Patents by Inventor Sydney Hilton

Sydney Hilton 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).

  • Bucket lift distribution system
    Patent number: 5339943
    Abstract: A bulk material handling conveyor system having a set of buckets carried in a continuous manner from an infeed zone where the buckets are filled with product by way of a metering vibratory feeder to an unloading zone and back to the infeed zone. The buckets may be selectively at least partially emptied in the unloading zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Randy K. Baird, Sydney Hilton
  • Rotary feeder
    Patent number: 4830172
    Abstract: A rotary article feeder has a bowl having a substantial conical base section joining an upwardly extending and outwardly displaced sidewall section. Articles to be handled contact the outer wall and are assisted in transport out of the bowl through contact with the ever increasing circumference of the bowl sidewall as the articles move upwardly on an inclined stationary ramp to a transport surface for distribution through various fence and wiper accessories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Sydney Hilton, Dean Arthur L.