Patents by Inventor RALPH E. DEY

RALPH E. DEY 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).

  • Tire marking apparatus
    Patent number: 11247514
    Abstract: An apparatus to mark a surface of an object includes a conveyor assembly having spaced apart conveyor belts with a conveyor opening therebetween. The conveyor assembly has an entry side and an exit side that supports the object. A marking assembly moves between a retracted position away from the conveyor belts, which allows movement of the object from the entry side to the exit side, and an operate position proximal the surface to be marked. At least one marker is carried by the marking assembly which marks a surface of the object when the marking assembly is in the operate position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Akron Special Machinery INC
    Inventors: Brian Mitchell, Ralph E. Dey, Benjamin E. Hillman, Charles A. Lint
  • TIRE MARKING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20190232637
    Abstract: An apparatus to mark a surface of an object includes a conveyor assembly having spaced apart conveyor belts with a conveyor opening therebetween. The conveyor assembly has an entry side and an exit side that supports the object. A marking assembly moves between a retracted position away from the conveyor belts, which allows movement of the object from the entry side to the exit side, and an operate position proximal the surface to be marked. At least one marker is carried by the marking assembly which marks a surface of the object when the marking assembly is in the operate position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: BRIAN MITCHELL, RALPH E. DEY, BENJAMIN E. HILLMAN, CHARLES A. LINT