RAMON QUILICOT DUTERTE
Nursing in Lodi, NJ

5660261, Aug 26, 1997

Jul 19, 1995

8/504359

Bernard S. Speckhart - Short Hills NJ
Ramon R. Duterte - Lodi NJ
Jose Lopes - Elizabeth NJ
Craig M. Davidson - Cardiff CA

White Conveyors, Inc. - Kenilworth NJ

B65G 3700

198357

A high-speed loader loads garments onto a conveyor using two metering devices, each controlled by a computer. The second metering device is located closer to the conveyor than the first, holds only one hanger at a time and can easily be cleared to allow garments on the conveyor to pass unimpeded. The metering devices allow the computer to triple-buffer the hangers by dividing the loader into three distinct sections. The first buffer is located before the first metering device and can hold several garments physically far enough away from the conveyor to allow garments to pass. Hangers are released by the first metering device one at a time to a second buffer, which is between the first and second metering device. The second metering device is a simple air stop positioned close to the conveyor. The location of the second metering device minimizes the length and uncertainty of the transit time of the hanger from the loader to the conveyor.

5351803, Oct 4, 1994

Apr 15, 1993

8/047851

Bernard S. Speckhart - Short Hills NJ
Paul M. Berson - Jersey City NJ
Ramon R. Duterte - Lodi NJ

White Conveyors, Inc. - Kenilworth NJ

B65G 4308

1984643

In an apparatus and method for retrieving articles from a conveyor, a carriage member moves bidirectionally along a column member between an upper position and a lower position. In the upper position, the carriage member receives an article released from the conveyor, while in the lower position, the article is manually removed from the carriage member. Upper and lower proximity sensors control movement of the carriage member in response to this receipt and removal of the article.

5657851, Aug 19, 1997

Jul 19, 1995

8/504269

Bernard S. Speckhart - Short Hills NJ
Eric Offenbacher - Peekskill NY
Ramon R. Duterte - Lodi NJ

White Conveyors, Inc. - Kenilworth NJ

B65G 1720

1984654

A computer controlled powered storage rail for use as a bridge between conveyor systems comprises a motor driven chain that is shaped to receive hangers bearing articles of clothing from a first conveyor, and transports them to a second conveyor. A hanger metering device located between the rail and the second conveyor enables the hangers to be fed to the second conveyor singly, and a control system provides that this occurs only when a suitable space is available on the second conveyor for receipt of the hanger. The rail itself may further serve as a temporary storage buffer for articles in transit between conveyors.