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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013

Filed:

Dec. 07, 2011
Applicants:

Derrick A. Breen, Wilmington, NC (US);

Kenneth M. Bolam, Fort Mill, SC (US);

James A. Borgen, Cary, NC (US);

John J. Kovalski, Wilmington, NC (US);

Joey Randall Chriscoe, Cary, NC (US);

Inventors:

Derrick A. Breen, Wilmington, NC (US);

Kenneth M. Bolam, Fort Mill, SC (US);

James A. Borgen, Cary, NC (US);

John J. Kovalski, Wilmington, NC (US);

Joey Randall Chriscoe, Cary, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The disclosure describes zoned conveyor systems with non-time based sequential power-up of different zones using defined current draw and speed threshold values and/or a defined number of motor revolutions of one conveyor zone to determine when to initiate operation of another (typically adjacent) zone.


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