Patents by Inventor William B. Dyess

William B. Dyess 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).

  • Conveyor apparatus for collating bagged products
    Patent number: 5615762
    Abstract: In a conveyor apparatus, bagged food products fall from a first inclined belt onto a second horizontal belt. As they fall, the bagged food products engage a bar and flip forwardly onto the second belt. The bar has a friction enhancing covering which aids in pivoting the bagged food product onto the second belt, resulting in a properly collated array of bagged food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Dallas A.C. Horn & Co., Inc.
    Inventor: William B. Dyess
  • Conveyor apparatus for collating bagged food products
    Patent number: 5495932
    Abstract: In a conveyor apparatus, bagged food products fall from a first inclined belt onto a second horizontal belt. As they fall, the bagged food products engage a bar and flip forwardly onto the second belt. The bar has a friction enhancing covering which aids in pivoting the bagged food product onto the second belt, resulting in a properly collated array of bagged food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: A. C. Horn & Co.
    Inventor: William B. Dyess