Patents by Inventor Neal Nordling

Neal Nordling 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).

  • Vacuum-assist friction belt for sheet feeder
    Patent number: 6607193
    Abstract: A conveyor belt for transporting articles having a plurality of apertures therein such that a vacuum applied to the apertures aids in forcing articles to stay on the conveyor belt while the articles are being translated. The conveyor is particularly useful for moving sheet articles such as a sheet feeder removing sheet articles from the bottom of a stack of sheet articles in a sheet feeder. The vacuum adds to the frictional force of the article on the conveyor belt and increases the productivity of the sheet feeder by reducing jams and increasing the frictional contact of the sheet article on the conveyor belt by removing chaff and other material form the conveyor belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Multifeeder Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Neal Nordling, Arild Vedoy
  • Vacuum-assist friction belt for sheet feeder
    Publication number: 20030080492
    Abstract: A conveyor belt for transporting articles having a plurality of apertures therein such that a vacuum applied to the apertures aids in forcing articles to stay on the conveyor belt while the articles are being translated. The conveyor is particularly useful for moving sheet articles such as a sheet feeder removing sheet articles from the bottom of a stack of sheet articles in a sheet feeder. The vacuum adds to the frictional force of the article on the conveyor belt and increases the productivity of the sheet feeder by reducing jams and increasing the frictional contact of the sheet article on the conveyor belt by removing chaff and other material form the conveyor belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Multifeeder Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Neal Nordling, Arild Vedoy