Patents by Inventor Robert M. Emsley

Robert M. Emsley 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).

  • Sorting system
    Patent number: 4509635
    Abstract: A sorting system for generally flat articles includes a number of receptacles (2) mounted on a conveyor (1) each of which is disposed to receive and convey an article to be carried lying with its surface of maximum size perpendicular to the conveyor line of travel and which are each angularly displaceable about an axis extending lengthwise of the conveyor between two positions in which a controllable discharge outlet (9) of the receptacle is positioned on opposite sides respectively of the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1985
    Assignee: The Post Office
    Inventors: Robert M. Emsley, Derek C. Pitt