Patents by Inventor Warren Griffith

Warren Griffith 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).

  • Concentric shaft split timing screw system
    Patent number: 10059528
    Abstract: A split shaft screw system includes a screw configured to convey an article along a movement path. The screw includes a plurality of threads, each thread having a crest, a root and a pair of sidewalls, wherein the root and pair of sidewalls are configured to capture the article. Provided are a first screw segment connected to a first drive shaft configured to be driven by a first motor, and a second screw segment immediately adjacent to the first screw segment and connected to a second drive shaft concentric to the first drive shaft, the second drive shaft configured to be driven by a second motor independently of the driving of the first screw segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: LIGHTHOUSE INSTRUMENTS, LLC.
    Inventors: Michael A. Timmins, Warren Griffith, Roy Hughes
  • CONCENTRIC SHAFT SPLIT TIMING SCREW SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170183165
    Abstract: A split shaft screw system includes a screw configured to convey an article along a movement path. The screw includes a plurality of threads, each thread having a crest, a root and a pair of sidewalls, wherein the root and pair of sidewalls are configured to capture the article. Provided are a first screw segment connected to a first drive shaft configured to be driven by a first motor, and a second screw segment immediately adjacent to the first screw segment and connected to a second drive shaft concentric to the first drive shaft, the second drive shaft configured to be driven by a second motor independently of the driving of the first screw segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: LIGHTHOUSE INSTRUMENTS, LLC.
    Inventors: Michael A. TIMMINS, Warren GRIFFITH, Roy HUGHES
  • System and method for automated headspace analysis
    Publication number: 20050084974
    Abstract: A system and method for nondestructive automated headspace analysis. The system includes a container conveyor that conveys a plurality of generally optically transparent sealed test containers through a pre-inspection region, an inspection region and a post-inspection region of the container conveyor, and that conveys at least one sealed reference container, through the inspection region. Also included is a zone including a laser emitter and a sensor located in the inspection region and arranged such that the laser source emits a laser beam such that it intersects with a container movement path. The conveyor alternatingly conveys test containers and reference containers through the zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: Lighthouse Instruments, LLC.
    Inventors: James Veale, William Anderson, Warren Griffith, Glenn Edwards, George Howard