Inventor · Loveland, CO, US

Donald J. Simkowski

21Patents
11h-index
2Co-inventors
61Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 22, 1992 → Nov 6, 2003

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5501552A Conveying system for unstable articles having a neck ring Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Expired
US5271709A Device and method for repeatedly forming a preselected arrangement of conveyed articles Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US5630679A Height adjustable conveyor system Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US5437533A Thru-flow palletizer/depalletizer Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6431817B1 Palletizing or depalletizing unstable articles utilizing article group pick-up and transfer Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US5522692A Device and method for palletizing unstable articles Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US5819907A Apparatus and method for conveying different types of force responsive articles Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US5842818A Single-to-multiple line conveying system for unstable articles having a neck ring Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US5320457A Device utilizing fluid for effecting nested alignment of articles having a circular cross-section Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
USD439389S Article conveyor chain link General 12 Expired
US5310307A Depalletizing device and method Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US5570977A Fluid conveyor for articles Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US6582179B1 Contoured palletizer layer pad Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US5501553A Device utilizing fluid for effecting nested alignment of articles and particularly undecorated cans Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US6382399B2 Article conveyance having mechanical drive Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6854586B1 Unstable article conveying device with diverter having curved path Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US5762794A Article conveyor having fluid containment Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6736573B1 Selective conveying of unstable articles having a neck ring Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US6374992B1 Unstable article conveying device with diverter Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US6279729A Article conveyance having mechanical drive Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US6523670B1 Article conveyance having line and/or spacing adjustment Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.