Patents by Inventor Merton L. Matthews

Merton L. Matthews 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).

  • Method of and apparatus for slowing sheets carried by high-speed conveyors before deposit on stationary platforms or low-speed conveyors
    Patent number: 4272069
    Abstract: Method and apparatus involving passing the leading edge of successive sheets carried by a high-speed conveyor over a slow-down region, and when the rear edge portion of the sheet reaches said region, grabbing the same to slow down the sheet to the desired speed and then releasing it and permitting the leading edge of the next sheet to travel freely at high speed over said region, thereby to enable controlled slow-down of the high-speed sheets for predetermined overlap on lower speed conveyors or stacking on platforms and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1981
    Assignee: Maxson Automatic Machinery Company
    Inventor: Merton L. Matthews