Patents by Inventor Kevin Dunlea

Kevin Dunlea 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).

  • Apparatus and method for driving low coefficient of friction belting
    Patent number: 9950866
    Abstract: A drive or tracking apparatus for a non-metal endless conveyor belt. The apparatus includes a plurality of spaced apart traction cleats molded from a polymer material and each extending outward from a surface of the endless conveyor belt. The cleats correspond to cup depressions formed in rollers for a conveying apparatus to provide positive drive and anti-slip features for the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Lewis, William J. Lewis, Barton R. Lewis, Sr., Bart R. Lewis, Jr., Kevin Dunlea, Malcolm Swift
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING LOW COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION BELTING
    Publication number: 20170275097
    Abstract: A drive or tracking apparatus for a non-metal endless conveyor belt. The apparatus includes a plurality of spaced apart traction cleats molded from a polymer material and each extending outward from a surface of the endless conveyor belt. The cleats correspond to cup depressions formed in rollers for a conveying apparatus to provide positive drive and anti-slip features for the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Lewis, William J. Lewis, Barton R. Lewis, SR., Bart R. Lewis, JR., Kevin Dunlea, Malcolm Swift