Patents by Inventor Rodney James Leyland

Rodney James Leyland 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: 6375012
    Abstract: A segregator bucket comprises an open-fronted shell including a pair of opposed sidewalls and a rear wall, the rear wall including a plurality of curved, transversely spaced primary ribs defining spaces therebetween, a cage member being mounted in the shell between the opposed sidewalls thereof and comprising a plurality of curved, transversely spaced secondary ribs defining spaces therebetween, the cage member being rotatable relative to the shell about an axis extending transversely of the shell between a loading position in which the secondary ribs are received within, substantially to close, the spaces between the primary ribs and a discharge position in which the secondary ribs are displaced from, to open, the spaces between the primary ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Inventors: Rodney James Leyland, Steven Hall