first and second drive belts are positioned adjacent to first and second ends, respectively, of the transport belt and have upper portions oriented substantially parallel to and below an upper surface of the transport belt. The second end of the transport belt is opposite the first end of the transport belt. The sweeper is coupled at a first end to the first drive belt and at a second end to the second drive belt. The sweeper is positioned above the upper surface of the transport belt. At least one of the first drive belt and the second drive belt is operable to move the sweeper across the upper surface of the transport belt to push an item off the upper surface of the transport belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: David J. Brouwer, Jeffrey R. Giegling