Patents by Inventor Kenneth Westergaard

Kenneth Westergaard 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).

  • Publication number: 20110017576
    Abstract: A modular belt conveyor (12), in particular curving or helical conveyor, including a number of mutually interconnected modular belt conveyor links (14) that together form a common curving or helical conveyor with an inner and outer belt edge, respectively, of which at least one belt edge, preferably the inner belt edge, interacts by inter-spaced, preferably vertical curve guides, wherein at the belt edge or edges interacting with the curve guide, each of the belt conveyor links (14) are either provided with an edge reinforcement or are fitted with an edge element (20), the edge reinforcement or edge element (20), respectively, together with the corresponding adjacent belt conveyor link (14) forming a substantially closed guide surface (34) at the belt edge in question. In a simple way and by means of simple technical means are hereby achieved the possibility of counteracting the said problems of lateral incisions or apertures at the inner or outer belt edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventor: Kenneth Westergaard Andersen
  • Publication number: 20100083466
    Abstract: Hinge pin or part of hinge pin for use when connecting two adjacent modular conveyor belt links of the type where the belt links are provided with projecting eye parts, where the eye parts are provided with a transverse aperture, such that a hinge pin may be inserted through overlapping eye parts through the apertures hingely connecting two adjacent modules, wherein the hinge pin is shorter than the width of the belt links perpendicular to the intended travelling direction, and that the hinge pin has a central section having a cylindrical shape in the axial direction and where the ends of the hinge pin comprises a conical section, said conical section having an outer circumference larger than the axial section of the pin, where the conical section is provided with three or more radially extending slots, where each slot has a depth in the axial direction of the hinge pin being equal to or less than the extent in the axial direction of the conical section, where the width of each slot is such that when the thre
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth Westergaard Andersen, Peter Broe
  • Publication number: 20100078297
    Abstract: Modular belt link for use in endless conveyor belts where each modular belt link has a top surface, a bottom surface having a material thickness between said top and bottom surfaces, a leading and trailing edge, and side edges arranged connecting said leading and trailing edge and said top and bottom surfaces, and where means are arranged along said leading and trailing edge for hingely connecting adjacent modular belt links characterised in that an endless belt is arranged for rotation around at least a portion of the modular belt link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventor: Kenneth Westergaard Andersen
  • Publication number: 20100038216
    Abstract: Modular belt link of the type having a leading and trailing edge and a top surface there between, and two side surfaces at right angles to the leading and trailing edges, and a lower carrying surface and furthermore provided with means for hingely connecting to adjacent modular belt links, characterised in that the modular belt link is made from a polymer material, and that at least in a side surface a conductive material insert is embedded, such that the conductive material is exposed on the top surface and the side surface, and is part of said top and side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: AMMERAAL BELTECH MODULAR A/S
    Inventor: Kenneth Westergaard ANDERSEN
  • Publication number: 20090283388
    Abstract: A conveyor chain link where the link is defined by a leading edge, a trailing edge, two opposed side edges, a load carrying upper surface, and a bottom face, wherein along the leading edge is provided a plurality of eye parts separated by openings and where the link along the trailing edge is provided with a plurality of eye parts separated by openings, such that the eye parts on the trailing edge of one belt link may be arranged in the openings arranged on the leading edge of an adjacent belt link, and the belt links may be connected either by inserting a traverse rod through apertures provided in the lateral direction in the eye parts or by fitting lateral notches provided on the sides of the eye parts along one edge in slots provided on the sides of the eye parts on the opposite edge, characterised in that between the leading and trailing edge and the side edges a load carrying surface is defined, where said surface at least for a part of the surface has a one sided inclination towards one side edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Kenneth Westergaard Andersen, Peter Broe