Patents by Inventor Steven E. Brody

Steven E. Brody 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: 6575294
    Abstract: A conveyor belt skirt assembly adapted to be attached to a conveyor mechanism to retain conveyed material on a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt skirt assembly includes a mounting mechanism having first and second clamping members and a conveyor belt skirt adapted to be attached between the first and second clamping members. The conveyor belt skirt includes a relatively thin upper portion and a relatively thick lower portion. The upper portion of the skirt includes an offset wall forming a pocket adapted to receive the first clamping member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Martin Engineering Company
    Inventors: R. Todd Swinderman, Gary D. Swearingen, Steven E. Brody
  • Patent number: 6443294
    Abstract: A tensioner device for imparting a rotational biasing force to the shaft of a conveyor belt cleaner. The tensioner device includes a biasing member wherein a first end of the biasing member includes a first coupler member and a second end of the biasing member includes a second coupler member. The second end of the biasing member is adapted to be inserted into a bore in the shaft of the conveyor belt cleaner such that the second coupler member rotationally couples the second end of the biasing member to the shaft. The tensioner device includes a rotatable actuator member having a recess adapted to receive the first end of the biasing member. A lug extends inwardly into the recess and is adapted to engage the first coupler member of the biasing member such that the first end of the biasing member is rotationally coupled to the actuator member for conjoint rotation at least in one rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Martin Engineering Company
    Inventors: Steven E. Brody, James R. Burkhart