Patents by Inventor Tobin Knighton

Tobin Knighton 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).

  • Battery plate feeder having low vacuum, high flow rate pick-up head
    Publication number: 20060034675
    Abstract: A pickup mechanism for removing porous battery plates from a stack of battery plates includes a pickup head for removing a top plate from the stack of battery plates. An opening in the pickup head has an area that is at least 50% of the surface area of the plate. The air flow through the opening in the pickup head is at least 200 CFM and the vacuum at the pickup head is less than 7 inches of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: MITEK HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: David Johnson, Tobin Knighton
  • Battery plate feeder having low vacuum, high flow rate pick-up head
    Patent number: 6971838
    Abstract: A feeder for porous battery plates has a vacuum-operated pickup head that is positioned above the plates. The pickup head pulls the top plate off of the stack of plates and moves it to an outfeed device. The opening in the pickup head has an area that is at least 50% of the surface area of the plate. The air flow through the opening in the pickup head is at least 200 CFM and the vacuum at the pickup head is less than 7 inches of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Mitek Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Johnson, Tobin Knighton
  • Apparatus for forming groups of battery plates
    Publication number: 20050167245
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming groups of battery plates includes at least first and second plate supply lines each including a separation station and a downstream plate supply. The apparatus further includes a first common plate feed line for the envelopers and a second common plate feed line for the downstream plate supplys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: TBS ENGINEERING LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Timothy Hopwood, Christopher Barge, Tobin Knighton
  • Battery plate feeder having low vacuum, high flow rate pick-up head
    Publication number: 20040081544
    Abstract: A feeder for porous battery plates has a vacuum-operated pickup head that is positioned above the plates. The pickup head pulls the top plate off of the stack of plates and moves it to an outfeed device. The opening in the pickup head has an area that is at least 50% of the surface area of the plate. The air flow through the opening in the pickup head is at least 200 CFM and the vacuum at the pickup head is less than 7 inches of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: David A. Johnson, Tobin Knighton