Patents by Inventor Kris Hulett

Kris Hulett 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).

  • Suspension device for linked products
    Publication number: 20050263371
    Abstract: Provided herein are various suspension devices and associated methods and apparatus to open loops (or form opened loops) in a chain of linked products suspended from one or more suspension devices in a conveyor system. In one implementation, a suspension device for a chain of linked products includes a link support portion pivotally coupled to a conveyor, the link support portion configured to suspend a portion of the chain of linked products therefrom and comprising a lower portion downwardly extending from the link support portion. The lower portion is configured to engage a portion of a respective link of the chain upon a pivoting motion of the link support portion about a pivot axis in order to open a respective loop suspended from the link support portion to an unloading orientation for unloading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Zbigniew Borkiewicz, Timothy Drebing, Kris Hulett, Tatsuo Nakamura, Minoru Kasai