Differential impulse conveyor with improved tray

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8561788
APP PUB NO 20130048470A1
SERIAL NO

13218210

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A differential impulse conveyor (10) is provided for moving goods, including a tray (12) having a tray floor (14) supporting goods, with the tray movable in a forward direction and a backward direction. A drive motor (16) is provided for moving the tray floor in the forward direction and the backward direction. The tray floor includes plurality of dimples (20) each projecting upward from an adjacent product supporting surface (22) of the tray floor. Each dimple (20) includes an upwardly projecting pusher portion (24) for pushing goods forward during the forward movement of the tray, and a tapered ramp portion (26) extending upward from the product supporting surface and engaging the pusher portion for moving goods in front of the pusher portion.

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  • THE ESTATE OF P.A. & K.S. SVEJKOVSKY LIVING TRUST, DATED JULY 9, 1997, AS AMENDED;KAREN SUE SVEJKOVSKY, TRUSTEE OF THE PAUL A. SVEJKOVSKY;THE P. A. & K. S. SVEJKOVSKY LIVING TRUST DATED JULY 9, 1997;THE P.A. & K.S. SVEJKOVSKY LIVING TRUST DATED JULY 9, 1997, AS AMENDED;SVEJKOVSKY, PAUL

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Knodell,, Jr Thomas G Keller, US 1 12
Petri, Kenneth C Richardson, US 13 110
Svejkovsky, Blake Coppell, US 2 23
Svejkovsky, Paul A Rockwall, US 23 1074

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