Patents by Inventor Ronnie L. Latham

Ronnie L. Latham 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).

  • Scrap metal loader apparatus and method of operation
    Patent number: 9120632
    Abstract: An apparatus for loading a shipping container comprising a metal trough having a bottom, a front end, a back end and two sidewalls. A push plate disposed at the back end of the metal trough. A force mechanism coupled to the push plate and configured to move the push plate from the back end of the metal trough to the front end of the metal trough. A support mechanism configured to support the metal trough to allow a shipping container to be moved into a position to encompass the metal trough through a door of the shipping container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Venture Metals Machinery, LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Uhrick, Ronnie L. Latham
  • SCRAP METAL LOADER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION
    Publication number: 20120107075
    Abstract: An apparatus for loading a shipping container comprising a metal trough having a bottom, a front end, a back end and two sidewalls. A push plate disposed at the back end of the metal trough. A force mechanism coupled to the push plate and configured to move the push plate from the back end of the metal trough to the front end of the metal trough. A support mechanism configured to support the metal trough to allow a shipping container to be moved into a position to encompass the metal trough through a door of the shipping container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Michael R. Uhrick, Ronnie L. Latham