Patents
US 12509301 B2: Conveyor system for selectively diverting objects
- Granted
- 2025-12-30
- Filed
- 2022-09-21 application 18699665
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A conveyor system includes a conveyor belt having a plurality of article-diverting conveyor belt rollers. An underlying drive roller assembly includes a plurality of pivotable rollers carriers, each having a freely rotatable drive roller that contacts the conveyor belt rollers from below. An actuator moves a movable orientation plate along an arc-shaped path to pivot the carriers and change the orientation of the drive rollers. The drive rollers may also move into and out of engagement with the conveyor belt rollers as their orientation changes. The movable orientation plate is sandwiched between upper and lower support plates to adjust the orientation of the drive rollers relative to the belt rollers.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251230.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey S. Schwai | Walkersville, MD | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joseph F. Kovacs | New Orleans, LA | 6 | 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 | B65G17/24 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KOVACS, JOSEPH F. signed 2021-10-07 | LAITRAM, L.L.C. HARAHAN, LA | 67048/514 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-04-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SCHWAI, JEFFREY S. signed 2021-10-07 | LAITRAM, L.L.C. HARAHAN, LA | 67048/383 | 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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