Patents by Inventor Randall Reed McNeely

Randall Reed McNeely 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).

  • Conveyor belt lift apparatus
    Patent number: 5680925
    Abstract: Apparatus for use in repairing a conveyor system having a belt supported by a series of rollers mounted along a frame which supports the conveyor belt above the ground of a mining operation. The apparatus includes a belt support and at least one lifter connected to the belt support. The lifter operatively supports the belt support from the conveyor system frame and provides mechanical advantage in raising the belt support to lift at least one portion of the belt relative to the conveyor system, thereby separating the belt portion from at least one of the conveyor system rollers and freeing the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Eastern Associated Coal Corp.
    Inventors: Nelson Dale Gallagher, Randall Reed McNeely