Andrew A. Corley
Engineering at Ok Ave, New Orleans, LA
License number
Louisiana PE.0028273
Issued Date
Jan 26, 1999
Expiration Date
Mar 31, 2017
Category
Civil Engineer
Type
Mechanical Engineer
Address
Address
114 Ok Ave, New Orleans, LA 70123
Professional information
Modular Conveyor Belt
US Patent:
6705460, Mar 16, 2004
Filed:
Apr 23, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/127448
Inventors:
David C. Weiser - River Ridge LA
Andrew A. Corley - River Ridge LA
Andrew A. Corley - River Ridge LA
Assignee:
Laitram L.L.C. - Harahan LA
International Classification:
B65G 1706
US Classification:
198850, 198853
Abstract:
A module for a modular conveyor belt has a plurality of projections on its top surface for supporting objects. The module may include drainage openings through which fluids can drain from objects disposed on the projections. The projections can be used to prevent objects from adhering to the top surface of the module and/or to immobilize the objects during movement of a conveyor belt including the module.
Modular Trough Conveyor Belt And Modules
US Patent:
6811023, Nov 2, 2004
Filed:
May 22, 2003
Appl. No.:
10/249956
Inventors:
Sandra A. Christiana - Harahan LA
Andrew A. Corley - Harahan LA
Robert S. Lapeyre - New Orleans LA
Andrew A. Corley - Harahan LA
Robert S. Lapeyre - New Orleans LA
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C. - Harahan LA
International Classification:
B65G 2500
US Classification:
198822, 198818, 198850, 198851, 198853
Abstract:
A modular conveyor belt constructed of a series of rows of belt modules with a hinge formed in each row and aligned in the direction of belt travel with hinges of adjacent rows. The hinge allows the belt to conform to a non-coplanar carryway support to form, for example, a trough. In some versions, the hinge is a living hinge formed by flexible or thinned-out regions of the belt between rigid regions. In other versions, the hinge is formed by interleaved hinge eyes between modules along each row interconnected by a hinge pin along an axis oriented in the direction of belt travel.
Plastic Conveyor Belt Modules With Unitary Sideguards
US Patent:
6811021, Nov 2, 2004
Filed:
Nov 6, 2003
Appl. No.:
10/605936
Inventors:
Andrew A. Corley - Harahan LA
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C. - Harahan LA
International Classification:
B65G 1302
US Classification:
1986902, 198822, 1986991, 198853, 198818
Abstract:
A plastic conveyor belt module with a unitary sideguard. The sideguard extends upward perpendicularly from the top conveying surface of a plastic module body. The sideguard extends longitudinally along the conveying surface with a leading edge laterally offset from a trailing edge. Wedge-shaped indentations formed at the leading and trailing edges allow the sideguards of leading and trailing belt modules in a conveyor belt to mesh and to overlap without interference as the belt backflexes.
Split Belt Modules In Modular Conveyer Belts
US Patent:
6681922, Jan 27, 2004
Filed:
Nov 6, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/992765
Inventors:
Andrew A. Corley - River Ridge LA
Ryan M. Jones - Slidell LA
Angela L. Marshall - Harahan LA
Kyle J. Sedlacek - New Orleans LA
David C. Weiser - River Ridge LA
Ryan M. Jones - Slidell LA
Angela L. Marshall - Harahan LA
Kyle J. Sedlacek - New Orleans LA
David C. Weiser - River Ridge LA
Assignee:
The Laitram Corporation - Harahan LA
International Classification:
B65G 1706
US Classification:
198853
Abstract:
Split belt modules used to construct modular plastic conveyor belts. Each module includes a first piece and a second piece, each of which has sets of hinge eyes on opposite ends. The module pieces mate to form complete belt modules. Hinge pins extending through the hinge eyes at the ends of each module connect the pieces together. Other components, such as rollers, can be inserted into and removed from the unmated pieces and retained in place by retention structure when the module pieces are mated.
Apparatus And Method For Subdividing A Fish Into A Loin-Containing Portion And A Viscera-Containing Portion
US Patent:
5554069, Sep 10, 1996
Filed:
Jun 1, 1995
Appl. No.:
8/456493
Inventors:
Ronald H. Burch - Harahan LA
Andrew A. Corley - Harahan LA
Eric W. Morales - New Orleans LA
Kirk T. Selenberg - Metairie LA
Andrew A. Corley - Harahan LA
Eric W. Morales - New Orleans LA
Kirk T. Selenberg - Metairie LA
Assignee:
The Laitram Corporation - Harahan LA
International Classification:
A22C 2518
US Classification:
452149
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for subdividing a fish body into a loin-containing portion and a viscera-containing portion. The apparatus includes a carrier, a cutting assembly, and a runway connecting the two. The cutting assembly and a fish body supported on the carrier are advanced relative to each other along the runway. Blades at the cutting assembly flank the runway and form a pair of angled cuts intersecting to form a V-cut that opens toward the ventral side of the fish body. The planes of the blades are separated by an angle of between 80. degree. and 160. degree. , depending on fish species and size, to minimize the amount of loin meat separated with the viscera. Means are provided for setting the tilt of the longitudinal axis of the fish body relative to the path of the vertex of the V-cut so that the path extends between the backbone of the fish and its visceral cavity substantially from the vent to a point on the outside surface of the fish body in the vicinity of the eyes. In this way, a wedge-shaped belly section containing the viscera and belly bones is cut from the remaining loin-containing sections of the fish body. The two sections are thereby made available for downstream processing at separate stations.
Plastic Conveyor Belt Modules With Unitary Sideguards
US Patent:
RE42361, May 17, 2011
Filed:
May 10, 2006
Appl. No.:
11/382581
Inventors:
Andrew A. Corley - Harahan LA, US
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C. - Harahan LA
International Classification:
B65G 13/02
US Classification:
1986902, 198822, 1986991, 198853, 198818
Abstract:
A plastic conveyor belt module with a unitary sideguard. The sideguard extends upward perpendicularly from the top conveying surface of a plastic module body. The sideguard extends longitudinally along the conveying surface with a leading edge laterally offset from a trailing edge. Wedge-shaped indentations formed at the leading and trailing edges allow the sideguards of leading and trailing belt modules in a conveyor belt to mesh and to overlap without interference as the belt backflexes.
Modular Plastic Spiral Belt
US Patent:
8453827, Jun 4, 2013
Filed:
Oct 28, 2009
Appl. No.:
13/123640
Inventors:
Andrew A. Corley - Harahan LA, US
Daryl J. Marse - New Orleans LA, US
Philip J. Wunsch - Metairie LA, US
Daryl J. Marse - New Orleans LA, US
Philip J. Wunsch - Metairie LA, US
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C. - Harahan LA
International Classification:
B65G 13/02
US Classification:
198778, 198853
Abstract:
A modular spiral belt and method for molding belt modules for constructing a heat-resistant belt. The spiral belt is constructed of a series of hingedly interconnected belt modules. The modules have single hinge links at the outside of a turn and dual hinge links elsewhere. All the hinge links extend outward from opposite faces of a central transverse spine. The dual hinge links, which each have a pair of parallel legs joined at a distal end by a yoke, are separated by a transverse pitch greater than the transverse pitch of the single one-legged hinge links at the outside of a turn. When molded from a blend of a thermoplastic polymer and a nanoclay, belt modules are useful in heat-resistant applications without sacrificing beam stiffness.
Modular Conveyor Belts With Split Belt Modules
US Patent:
6986420, Jan 17, 2006
Filed:
Jan 16, 2004
Appl. No.:
10/707849
Inventors:
David C. Weiser - River Ridge LA, US
Kyle J. Sedlacek - New Orleans LA, US
Andrew A. Corley - Harahan LA, US
Kyle J. Sedlacek - New Orleans LA, US
Andrew A. Corley - Harahan LA, US
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C. - Harahan LA
International Classification:
B65G 17/24
US Classification:
198853, 198850
Abstract:
Modular plastic conveyor belts constructed of split belt modules. Each module includes a first piece and a second piece. Side-by-side first pieces mate with side-by-side second pieces to form a row of belt modules. Each row has sets of hinge eyes along opposite ends. Hinge pins extending through the hinge eyes at the ends of each row connect the pieces in the row together to adjacent belt rows. Other components, such as rollers, can be inserted into and removed from the unmated pieces and retained in place by retention structure when the module pieces are mated.
Belt Conveyors Converted From Skate-Wheel Conveyors
US Patent:
2007015, Jul 12, 2007
Filed:
Jan 6, 2006
Appl. No.:
11/306689
Inventors:
Andrew Corley - Harahan LA, US
Assignee:
LAITRAM, L.L.C. - Harahan LA
International Classification:
B65G 21/00
US Classification:
198841000, 198860100
Abstract:
A skate-wheel conveyor converted into a belt conveyor, a kit including components for the conversion, and a method for carrying out the conversion. C-shaped collars having an open neck are slipped onto the skate wheels of an existing skate-wheel conveyor. The gap across the neck is narrower than the diameter of the skate wheel. Support surfaces at the ends of the C-shaped collars across the gaps support the bases of wear surfaces, such as wear strips, that form a conveyor carryway to support a conveyor belt. Fasteners retain the wear strips in place, bridging the gaps in the collars to surround the skate wheels in a secure connection.
Oriented Polymer Hinge Pins In Modular Plastic Conveyor Belts
US Patent:
6966435, Nov 22, 2005
Filed:
Nov 7, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/493257
Inventors:
David C. Weiser - River Ridge LA, US
Kyle J. Sedlacek - New Orleans LA, US
Sandra A. Christiana - Harahan LA, US
Andrew A. Corley - Harahan LA, US
Kyle J. Sedlacek - New Orleans LA, US
Sandra A. Christiana - Harahan LA, US
Andrew A. Corley - Harahan LA, US
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C. - Harahan LA
International Classification:
B65G017/06
US Classification:
198851, 198850, 198852, 198853, 244 33 R
Abstract:
A modular plastic conveyor belt hingedly interconnected by hinge pins made of a highly oriented polymer material. The hinge pins are preferably extruded from a material including a highly oriented polymer, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, or nylon. Alternative materials include highly oriented acetal or polyurethane. Plastic hinge pins made with these polymers having their long molecules oriented along the axis of the shaft of the hinge pin are exceptionally strong and resistant to deformation.