Patents by Inventor Richard L. Mellish

Richard L. Mellish 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: 5088871
    Abstract: A movable grain storage unloading apparatus for removing corn and other farm product material from a silo and conveying the corn to an adjacent container. The apparatus includes an elongated horizontal frame section for insertion within a silo, a generally upwardly-inclined frame section attached to the horizontal frame section from which corn is discharged, a pair of laterally-extending guards attached to the upwardly-inclined frame section, and a flat, non-moving conveyor bed extending from a lower reach of the horizontal frame section to an upper reach of the upwardly-inclined frame section and adapted for the conveyance of corn thereon. The apparatus includes a pair of endless linked chains adjacent the conveyor bed with vertically-extended crosspieces secured therebetween, the linked chains adapted for slidable movement on the conveyor bed and the crosspieces adapted for facilitating corn removal by directing the corn therealong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Inventor: Richard L. Mellish