Patents by Inventor Johan H. Hesselink

Johan H. Hesselink 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).

  • Apparatus for receiving or transferring, vertically transporting and delivering articles such as eggs
    Patent number: 5240100
    Abstract: An apparatus for receiving or transferring, vertically transporting and delivering articles such as eggs. The apparatus provides a feed conveyor (2) for presenting successive articles (5) in oriented position and an endless, continuously movable and substantially vertically arranged carrier conveyor (9) for receiving the articles successively presented by the feed conveyor. The carrier conveyor (9) is equipped for retaining and supporting the articles (5) during the vertical transport by way of a fixed guideway (11), extending in the direction of transport, over which the article (5) can move in sliding fashion and which supports the article on one side, as well as a support member (10) pivotally mounted on the carrier conveyor (9), which member supports the article (5) on the opposite side and keeps it pressed against the guideway (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Assignee: FPS Food Processing Systems B.V.
    Inventors: Hendrik Elferink, Johan H. Hesselink, Leonardus J. Temming