Patents by Inventor Scott Mitchell Harrison

Scott Mitchell Harrison 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: 6481602
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing articles into a container or basket and for controlling the dispensing mechanism to more accurately, efficiently, and intelligently dispense the desired articles with less damages to the articles. The dispenser includes a primary storage location which can take the form of a bulk storage hopper, an accumulator storage location into which the dispensed articles are transferred during the dispensing of the articles. A reversing drum and a flexible, resilient diverter are configured and arranged to reduce article breakage and/or to transfer different types of articles. The diverter apparatus is detachably mounted on an inside wall of the hopper body. The drum is also designed to provide a self-alignment between the drum and a motor shaft when the drum is mounted onto the drum motor shaft. A load/weight sensing/measuring assembly accurately and intelligently weighs the articles in the accumulator by an adaptive weighing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: RAM Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Jon Fritze, Kirby Juhl Kuhlemeier, Bruce Hamilton Koerner, Scott Mitchell Harrison, Donald James Hammer
  • Patent number: 6305573
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing articles into a container or basket and for controlling the dispensing mechanism to more accurately, efficiently, and intelligently dispense the desired articles with less damages to the articles. The dispenser includes a primary storage location which can take the form of a bulk storage hopper, an accumulator storage location into which the dispensed articles are transferred during the dispensing of the articles. A reversing drum and a flexible, resilient diverter are configured and arranged to reduce article breakage and/or to transfer different types of articles. The drum is also designed to provide a self-alignment between the drum and a motor shaft when the drum is mounted onto the drum motor shaft. A load/weight sensing/measuring assembly accurately and intelligently weighs the articles in the accumulator by an adaptive weighing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: RAM Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Jon Fritze, Kirby Juhl Kuhlemeier, Bruce Hamilton Koerner, Scott Mitchell Harrison, Donald James Hammer