Patents by Inventor William E. McIntosh

William E. McIntosh 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: 8430264
    Abstract: A package for delivery of a tacky product includes a carrier with a plurality of cavities separately disposed along a length and width thereof. Each of the cavities in the carrier tape includes a base that is sized to operably receive and support the product within the cavity. The base of each cavity includes a surface profile which defines a contact surface area that is sufficiently low so as to facilitate removal of the product from the cavity without damage to the product. In some cases, the contact surface area is less than about 50% of a base surface area of the base. The carrier may be configured to stack with other carriers without risk of damage to the tacky product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: The Bergquist Company
    Inventors: Radesh Jewram, William E. McIntosh, Jeremy J. Schmitz
  • Patent number: 8205766
    Abstract: A package for delivery of a tacky product includes a carrier tape with a plurality of cavities separately disposed along a length thereof. Each of the cavities in the carrier tape includes a base that is sized to operably receive and support the product. The base of each cavity includes a surface profile which defines a contact surface area that is sufficiently low so as to facilitate removal of the product from the cavity without damage to the product. In some cases, the contact surface area is less than about 50% of a base surface area of the base. The carrier tape may be configured for use in tape and reel packaging systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: The Bergquist Company
    Inventors: Radesh Jewram, William E. McIntosh
  • Publication number: 20110186586
    Abstract: A package for delivery of a tacky product includes a carrier with a plurality of cavities separately disposed along a length and width thereof. Each of the cavities in the carrier tape includes a base that is sized to operably receive and support the product within the cavity. The base of each cavity includes a surface profile which defines a contact surface area that is sufficiently low so as to facilitate removal of the product from the cavity without damage to the product. In some cases, the contact surface area is less than about 50% of a base surface area of the base. The carrier may be configured to stack with other carriers without risk of damage to the tacky product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Radesh Jewram, William E. McIntosh, Jeremy J. Schmitz
  • Patent number: 5320212
    Abstract: A bi-directional ratchet conveyor is shown including a carrier bar slideably mounted centrally of a frame and operated by a power cylinder. The carrier bar has a first plurality of gravity dogs pivotally secured along a first side thereof, and a second plurality of gravity dogs secured along a second side thereof oriented in an opposite direction from the first plurality of gravity dogs. Dog operating rods are slideably secured to each side of the carrier bar for independently operating the first and second plurality of dogs between active and neutral positions. Each dog operating rod is operated by a separate pneumatic cylinder. When the first plurality of dogs are maintained in an active position, the second plurality of dogs are maintained in a neutral position, thereby providing for movement of goods in one direction along the conveyor through repeated extension and retraction of the power cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Cannon Equipment Company
    Inventors: William E. McIntosh, Steven A. Rahman, Alexander Vigdorovich, Mark R. Rosa
  • Patent number: 5320213
    Abstract: A bi-directional ratchet conveyor is shown including a carrier bar slideably mounted centrally of a frame and operated by a power cylinder. The carrier bar has a first plurality of gravity dogs pivotally secured along a first side thereof, and a second plurality of gravity dogs secured along a second side thereof oriented in an opposite direction from the first plurality of gravity dogs. Dog operating rods are slideably secured to each side of the carrier bar for independently operating the first and second plurality of dogs between active and neutral positions. Each dog operating rod is operated by a separate pneumatic cylinder. When the first plurality of dogs are maintained in an active position, the second plurality of dogs are maintained in a neutral position, thereby providing for movement of goods in one direction along the conveyor through repeated extension and retraction of the power cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: The Cornelius Company
    Inventors: William E. McIntosh, Steven A. Rahman, Alexander Vigdorovich, Mark R. Rosa