Patents by Inventor Willliam A. Fultz

Willliam A. Fultz 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).

  • High speed conveyor with movable drive wheel
    Patent number: 5287956
    Abstract: A conveyor has a drive wheel which is driven from a driveshaft and which moves into and out of driving engagement. In the preferred embodiment, there is a drive gear mounted on the drive shaft, and the drive gear drives a drive wheel, which is mounted on a drive wheel mounting frame that pivots about the axis of the drive shaft, so that the drive wheel is constantly driven from the driveshaft and pivots into and out of driving engagement with the conveyor roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: The Interlake Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ellsworth H. Collins, James F. Mattingly, Willliam A. Fultz