Patents by Inventor Richard J. Speed

Richard J. Speed 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).

  • Patent number: 4869486
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for feeding carton blanks to a side seam gluer. The blanks are removed from the discharge end of a conveyor by a friction belt so as to shingle the blanks. The shingled blanks are delivered to a feed hopper in such a way that the feed hopper maintains a constant height of carton blanks. The blanks are fed, one at a time, from the feed hopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: R. A. Jones & Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Eric W. Scarpa, Richard J. Speed