Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Roe

Kenneth J. Roe 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).

  • Vertical insert bucket
    Patent number: 6446416
    Abstract: A bucket on a bucket conveyor has a movable member or wall movable to a laid down position for receiving a horizontally disposed item. The member or wall is moved to reorient the item into an upright position for loading into a carton with another item later introduced into the bucket on another side of the movable member from the first item. Multiple items, inserts and/or multiple products can be handled. Methods and apparatus are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: R. A. Jones & Co. Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Kuhn, Kenneth J. Roe