Kenneth D May

US Patent:

39645908, Jun 22, 1976

Filed:

May 16, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/578153

Inventors:

Kenneth D. May - Buffalo Grove IL
Elmer E. Dodson - Des Plaines IL
Claude C. Cohee - Des Plaines IL

Assignee:

Qonaar Corporation - Elk Grove Village IL

International Classification:

G07F 500

US Classification:

194 83

Abstract:

A meter construction such as a parking meter wherein time is purchased upon insertion of coins into the meter. A time indicator means is movable over a dial face for displaying the amount of time purchased. Cam follower means are connected to the indicator means so that the indicator means is held in displaying position after purchase of time when the follower is held in engagement with a cam connected to the clock mechanism. Once time has been purchased, and the follower is not manually held in engagement with the cam, the time indicator disappears from view. Manually operated means are provided for moving the indicator and associated cam follower so that if the previous purchaser or a new purchaser arrives at the meter, it will be possible for either one to determine the amount of previously purchased time remaining on the meter. This arrangement leads to more efficient use of meters from a revenue collection standpoint, users are always able to get an accurate time reading, and traffic congestion, energy consumption, and air pollution problems are better controlled.

US Patent:

43043259, Dec 8, 1981

Filed:

Feb 28, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/125491

Inventors:

Kenneth D. May - Buffalo Grove IL
Peter Agnello - Park Ridge IL
John T. Bell - St. Charles IL

Assignee:

Container Corporation of America - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B65G 4740

US Classification:

198424

Abstract:

A conveyor system comprising a lane conveyor for moving articles in separate lanes with random spacing between the articles, an endless conveyor having article receiving carriers thereon each arranged to receive one or more articles from a lane of said lane conveyor, a second lane conveyor having lanes thereon preferably greater or less in number than the number of lanes in the first lane conveyor, and structure for simultaneously discharging a number of the carriers so as to distribute the articles substantially equally among the lanes of the second lane conveyor. Provision is made to prevent repetition of failure to load a lane in such instances where the number of lanes in the first lane conveyor is equal to the number of lanes in the second lane conveyor.

US Patent:

43445233, Aug 17, 1982

Filed:

Apr 14, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/139853

Inventors:

Kenneth D. May - Buffalo Grove IL
John T. Bell - St. Charles IL

Assignee:

Container Corporation of America - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B65G 4726

US Classification:

198424

Abstract:

Apparatus for accumulating and stacking articles, such as sausages or other food products, in cylindrical shaped casings, includes a conveyor moving the articles in groups to positions where portions of the group are removed by a conveyor to positions from which they are further moved into a conveyor having carriages receiving a group portion as a lower tier of a stack thereof and subsequently receiving another group portion as an upper tier.