Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Dombach

Kevin R. Dombach 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).

  • Tile orientation apparatus
    Patent number: 4460304
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for removing the top tile from a stack thereof formed face down on a first conveyor at a first location and placing it on a device which flips the tile over onto a second conveyor adapted to travel at right angles to the first one. The flipped tile is held in place on the second conveyor while the stack of remaining tiles is moved to a second location and pushed off of the first conveyor onto the flipped tile. With the tile so oriented the backs of the tiles at each end of the stack will face outwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1984
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin R. Dombach