Patents by Inventor Stephen Loftus

Stephen Loftus 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: 7909159
    Abstract: A conveyor including a plurality of individual conveyor units associated with a common conveyor frame and adapted for independent lateral and vertical position adjustment. The conveyor units form independent conveyors capable of conveying an object. The position of each conveying unit is adjustable along the conveyor frame in a direction substantially transverse to the conveying direction. The height of each conveying unit is also independently adjustable. Consequently, the conveying units may be arranged to form overall conveying surfaces of different configuration. The conveyor may also include a frame lift assembly capable of simultaneously and uniformly raising or lowering one end of all the conveyor units present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Zats, Matthew Setterington, Stephen Loftus
  • Publication number: 20070186827
    Abstract: A pallet (2) includes a deck (4), a support structure (8a,b) for supporting the deck above the ground, and a plurality of retractable wheels (12a,b) that can be configured in a deployed condition in which they fully support the pallet or a retracted condition. A releasable locking mechanism (28) is provided for locking the retractable wheels in the deployed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen Loftus, Matthew Dent, Lee Mallan