Patents by Inventor Robert Falls

Robert Falls 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).

  • Method and means for stabilizing and positioning a trolley hanger relative to a conveyor rail
    Patent number: 4011820
    Abstract: A hoist mechanism is activated to elevate a trolley hanger from a lowered position to a predetermined position adjacent and above a conveyor rail after which the hanger is stabilized and the rail-engaging wheel of the trolley hanger is positioned in vertical alignment with the rail. The rail engaging wheel is then landed on the rail, the stabilizing force is removed and the hoist mechanism descends to a lowered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1977
    Assignee: The Cincinnati Butchers' Supply Company
    Inventors: Joseph Heber Bordenave, Robert Falls