Patents by Inventor Joe Ed Pinnix

Joe Ed Pinnix 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).

  • Conveyor systems with center guide assemblies
    Patent number: 8651263
    Abstract: A conveyor system includes a conveyor surface formed of a plurality of rollers in a single file arrangement. A center guide assembly has a guide configuration where a center guide member extends between adjacent ones of the plurality of rollers and beyond the conveyor surface and a recessed configuration where the center guide member is recessed from the conveyor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Mark Liggins, Joe Ed Pinnix
  • Conveyor Systems with Center Guide Assemblies
    Publication number: 20130075232
    Abstract: A conveyor system includes a conveyor surface formed of a plurality of rollers in a single file arrangement. A center guide assembly has a guide configuration where a center guide member extends between adjacent ones of the plurality of rollers and beyond the conveyor surface and a recessed configuration where the center guide member is recessed from the conveyor surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Mark Liggins, Joe Ed Pinnix