Patents by Inventor Thaddeus Hicks

Thaddeus Hicks 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).

  • Product diverter for a reciprocally movable conveying device
    Patent number: 11577918
    Abstract: An automated product diverter for a reciprocally movable conveying device generally provides a stationary base; a reciprocally movable conveyor bed supported by the stationary base; a product diverter that moves in an arc along a product transporting surface of the reciprocally movable conveyor; and an actuator carried by the stationary base and which operatively communicates with the diverter arm, and the reciprocal movement of the conveyor bed and the diverter arm is isolated from the actuator carried by the stationary base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Key Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Thaddeus Hicks, Peter Todd Jones, Willem (Wout) Jan Arentsen, Paul Daalmeijer
  • PRODUCT DIVERTER FOR A RECIPROCALLY MOVABLE CONVEYING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210032049
    Abstract: An automated product diverter for a reciprocally movable conveying device generally provides a stationary base; a reciprocally movable conveyor bed supported by the stationary base; a product diverter that moves in an arc along a product transporting surface of the reciprocally movable conveyor; and an actuator carried by the stationary base and which operatively communicates with the diverter arm, and the reciprocal movement of the conveyor bed and the diverter arm is isolated from the actuator carried by the stationary base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Thaddeus Hicks, Peter Todd Jones, Willem (Wout) Jan Arentsen, Paul Daalmeijer
  • Product diverter for a reciprocally movable conveying device
    Patent number: 10850930
    Abstract: An automated product diverter for a reciprocally movable conveying device generally provides a stationary base; a reciprocally movable conveyor bed supported by the stationary base; a product diverter that moves in an arc along a product transporting surface of the reciprocally movable conveyor, and an actuator carried by the stationary base and which operatively communicates with the diverter arm, and the reciprocal movement of the conveyor bed and the diverter arm is isolated from the actuator carried by the stationary base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Key Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Thaddeus Hicks, Peter Todd Jones, Willem (Wout) Jan Arentsen, Paul Daalmeijer