Patents by Inventor Robert C. Solum

Robert C. Solum 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).

  • Corn transfer and alignment apparatus
    Patent number: 6109421
    Abstract: A corn transfer and alignment mechanism for preparing ears for being sawn into cobbettes is provided. The ears are received by the transfer mechanism from a feed conveyor on which the ears are conveyed singularly with their tip ends first. The transfer station uses a transfer plate and stabilizer drum to reduce the forward momentum of the ears and align the tips of the ears against a guide plate. The aligned ears are then discharged onto a roller conveyor for presentation to trimming saws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Magnuson Corporation
    Inventors: Edward E. Ross, Dennis R. Beland, Craig A. Furlo, M. Scott Howarth, Brian E. Knutson, James W. Laughton, David R. Laydon, Stefan F. Molenaar, Robert C. Solum, Alan D. Stender