Patents by Inventor Steven N. Tomlin

Steven N. Tomlin 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).

  • Apparatus for packing
    Patent number: 7104026
    Abstract: A packing method and system are disclosed which system includes a first platform having a product support surface for supporting a product and a second platform for supporting a box into which the product is to be packed. After a box is received on and secured to the second platform, the second platform is rotated so that the open top of the box faces the first platform and moved toward the first platform until the box substantially surrounds the product on the product support surface. The first and second platforms are then rotated simultaneously so that the product is transferred from the product support to the box, and the full box is discharged to a discharge conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: F.R. Drake Company
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Welborn, Gregg A. Martin, Steven N. Tomlin, Jimmy L. Meyer, Colin R. Hart
  • Method and apparatus for packing
    Publication number: 20040206054
    Abstract: A packing method and system are disclosed which system includes a first platform having a product support surface for supporting a product and a second platform for supporting a box into which the product is to be packed. After a box is received on and secured to the second platform, the second platform is rotated so that the open top of the box faces the first platform and moved toward the first platform until the box substantially surrounds the product on the product support surface. The first and second platforms are then rotated simultaneously so that the product is transferred from the product support to the box, and the full box is discharged to a discharge conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Welborn, Gregg A. Martin, Steven N. Tomlin, Jimmy L. Meyer, Colin R. Hart