Patents by Inventor John Darley

John Darley 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).

  • Capping apparatus
    Patent number: 5758476
    Abstract: A capping apparatus, in particular for applying PRESON.TM. style caps to glass jars, comprising a chute with grooved sidewalls to allow free passage of the caps irrespective of tab orientation. At the chute outlet, stops depend from a bridge bar in order to engage the leading cap above its tab, again allowing caps to be presented in random orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Carnaudmetalbox (Holdings) USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Henry Van Den Akker, John Darley, Roy Thomas Gibbs
  • Conveyor belt cleaning apparatus
    Patent number: 4754868
    Abstract: Conveyor belt cleaning apparatus having a scraper assembly including at least one scraper element urged into engagement with the conveyor belt, the opposite ends of the scraper assembly being connected to respective locating arms and the locating arms being mounted at their ends remote from the scraper assembly on respective mounting blocks of composite construction which can be subjected to torsion, there being at least one other resilient means acting to urge the at least one scraper element into engagement with the conveyor belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Assignee: Conveyor Improvements (Doncaster) Limited
    Inventors: Septimus Hughes, John Darley