Patents by Inventor Shannon G. Willer

Shannon G. Willer 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).

  • Conveyor belt with zero stage splice
    Patent number: 9428340
    Abstract: The present invention is based upon the discovery that the steel cords in conveyor belt splices can be brazed together in a specific and cost effective manner to attain splices which having improved strength and durability. The present invention more specifically discloses a conveyor belt which is reinforced with steel cables and which includes a first section and a second section which are bonded together with a splice, wherein said splice bonds a first set of steel cables from the first section of the conveyor belt to a second set of steel cables from the second section of the conveyor belt with a braze alloy, and wherein the first set of steel cables and the second set of steel cables are contained within a ferrule at the point of where the first set of steel cables are bonded to the second set of steel cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: ContiTech Transport band systeme GMBH
    Inventors: Douglas M. Gilg, Robin B. Steven, Shannon G. Willer, David J. Maguire
  • CONVEYOR BELT WITH ZERO STAGE SPLICE
    Publication number: 20150307281
    Abstract: The present invention is based upon the discovery that the steel cords in conveyor belt splices can be brazed together in a specific and cost effective manner to attain splices which having improved strength and durability. The present invention more specifically discloses a conveyor belt which is reinforced with steel cables and which includes a first section and a second section which are bonded together with a splice, wherein said splice bonds a first set of steel cables from the first section of the conveyor belt to a second set of steel cables from the second section of the conveyor belt with a braze alloy, and wherein the first set of steel cables and the second set of steel cables are contained within a ferrule at the point of where the first set of steel cables are bonded to the second set of steel cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: CONTITECH TRANSPORTBANDSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Douglas M. Gilg, Robin B. Steven, Shannon G. Willer, David J. Maguire