Patents
US 12448224 B2: Conveyor transfer system
- Granted
- 2025-10-21
- Filed
- 2021-11-19 application 18036119
- Type
- Utility · 24 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A transfer system comprising a carrier attached by fastening structure to a linear-motor shuttle driven by a linear-motor stator along a track. Tray packs or other conveyed objects are transferred between the carriers and infeed and outfeed conveyors by the carriers at transfer segments as the carriers advance along the track.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251021.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laitram, L.L.C. 353 patents | US company or organization | Harahan, LA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Hall | Harahan, LA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mitchell G. Pansano, Jr. | Harahan, LA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Geoffrey Nicholas Bennett | Annapolis, MD | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wayne A. Pertuit, Jr. | Westwego, LA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bryant G. Ragan | Metairie, LA | 49 | 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 | B65G47/61 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RAGAN, BRYANT G. signed 2020-12-01 | LAITRAM, L.L.C. HARAHAN, LA | 63592/825 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-05-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BENNETT, GEOFFREY NICHOLAS signed 2020-12-11 | LAITRAM, L.L.C. HARAHAN, LA | 63592/613 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-05-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HALL, BENSON signed 2020-12-01 PANSANO, MITCHELL G., JR. signed 2020-12-01 PERTUIT, WAYNE A., JR. signed 2020-12-01 | LAITRAM, L.L.C. HARAHAN, LA | 63592/404 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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