Daniel J Talken

6427097, Jul 30, 2002

Sep 26, 2000

09/670936

Merrill D. Martin - Oakland CA
Daniel J. Talken - Lafayette CA

Martin Family Trust

G06F 700

700230, 198456, 19845703, 271200

A layboy machine for conveying and selectively varying the lateral spacing between sheets such as sheets of corrugated board. The machine is provided with controlled tugs which automatically, precisely and quickly reposition the conveyors in the machine for different sizes of outputs from a cutter in a corrugator line and different numbers of sheets in each output.

6557846, May 6, 2003

Mar 27, 2001

09/818381

Merrill D. Martin - Oakland CA
Daniel J. Talken - Lafayette CA

Martin Family Trust - Oakland CA

B65H 2950

271200, 271201

A safety lock for locking an upstacker conveyor in an elevated position by means of a safety lock having a retractable member which is inserted between elevating members and the frame of the upstacker. Specifically, the safety lock is inserted between elevating members such as link members which rotate with respect to the frame as the frame is lowered and form an ever decreasing angle with the frame as the frame is lowered. By inserting a retractable member so that the angle between the structural member and frame can no longer decrease, the upstacker is effectively prevented from lowering accidentally.

6655566, Dec 2, 2003

Aug 28, 2002

10/229891

Merrill D. Martin - Oakland CA
Daniel J. Talken - Lafayette CA

Martin Family Trust - Oakland CA

B26F 302

225101, 225102, 225103

An improvement in a bundle breaker having first and second adjacent but longitudinally spaced upper and lower clamping surfaces for breaking progressively a bundle of sheets along a weakened plane from a log. The improvement includes first and second compliance structures positioned between the first and second upper and lower clamping surfaces. The first and second compliance structures include a device for detecting the height of the log and a variation setting device for reducing the distance between the upper and lower clamping surface a selected increment after detecting the height of the log. The compliance structures preferably include fluid pressurized structures which not only detect the height of the highest log when a plurality of logs in side by side relation are broken simultaneously but also apply even pressures to all of the logs and bundles during clamping and breaking even though one or more may have different heights.

6986635, Jan 17, 2006

Oct 14, 2003

10/686235

Daniel J. Talken - Lafayette CA, US
Charles D. Rizzuti - Martinez CA, US

Geo. M. Martin Company - Emeryville CA

B65G 57/00

414790, 4147938, 4147945, 4147946, 271162, 271201, 198592

A load change safety system in which a sheet stacker having a stacking deck formed with a discharge end discharges sheet material onto and builds a sheet stack on a conveying sheet stack removal system formed with a receiving means. A variable pinch point gap is formed by relative motion between the discharge end of the stacking deck and the receiving means of the conveying sheet material removal system. The safety system includes redundant means selectively preventing a decrease in the variable pinch point gap. The redundant means of the safety system preferably includes an electro-optical light guard means operably connected to the redundant means with one or more redirections of light beams to create a light guard perimeter guarding portions of the stacker and sheet removal system to guard against access to the pinch point.

7104747, Sep 12, 2006

Dec 1, 2005

11/292848

Daniel J. Talken - Lafayette CA, US
Charles D. Rizzuti - Martinez CA, US

Geo M. Martin Company - Emeryville CA

B65G 57/00

414790, 4147938, 4147945, 4147946, 271162, 271201, 198592

A load change safety system in which a sheet stacker having a stacking deck formed with a discharge end discharges sheet material onto and builds a sheet stack on a conveying sheet stack removal system formed with a receiving means. A variable pinch point gap is formed by relative motion between the discharge end of the stacking deck and the receiving means of the conveying sheet material removal system. The safety system includes redundant means selectively preventing a decrease in the variable pinch point gap. The redundant means of the safety system preferably includes an electro-optical light guard means operably connected to the redundant means with one or more redirections of light beams to create a light guard perimeter guarding portions of the stacker and sheet removal system to guard against access to the pinch point.

7150383, Dec 19, 2006

Sep 15, 2003

10/663003

Daniel J. Talken - Lafayette CA, US

Geo M. Martin Company - Emeryville CA

B26F 3/00
B26F 3/02
B65G 21/14

225 93, 225106, 198588, 198812

A storable transfer conveyor system for moving bundles from an upstream conveyor to a downstream conveyor utilizing a storable transfer conveyor which is movable from a first operative position, wherein the bundles are transferred to the downstream conveyor, to a second stored position on top of the downstream conveyor. When the storable transfer conveyor is in the second stored position, nearly all of the floor space occupied by the storable transfer conveyor when it was in the first operative position is vacated and available for another use and for operators to freely traverse the formerly occupied floor space. Transfer of the storable transfer conveyor is preferably nearly entirely by powered conveyors, requiring very minimal manual effort on the part of the operators of the equipment. In some applications, the storable transfer conveyor may be manually pushed or pulled in and out of a stored position. Transfer of the transfer conveyor from the first operative position to the second stored position requires no additional floor space to effect the move.

7416073, Aug 26, 2008

Feb 9, 2007

11/704595

Daniel J. Talken - Lafayette CA, US
Charles D. Rizzuti - Martinez CA, US

Geo. M. Martin Company - Emeryville CA

B65G 39/16

198806, 198842, 19845703

A flat belt support system with a drive roller and paired pulleys, each pair carrying a continuous flat belt that can be moved laterally along the drive roller axis and angled away from the plane normal to the drive roller axis. Multiple belts, each carried by a pair of pulleys, can be driven by a single drive roller. An additional roller allows the drive roller to be positioned so that it contacts the flat belt cover, rather than the back of the flat belt, improving friction between the drive roller and the flat belt.

20120222937, Sep 6, 2012

Feb 29, 2012

13/408916

Daniel J. Talken - Lafayette CA, US
Jonathan R. Ames - El Sobrante CA, US
Charles K. Benton - San Francisco CA, US
David R. Carlberg - Oakland CA, US

B65G 45/18
B65G 45/10
B65G 45/12
B65G 13/04

198496, 198586, 198494, 198497

A Layboy machine for the transportation of corrugated boxes including one or more Scrap Separation Means for improved Scrap separation. The Scrap Separation means include a Compliant Scrap Blocker for Loose Scrap, an Opposing Phase Shift Beater for Trapped Scrap and all types of Hanging Chads, a Chad Wall for stripping Lead Edge Trim, Trail Edge Trim and Side Edge Trim Scrap, a Compliant Scrap Blocker-Wedge Roller for harsher scrubbing of the box and motivating Scrap above the Board Line to move to under the Board Line and Side Edge Trim Chad Stripper which is removes Side Edge Trim Chads. The Wheel Assemblies are superior in allowing the proper configuration of the various Scrap Separation Means. The concept of the staggered Wheel Assemblies also leads to reduced Order Setup Time, better board control and reduced Print Damage and Box Size variation out of the Press.