Patents by Inventor Michael R. Franzoni

Michael R. Franzoni 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).

  • Variable spaced conveyor belt with shortened edge link cut-off
    Patent number: 9221611
    Abstract: A flat wire conveyor belt includes a plurality of spaced tractive rods, a plurality of rows of flat wire pickets transversely disposed and interconnecting the plurality of spaced tractive rods, each picket defining a nominal picket height; each of the rows of pickets defines a plurality of first links and a plurality of second links, and each of the links having a transverse spacing. The conveyor belt includes opposing first and second outer edges and the plurality of first links are disposed on at least one of the first and second outer edges of the flat wire conveyor belt. The first links on at least one of the first and second outer edges having a terminal end with a reduced length less than the nominal picket height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Ulchak, Michael R. Franzoni
  • VARIABLE SPACED CONVEYOR BELT WITH SHORTENED EDGE LINK CUT-OFF
    Publication number: 20150191312
    Abstract: A flat wire conveyor belt includes a plurality of spaced tractive rods, a plurality of rows of flat wire pickets transversely disposed and interconnecting the plurality of spaced tractive rods, each picket defining a nominal picket height; each of the rows of pickets defines a plurality of first links and a plurality of second links, and each of the links having a transverse spacing. The conveyor belt includes opposing first and second outer edges and the plurality of first links are disposed on at least one of the first and second outer edges of the flat wire conveyor belt. The first links on at least one of the first and second outer edges having a terminal end with a reduced length less than the nominal picket height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. ULCHAK, Michael R. Franzoni