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• 15 United States
• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION	5050 RICKERT ROAD CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014

International Classification(s)

• B65G:TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYERS FOR L....

• 2004 Application Filing Year
• B65G Class
• 809 Applications Filed
• 350 Patents Issued To-Date
• 43.27 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Christopherson, Kurt	South Elgin, US	7	47
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 47
Kraus, Richard B	Barrington, US	30	348
# of filed Patents : 30 Total Citations : 348
Markowski, Robert	McHenry, US	18	211
# of filed Patents : 18 Total Citations : 211

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Patent Citation Ranking

• 3 Citation Count
• B65G Class

• 6.56 % this patent is cited more than
• 16 Age

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
February 10, 2009	US,7487868,B2   US7487868B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
June 23, 2005	US,20050133343,A1   US20050133343A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

Full Text

US Patent No: 7487868

Vibratory conveyor deck with adjustable curvature

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Abstract

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A vibratory conveyor for transporting an object has a first housing wall with a first wall support and a second housing wall with a second wall support. A deck has a first lateral edge engaging the first wall support and a second lateral edge engaging the second wall support, so that the deck extends along a deck path and defines a conveyor surface adapted to receive the object. A force assembly is mechanically coupled to the deck and applies a force that bends the deck into an arcuate cross-sectional profile.

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Legal Events

 

• STCH2013
• FP2013
• LAPS2013
• REMI2012
• I2009
• FEPP2008
• P2005
• AS2005
• F2004
• PD2003

Date	Code	Event	Description
Mar 16, 2013	STCH	INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT DISCONTINUATION	free format text: PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362
Feb 10, 2013	FP	LAPSED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE	Effective Date: Feb 10, 2013
Feb 10, 2013	LAPS	LAPSE FOR FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Sep 24, 2012	REMI	MAINTENANCE FEE REMINDER MAILED
Feb 10, 2009	I	Issuance
Dec 03, 2008	FEPP	FEE PAYMENT PROCEDURE	free format text: PAYOR NUMBER ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: ASPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: SMALL ENTITY
Jun 23, 2005	P	Published
Feb 01, 2005	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:KRAUS, RICHARD B.;CHRISTOPHERSON, KURT;MARKOWSKI, ROBERT;REEL/FRAME:016244/0328 Owner name: GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION, ILLINOIS Effective Date: Feb 01, 2005
Dec 10, 2004	F	Filing
Dec 23, 2003	PD	Priority Date