Patents by Inventor Steven L. Becker

Steven L. Becker 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).

  • Publication number: 20070290008
    Abstract: An apparatus for conveying material in a dispenser system is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a centerless auger or helix with one or more helical conveying members having a small cross-sectional diameter, a large outer diameter, and a long pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Steven L. Becker, Dale F. Baumer
  • Patent number: 6186360
    Abstract: Disclosed is a machine for unloading a bulk-material bag of the type having a bottom portion, a side portion and a transition portion between the bottom and side portions. The machine includes an apparatus aiding discharge of the material from the bag. In the improvement, the apparatus includes a tri-section panel mounted for movement on the machine, thereby configuring the panel to sequentially contact the bottom, transition and side portions of the bag. The panel has first, second and third segments angle-mounted to one another. In a specific embodiment, the segments are substantially planar. A microprocessor-based controller is coupled to the actuator and regulates its movement as a function of a process parameter, e.g., the compressibility of the bag and/or the weight of the material contained in the bag. A highly preferred embodiment of the machine also has a bag lifting mechanism above the tri-section panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Schenck AccuRate, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven L. Becker, Thomas G. Kelly, Jeffrey M. Nauman