Patents by Inventor Kenneth Lingo

Kenneth Lingo 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).

  • Accumulating conveyor with latchable pallets
    Patent number: 6047813
    Abstract: An endless accumulating conveyor with upper and lower runs and curved sections at the ends with a plurality of pallet trains each with at least two pallets releasably connected together by a latch at least while the pallet train is advanced over the upper run. The pallets are disconnected as each pallet is advanced around a curved section without being connected to any of the other pallets. The pallets may be held stationary and accumulated while the conveyor continues to run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: UNOVA IP Corp.
    Inventors: Hans W. Herzog, Kenneth Lingo, John H. Nolan