Patents by Inventor Max C. Salinger

Max C. Salinger 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).

  • Conveyor link chain with universal coupling joint
    Patent number: 7731021
    Abstract: A conveyor chain with a universal coupling joint connecting consecutive chain links. The joint includes a joint member unitarily molded with a first link body engaged by a separately formed joint element insertable into a second adjacent link body to link the two link bodies at the joint. The insertable joint element may be made of a different material from the link body. The joint member has a convex or concave spherical bearing surface that engages a complementary concave or convex bearing surface on the joint element for universal pivoting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Laitram, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Stephen Melançon, David Bogle, Max C. Salinger
  • CONVEYOR LINK CHAIN WITH UNIVERSAL COUPLING JPOINT
    Publication number: 20090250325
    Abstract: A conveyor chain with a universal coupling joint connecting consecutive chain links. The joint includes a joint member unitarily molded with a first link body engaged by a separately formed joint element insertable into a second adjacent link body to link the two link bodies at the joint. The insertable joint element may be made of a different material from the link body. The joint member has a convex or concave spherical bearing surface that engages a complementary concave or convex bearing surface on the joint element for universal pivoting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: LAITRAM, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Stephen Melancon, David Bogle, Max C. Salinger