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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2012
Applicants:
James L. Layne, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Lewis W. Ward, Glasgow, KY (US);
Scott Dayton Barbour, Glasgow, KY (US);
Inventors:
James L. Layne, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Lewis W. Ward, Glasgow, KY (US);
Scott Dayton Barbour, Glasgow, KY (US);
Assignee:
SPAN TECH LLC, Glasgow, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 45/00 (2006.01); B65G 45/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 45/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for use with a conveyor for conveying objects and including an exposed surface. A source of energy is provided to transmit energy to at least a portion of the exposed surface. The energy should be at a level sufficient to kill a living organism in contact with the exposed surface.