Patents by Inventor Timothy H. Thompson

Timothy H. Thompson 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).

  • Article grouper for case packer
    Patent number: 4637509
    Abstract: Two chain conveyor systems have two sets of grouper pins mounted on flight bars at a predetermined pitch so that the pins move upwardly between articles fed through a common upper run of the chain conveyors. One chain conveyor system is driven at a speed that varies sinusoidally and is synchronized with the speed of the articles. The other chain conveyor system is driven through a differential device so that its pins move at a speed which varies oppositely to the one chain conveyor system. Also disclosed is an improved chain conveyor and outfeed lug conveyor system for such a grouper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1987
    Assignee: Standard-Knapp, Inc.
    Inventors: John L. Raudat, Timothy H. Thompson
  • Article grouper for case packer
    Patent number: 4552261
    Abstract: Two chain conveyor systems have two sets of grouper pins mounted on flight bars at a predetermined pitch so that the pins move upwardly between articles fed through a common upper run of the chain conveyors. One chain conveyor system is driven at a speed that varies sinusoidally and is synchronized with the speed of the articles. The other chain conveyor system is driven through a differential means so that its pins move at a speed which varies oppositely to the one chain conveyor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Assignee: Standard-Knapp, Inc.
    Inventors: John L. Raudat, Timothy H. Thompson
  • Continuous motion packer controller
    Patent number: 4522011
    Abstract: A controller for a continuous motion drop bottle type case packer has a real time processing means for accessing a plurality of controller instructions and for determining one of a number of possible courses of action to be taken in response to control signals from a plurality of detectors in the packer. The controller is responsive to changing operational parameters and causes the packer to operate at the maximum of a number of predetermined bottle transfer rates as selected by the real time processing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1985
    Inventors: Barton M. Bauers, John L. Raudat, Raymond C. Ehlers, Timothy H. Thompson