Patents
US 10513396 B1: Telescoping conveyor drive system
- Granted
- 2019-12-24
- Filed
- 2018-12-03 application 16207382
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An extendable conveyor system with stationary and movable conveyor sections and a telescoping conveyor drive apparatus, and including a movement assembly configured to move the movable conveyor section with respect to the stationary conveyor section. The movement assembly may include teeth on one conveyor section and a teeth engaging apparatus on another conveyor section to move the movable conveyor section with respect to the stationary conveyor section. The teeth engaging apparatus may include a pin gear mounted on the second conveyor section and which has a plurality of pins positioned at radially spaced locations. A drive system may rotate the pin gear to thereby move the plurality of teeth and the first conveyor section in the longitudinal direction.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg191224.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masaba, Inc. 7 patents | US company or organization | Vermillion, SD | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sudbeck | Hartington, NE | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert G. Steffen | Hartington, NE | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G21/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | STEFFEN, ROBERT signed 2018-12-03 SUDBECK, AARON signed 2018-12-03 | MASABA, INC. VERMILLION, SD | 47652/954 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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