Inventor · Greenville, SC, US

Robert C. Beesley

35Patents
12h-index
23Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 7, 1999 → Jun 22, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6761264B2 Sloped surface links for a conveyor belt Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US6601697B2 Sloped surface conveyor belt Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US7032742B2 Differential drive spiral accumulator apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US6533103B2 Transfer device for use between two conveyors Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US6698581B2 Article guide for an apparatus for controlling the flow of articles Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6230874A Apparatus for controlling the flow of articles Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US7191896B2 Spiral accumulator apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US6523669B1 Article guide for an apparatus for controlling the flow of articles Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US7036658B2 Gripper conveyor with clear conveying path and related conveyor link Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US7055677B2 Conveyor with movable grippers, and related conveyor link Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US7055676B2 Conveyor with movable gripper and related conveyor link Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US7028830B2 Apparatus for diverting a stream of articles Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US9856087B2 Conveyor belt and platform for conveyor belt Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US7264113B2 Pivotable conveyor and link Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US7261199B2 Neck gripping conveyor and link, and related rotary filler and system Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US7207434B2 Conveyor with center-actuatable gripper, and related conveyor link Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US7021453B2 Conveyor with gear mechanism gripper and related conveyor link Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US7216758B2 Conveyor with opposed spring-loaded grippers, and related conveyor link Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US9688482B2 Apparatus for buffering the flow of articles Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US9682828B2 Accumulation device and transfer device for same Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US9670007B2 Accumulating device Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9957114B2 Multi-conveyor speed adjuster Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10040639B2 Apparatus for buffering the flow of articles Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11713145B2 Variable pitch starwheel for container carrier applicating machine Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US9856093B2 Apparatus for diverting a stream of articles Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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