Patents by Inventor Ronald R. Riebe

Ronald R. Riebe 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).

  • Cleaning system for elongated objects
    Patent number: 5778907
    Abstract: A system for cleaning elongated objects is disclosed. The system utilizes an infeed conveyor without pusher flights and an outfeed conveyor with pusher flights. The conveyors are arranged to form an angular section near the bottom of the tank. A flip back plate rejects objects from the outfeed conveyor so that the objects are continuously circulated from the bottom of the angular section to the top of the angular section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: DEC International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gilbert F. Ransley, Jr., Andrew Campos, Ronald R. Riebe