Patents by Inventor Robert C. Croyle

Robert C. Croyle 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).

  • Handling apparatus and methods for handling a roller of a roller crusher
    Patent number: 8973856
    Abstract: The invention relates to a handling apparatus for handling a roller of a roller crusher. The handling apparatus comprises a movable base, a carrier pivotably attached to said base and adapted to carry the roller, at least one carrier pivoting device pivotably attached to said base and attached to said carrier, said carrier pivoting device being extendable, and at least one roller pivoting device pivotably connected to said base, said roller pivoting device being adapted to releasably engage said roller. The invention also relates to a method for mounting a roller to a roller crusher and a method for dismounting a roller to a roller crusher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Metso Minerals Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert C. Croyle
  • HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING A ROLLER OF A ROLLER CRUSHER
    Publication number: 20130298373
    Abstract: The invention relates to a handling apparatus for handling a roller of a roller crusher. The handling apparatus comprises a movable base, a carrier pivotably attached to said base and adapted to carry the roller, at least one carrier pivoting device pivotably attached to said base and attached to said carrier, said carrier pivoting device being extendable, and at least one roller pivoting device pivotably connected to said base, said roller pivoting device being adapted to releasably engage said roller. The invention also relates to a method for mounting a roller to a roller crusher and a method for dismounting a roller to a roller crusher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: METSO MINERALS INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Robert C. Croyle