Patents by Inventor Nathan KEIM

Nathan KEIM 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 for cleaning a conveyor belt in a conveyor belt system
    Patent number: 10155630
    Abstract: A conveyor belt system comprises a main frame element, a first conveyor belt attached to the main frame element to transport the food product in a first direction, and a second conveyor belt attached to the main frame element to transport the food product in a second direction. The second conveyor belt is below the first conveyor belt, and a chute element is on a shaft that is substantially horizontal and perpendicular relative to the first direction and the second direction The chute element is below the first conveyor belt and above the second conveyor belt, at an outer end position of the first conveyor belt in the first direction. The chute is rotatable around the shaft between a first position, in which the first conveyor belt is in communication with the second conveyor belt via the chute, and a second position, in which such communication is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Michael Olson, Nathan Keim, Kyle Johnson
  • CONVEYOR BELT SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING A FOOD PRODUCT, AND A METHOD FOR CLEANING A CONVEYOR BELT IN A CONVEYOR BELT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160347553
    Abstract: A conveyor belt system comprises a main frame element, a first conveyor belt attached to the main frame element to transport the food product in a first direction, and a second conveyor belt attached to the main frame element to transport the food product in a second direction. The second conveyor belt is below the first conveyor belt, and a chute element is on a shaft that is substantially horizontal and perpendicular relative to the first direction and the second direction The chute element is below the first conveyor belt and above the second conveyor belt, at an outer end position of the first conveyor belt in the first direction. The chute is rotatable around the shaft between a first position, in which the first conveyor belt is in communication with the second conveyor belt via the chute, and a second position, in which such communication is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventors: Michael OLSON, Nathan KEIM, Kyle JOHNSON