Inventor

Colin R. Hart

Inventor

Ankeny, IA, US

Overview

40→

Patents

1990–2017

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 40 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B65Gprimary

B65GTransport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors36%

B65BMachines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials33%

A22CProcessing meat, poultry, or fish8%

A22BSlaughtering6%

B31BMaking containers of paper, cardboard or material worked in a manner analogous to paper5%

B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables5%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%

B60KArrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles2%

LOC242%

PatentTitleYear

9,687,004'Device for removing skin of meat cuts of irregular thickness'2017 9,596,863'Automatic leg skinner'2017 9,545,115'Automatic skinning device'2017 9,365,360'Apparatus for transporting food products to a loading head'2016 9,066,525'Shoulder positioning conveyor'2015 9,022,202'Apparatus for transporting food products to a loading head'2015 8,776,991'Apparatus for transporting food products to a loading head'2014 8,695,782'Conveying system for moving food products and method of using the same'2014 8,500,523'Cutting system and method of cutting meat parts using the same'2013 8,453,822'Apparatus and method for loading food articles'2013 8,434,610'Apparatus and method for loading food articles'2013 8,418,831'Apparatus for transporting food products to a loading head'2013 D0677798'Medical device package tray'2013 8,342,312'Apparatus for transporting food products to a loading head'2013 8,322,513'Apparatus and method for loading food articles'2012 8,220,614'Apparatus for transporting food products to a loading head'2012 8,025,142'Apparatus and method of transporting food products to a loading head'2011 8,011,494'Apparatus and method for loading food articles'2011 7,766,154'Apparatus and method for loading food articles'2010 7,581,634'Apparatus and method for loading food articles'2009 7,571,800'Vibrating alignment conveyor'2009 7,462,012'Stack transfer device'2008 7,128,642'Method and apparatus for removing fat and skin from meat parts'2006 7,104,026'Apparatus for packing'2006 7,080,969'Method and apparatus for stacking discrete planar objects'2006 7,028,450'System and method of processing and packing disk-like objects'2006 6,957,941'Method and apparatus for buffering a flow of objects'2005 6,918,736'Method and apparatus for stacking discrete planar objects'2005 6,764,267'Patty loader and method'2004 6,679,033'Method and apparatus for packing'2004 6,371,278'Patty loader and method'2002 6,322,316'Patty loader and method'2001 6,273,663'Automatic wicketing apparatus'2001 6,141,943'Food article loading head and method'2000 6,052,969'Patty loader and method'2000 5,911,553'Automatic wicketing apparatus'1999 5,738,478'Automatic wicketing apparatus'1998 5,720,360'Limited slip differential hydraulic drive system'1998 5,024,045'Panel packaging system'1991 4,941,309'Panel packaging system'1990

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1998–2001Based in St. Joseph, MO, US· patent location history

2000–2013Patents assigned to F R DRAKE CO (14)· patent assignee history

2000–2004Based in Waynesboro, VA, US· patent location history

2000–2002Based in Charlottesville, VA, US· patent location history

2004–2008Based in Klive, IA, US· patent location history

2006–2017Based in Ankeny, IA, US· patent location history

2011–2017Patents assigned to MAREL MEAT PROCESSING INC (13)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to HART COLIN R (9)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to HIGGINS JOSHUA W (8)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to ALEXANDER DAVID W (7)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
F R DRAKE CO	14	2000–2013
MAREL MEAT PROCESSING INC	13	2011–2017
HART COLIN Rself	9	2012–2015
HIGGINS JOSHUA W	8	2012–2015
ALEXANDER DAVID W	7	2012–2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Ankeny, IA, US	22	2006–2017
Klive, IA, US	5	2004–2008
St. Joseph, MO, US	4	1998–2001
Waynesboro, Virginia, US	3	2000–2004
Charlottesville, Virginia, US	2	2000–2002