Patents by Inventor Xiancheng Lu

Xiancheng Lu 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).

  • Bar bundler
    Patent number: 8312808
    Abstract: An apparatus for bundling bars comprises an accumulator rotatable about a horizontal axis. The accumulator has a plurality of notches spaced angularly around its axis. A drive rotates the accumulator about its axis to sequentially locate the notches at a first station at which long bars are received in the notches and accumulated into batches; a second station at which the batches are tied into bundles; and a third station at which the bundles are delivered from the notches to a bundle collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Michael Shore, S. Mark Shore, Xiancheng Lu
  • BAR BUNDLER
    Publication number: 20110265667
    Abstract: Apparatus for bundling bars comprising an accumulator rotatable about a horizontal axis. The accumulator has a plurality of notches spaced angularly around its axis. A drive rotates the accumulator about its axis to sequentially locate the notches at: a) a first station at which long products are received in the notches and accumulated into batches; b) a second station at which the batches are tied into bundles; and c) a third station at which the bundles are delivered from the notches to a bundle collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: MORGAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
    Inventors: T. Michael Shore, S. Mark Shore, Xiancheng Lu