Patents by Inventor Miles T. Hanon

Miles T. Hanon 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 and apparatus for detecting cross-slotted objects
    Patent number: 5964564
    Abstract: An apparatus for displacing and detecting cross-slotted objects includes a cradle mounted to a frame, the cradle being sized and shaped to hold a tray of objects in slots. As the cradle rotates on the frame, a displacing assembly is deployed at the rear of the tray with projections that contact cross-slotted objects and urge the cross-slotted objects to move at least partially out of the tray. Suitably positioned sensors detect the displaced cross-slotted objects for notification to a controller. A method for detecting cross-slotted objects includes first displacing the cross-slotted objects, and second, detecting the displaced cross-slotted objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: B-W Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Miles T. Hanon, David M. Kent