Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Kruse

Kenneth E. Kruse 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).

  • Patent number: 5730436
    Abstract: A signature conveyor system with automatic phase adjustment capability includes a conveyor for conveying a plurality of sheets in a conveyance direction wherein the conveyor is subdivided into a plurality of conveyor spaces and a motor for causing the conveyor to move at a speed in the conveyance direction. Packer boxes are spaced along the conveyor and each packer box periodically releases one of the sheets above the conveyor at a release time as the conveyor moves past the packer box. A phase changer is operatively coupled between the conveyor and the packer boxes and adjusts the release time based upon the speed of the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
    Inventors: Hans Joachim Viebach, Ronald W. Hastie, Arthur J. Gawlinski, Kenneth E. Kruse
  • Patent number: 4940359
    Abstract: An elongate safety conduit or trench for receiving chemical liquids, having first and second preassembled conduit elements, the first located and retained within the second. A space is between the two at the bottom for collecting liquid that may leak through the first. A seal along the length of the conduit between the two elements inhibits entry of liquid between the two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1990
    Assignee: ACO Polymer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip L. Van Duyn, Jorg R. Barenwald, Kenneth E. Kruse