Patents by Inventor Timothy Povey

Timothy Povey 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).

  • Patent number: 8132666
    Abstract: This invention relates to conveyor guides comprising conveyor guide rail units, such as those used on automated handling lines where containers of different sizes are processed. One or more guide rails are employed to the sides of the conveyor guide to ensure that articles follow a desired path. This invention provides an adjustable conveyor guide rail unit that comprises a guide member operable to be set in a plurality of discrete positions, thereby allowing the width of a channel through which an article may be conveyed to be varied. The guide rails are adjustable to accommodate containers of differing sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Zepf Technologies UK Limited
    Inventors: Mark McAlister, Timothy Povey, Ian Spence
  • Publication number: 20100200373
    Abstract: This invention relates to conveyor guides comprising conveyor guide rail units, such as those used on automated handling lines where containers of different sizes are processed. One or more guide rails are employed to the sides of the conveyor guide to ensure that articles follow a desired path. This invention provides an adjustable conveyor guide rail unit that comprises a guide member operable to be set in a plurality of discrete positions, thereby allowing the width of a channel through which an article may be conveyed to be varied. The guide rails are adjustable to accommodate containers of differing sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Mark McAlister, Timothy Povey, Ian Spence
  • Publication number: 20080116042
    Abstract: This invention relates to conveyor guides comprising conveyor guide rail units, such as those used on automated handling lines where containers of different sizes are processed. One or more guide rails are employed to the sides of the conveyor guide to ensure that articles follow a desired path. This invention provides an adjustable conveyor guide rail unit that comprises a guide member operable to be set in a plurality of discrete positions, thereby allowing the width and/or height of a channel through which an article may be conveyed to be varied. The guide rails are adjustable to accommodate containers of differing sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Mark McAlister, Timothy Povey