Patents by Inventor Wayne Webster

Wayne Webster 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).

  • Method and apparatus for a card dispenser
    Patent number: 10384889
    Abstract: A card dispensing system for dispensing cards along a conveying surface which conveys sliced products downstream of a slicer for packaging the sliced products. A hopper contains a stack of cards which are withdrawn from the hopper by a suction force provided via at least one suction cup. The suction cup is moveable vertically to retrieve and remove the card from the hopper. The suction cup is moveable laterally to move the card into a receiving position where a card clamp on a clamp carriage arrives to receive the card. Suction force on the card is released when the card clamp clamps down on the card. The clamp carriage moves the card from the receiving position to the staging position where a nip engages with the card to feed the card through a junction in the conveyor line just as a food product passes over the junction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: PROVISUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Glen Pryor, Wayne Webster, Scott A. Lindee, Ryan Torrenga, Paul Choate
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A CARD DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20140212255
    Abstract: A card dispensing system for dispensing cards along a conveying surface which conveys sliced products downstream of a slicer for packaging the sliced products. A hopper contains a stack of cards which are withdrawn from the hopper by a suction force provided via at least one suction cup. The suction cup is moveable vertically to retrieve and remove the card from the hopper. The suction cup is moveable laterally to move the card into a receiving position where a card clamp on a clamp carriage arrives to receive the card. Suction force on the card is released when the card clamp clamps down on the card. The clamp carriage moves the card from the receiving position to the staging position where a nip engages with the card to feed the card through a junction in the conveyor line just as a food product passes over the junction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Formax, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Pryor, Wayne Webster, Scott A. Lindee, Ryan Torrenga, Paul Choate
  • Method and apparatus for a card dispenser
    Patent number: 8740541
    Abstract: A card dispensing system for dispensing cards along a conveying surface which conveys sliced products downstream of a slicer for packaging the sliced products. A hopper contains a stack of cards which are withdrawn from the hopper by a suction force provided via at least one suction cup. The suction cup is moveable vertically to retrieve and remove the card from the hopper. The suction cup is moveable laterally to move the card into a receiving position where a card clamp on a damp carriage arrives to receive the card. Suction force on the card is released when the card damp damps down on the card. The clamp carriage moves the card from the receiving position to the staging position where a nip engages with the card to feed the card through a junction in the conveyor line just as a food product passes over the junction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Formax, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Pryor, Wayne Webster, Scott A. Lindee, Ryan Torrenga, Paul Choate
  • Method and Apparatus for a Card Dispenser
    Publication number: 20120207578
    Abstract: A card dispensing system for dispensing cards along a conveying surface which conveys sliced products downstream of a slicer for packaging the sliced products. A hopper contains a stack of cards which are withdrawn from the hopper by a suction force provided via at least one suction cup. The suction cup is moveable vertically to retrieve and remove the card from the hopper. The suction cup is moveable laterally to move the card into a receiving position where a card clamp on a damp carriage arrives to receive the card. Suction force on the card is released when the card damp damps down on the card. The clamp carriage moves the card from the receiving position to the staging position where a nip engages with the card to feed the card through a junction in the conveyor line just as a food product passes over the junction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Glen Pryor, Wayne Webster, Scott A. Lindee, Ryan Torrenga, Paul Choate
  • Stand for displaying medals
    Patent number: D547070
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Inventor: Wayne Webster