Patents by Inventor Raymond L. Weeks

Raymond L. Weeks 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).

  • Belt conveyor
    Patent number: 4475648
    Abstract: A troughed belt conveyor has a roll supporting base beam with downwardly diverging flanges, one of which supports the bottom roll with the other supporting the angled side rolls. The side rolls are longitudinally offset from the bottom roll and the upper end portions of adjacent rolls are laterally overlapped. The frame structure units for the conveyor are joined by U-section wedges that slidably fit wedge-receiving apertures and which have outwardly bent wedge-retaining tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventor: Raymond L. Weeks