Patents by Inventor Michael Van Rees

Michael Van Rees 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).

  • Patent number: 7878323
    Abstract: A conveyor for conveying products along a conveying track with varying temperature, comprising a first axle provided with first divert wheels and a second axle provided with second divert wheels and a plurality of modular, endless conveyor mats built up from plastic modules, travelling in side-by-side parallel relation in a conveying direction around the first and second divert wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Rexnord Flattop Europe B.V.
    Inventors: Michael Van Rees, Cornelis Hendrik Mijndert Menke, Gijsbertus Johannes Verduijn
  • Publication number: 20100044191
    Abstract: A module for a conveyor mat, comprising a body part (3) which is provided, on front and rear sides extending, during use, transversely to a conveying direction, with staggered rows of hinge loops (6), spaced apart by intermediate spaces, transversely to the conveying direction, with hinge holes extending transversely to the conveying direction in a manner such that front and rear sides of successive modules can be coupled with the aid of a hinge pin which extends transversely to the conveying direction, with the hinge loops (6) interlocking. The hinge loops (6) extend between, on the one side, outer faces situated on front or rear sides of the module and, on the other side, inside faces situated closer to the middle of the module. The outer faces (14) are provided with outer driving faces (14A) for cooperation with teeth (24) of a drive wheel (15) of a first type and the inner faces (13) are provided with inner driving faces (13A) for cooperation with the teeth (26) of a drive wheel (16) of a different type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: REXNORD FLATTOP EUROPE B.V.
    Inventor: Michael Van Rees
  • Publication number: 20090145731
    Abstract: A conveyor (1) for conveying products along a conveying track (23) with varying temperature, comprising a first axle (3) provided with first divert wheels (2) and a second axle (4) provided with second divert wheels (5) and a plurality of modular, endless conveyor mats (6) built up from plastic modules (15), travelling in side-by-side parallel relation in a conveying direction around the first and second divert wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Van Rees, Cornelis Hendrik Mijndert Menke, Gijsbertus Johannes Verduijn