Patents by Inventor Rhett E. Craig

Rhett E. Craig 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).

  • Conveying system with high speed lane divider
    Patent number: 11008179
    Abstract: A conveying system includes a conveyor and a diverter, the diverter including a shifting section above the conveyor. The shifting section is laterally movable across a width of the conveyor for selectively shifting objects across the width of the conveyor as the objects move along the conveyor. A drive system for effecting lateral movement of the shifting section may include at least one prime mover located beneath the conveyor. The shifting section may include spaced apart walls, each of which is a telescoping wall. A drive system for controlling telescoping of the walls may include at least one prime mover located beneath the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SHUTTLEWORTH LLC
    Inventors: Rhett E. Craig, Adam D. Voght
  • High speed diverter
    Patent number: 10766715
    Abstract: A system for diverting objects traveling along a conveyor includes an upstream conveyor segment having an inlet end and an outlet end and a downstream conveyor segment having an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet end of the downstream conveyor segment is located to receive items from the outlet end of the upstream conveyor segment. A conveyor shift mechanism is linked to both the outlet end of the upstream conveyor segment and the inlet end of the downstream conveyor segment for carrying out lateral movement of the outlet end of the upstream conveyor segment in one lateral direction while simultaneously carrying out lateral movement of the inlet end of the downstream conveyor segment in an opposite lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SHUTTLEWORTH LLC
    Inventors: Gregory C. Stroud, Rhett E. Craig
  • CONVEYING SYSTEM WITH HIGH SPEED LANE DIVIDER
    Publication number: 20200115168
    Abstract: A conveying system includes a conveyor and a diverter, the diverter including a shifting section above the conveyor. The shifting section is laterally movable across a width of the conveyor for selectively shifting objects across the width of the conveyor as the objects move along the conveyor. A drive system for effecting lateral movement of the shifting section may include at least one prime mover located beneath the conveyor. The shifting section may include spaced apart walls, each of which is a telescoping wall. A drive system for controlling telescoping of the walls may include at least one prime mover located beneath the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Rhett E. CRAIG, Adam D. VOGHT
  • HIGH SPEED DIVERTER
    Publication number: 20190084775
    Abstract: A system for diverting objects traveling along a conveyor includes an upstream conveyor segment having an inlet end and an outlet end and a downstream conveyor segment having an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet end of the downstream conveyor segment is located to receive items from the outlet end of the upstream conveyor segment. A conveyor shift mechanism is linked to both the outlet end of the upstream conveyor segment and the inlet end of the downstream conveyor segment for carrying out lateral movement of the outlet end of the upstream conveyor segment in one lateral direction while simultaneously carrying out lateral movement of the inlet end of the downstream conveyor segment in an opposite lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory C. Stroud, Rhett E. Craig