Patents by Inventor Amy Christine Charlton

Amy Christine Charlton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Continuously adjustable apparatus for repositioning discrete articles
    Patent number: 6848566
    Abstract: An apparatus for changing the spacing between discrete articles having at least one linear motor disposed radially from a central axis, and a pick-up disposed proximate to the linear motor. The at least one linear motor is capable of adjusting the radial position of the pick-up with respect to the central axis so that an article is transferable from a first surface to the pick-up, the at least one linear motor adjusts the pick-up radially from the central axis, and the article is transferable from the pick-up to a second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Alan Harnish, Amy Christine Charlton, David William Slack
  • Continuously adjustable apparatus for repositioning discrete articles
    Publication number: 20040262127
    Abstract: An apparatus for changing the spacing between discrete articles having at least one linear motor disposed radially from a central axis, and a pick-up disposed proximate to the linear motor. The at least one linear motor is capable of adjusting the radial position of the pick-up with respect to the central axis so that an article is transferable from a first surface to the pick-up, the at least one linear motor adjusts the pick-up radially from the central axis, and the article is transferable from the pick-up to a second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David Alan Harnish, Amy Christine Charlton, David William Slack