Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Dos Santos

Joseph A. Dos Santos 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).

  • High angle conveyor
    Patent number: 4609097
    Abstract: A high angle conveying apparatus including a conveyor belt and a cover belt trained for movement in endless paths of travel. The belts are supported for movement by an array of upwardly directed and downwardly directed troughed idler rolls for movement through a material loading zone whereat the belts are out of operative proximity with each other, through a material lifting zone whereat the belts are in operative proximity to each other whereby material on the conveyor belt will be held in contact therewith by the cover belt, and then through a material discharge zone whereat the belts are moved out of operative proximity with each other for discharging material therefrom. Pressure devices are provided to maintain predetermined belt speeds and pressures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Continental Conveyor and Equipment Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph A. Dos Santos
  • Pressure device for conveyor
    Patent number: 4561537
    Abstract: A high angle conveying apparatus including a conveyor belt and a cover belt trained for movement in endless paths of travel. An improved roller assembly is provided for providing fully equalized pressure to the back face of the cover belt for improved performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1985
    Assignee: Continental Conveyor & Equipment Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph A. Dos Santos