Patents by Inventor Steven Bullard

Steven Bullard 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 with safety gate
    Patent number: 7975837
    Abstract: A conveyor (10) includes an elongate tray (12) for supporting goods thereon, and a powered drive (16) to move goods along the tray. In one embodiment, a gate (24) is supported on this tray for closing an opening in the tray or for opening to allow goods to drop through the tray opening. The gate has a first magnet (34) supported thereon. A gate drive (22) moves the gate between the open and closed positions, and has a second magnet (32) which cooperates with the first magnet such that the magnets separate if the gate encounters an obstruction when closing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Heat and Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Petri, Anselm Pajuodis, Steven Bullard
  • CONVEYOR WITH SAFETY GATE
    Publication number: 20110139588
    Abstract: A conveyor (10) includes an elongate tray (12) for supporting goods thereon, and a powered drive (16) to move goods along the tray. In one embodiment, a gate (24) is supported on this tray for closing an opening in the tray or for opening to allow goods to drop through the tray opening. The gate has a first magnet (34) supported thereon. A gate drive (22) moves the gate between the open and closed positions, and has a second magnet (32) which cooperates with the first magnet such that the magnets separate if the gate encounters an obstruction when closing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth Petri, Anselm Pajuodis, Steven Bullard