Patents by Inventor LeRoy E. Goertz

LeRoy E. Goertz 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).

  • Flow diverting gate for conveyors
    Patent number: 4180151
    Abstract: A flow control or flow diverging gate assembly for a conveyor having a sidewall interrupted by an opening along its length, a flow diverting gate or shear being pivotably mounted in the opening and extendable and retractable in length, the unpivoted end of the gate being guided by track means including a first guide portion parallel with the sidewall and second guide portion traversing the conveyor, movement of the gate along the first guide portion providing a variable opening in the side wall to relieve overflow on the belt, movement of the gate along the second guide portion intercepting a portion of the flow path along the conveyor to selectively reduce the flow of articles therealong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1979
    Assignee: Sunkist Growers, Inc.
    Inventor: LeRoy E. Goertz