Patents by Inventor Oddvar MARTINSEN

Oddvar MARTINSEN 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).

  • Device for sorting used beverage or food containers
    Patent number: 11173522
    Abstract: A device for sorting objects, such as used beverage or food containers, that are conveyed on a conveyor. The device includes a first guiding member which is pivotable about a first pivot axis and configured to, when the sorting device is situated in a first sorting position, guide containers in a first sorting direction, a second guiding member which is pivotable about a second pivot axis, a rotatable drive member, a first cam mechanism interconnecting the rotatable drive member with the first guiding member, and a second cam mechanism interconnecting the rotatable drive member with the second guiding member, wherein the device is configured to, upon rotation of the drive member, be actuated between the first sorting position and a second sorting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TOMRA SYSTEMS ASA
    Inventor: Oddvar Martinsen
  • DEVICE FOR SORTING USED BEVERAGE OR FOOD CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20190374977
    Abstract: A device for sorting objects, such as used beverage or food containers, that are conveyed on a conveyor. The device includes a first guiding member which is pivotable about a first pivot axis and configured to, when the sorting device is situated in a first sorting position, guide containers in a first sorting direction, a second guiding member which is pivotable about a second pivot axis, a rotatable drive member, a first cam mechanism interconnecting the rotatable drive member with the first guiding member, and a second cam mechanism interconnecting the rotatable drive member with the second guiding member, wherein the device is configured to, upon rotation of the drive member, be actuated between the first sorting position and a second sorting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Tomra Systems ASA
    Inventor: Oddvar MARTINSEN