Patents by Inventor Andrew David Mcintyre

Andrew David Mcintyre 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHODS RELATING TO FRUIT PACKING
    Publication number: 20220177171
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for aligning and packing rollable items such as prolate or spherical fruit; an apparatus to remove a single tray from a stack of trays and method therefor; a wrapper to wrap a tray in plastic film and method therefor; an apparatus to laterally retain a spherical or prolate fruit and method therefor; and an apparatus for aligning a fruit via series of rollers and/or suction heads and a method therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Siobahn Aimee Liza DOUGHTY, Andrei Joseph GAASTRA, Finn Marcus KENNEDY, Hamish Alexander Nigel KENNEDY, Andrew David MCINTYRE, Robert VERCOE, Shelson Philip WHITE
  • Conveyor system and article carriers therefor
    Patent number: 10933446
    Abstract: An article carrier is disclosed. The article carrier comprises a mounting portion adapted for connection to a conveyor such that when the article carrier is connected to the conveyor the conveyor is positioned on a conveyor axis of the article carrier. The article carrier has first and second carrier portions connected to the mounting portion which are configured to allow weighing of one or more articles carried, in use, by the carrier portions. The first carrier portion comprises a first bearing surface and a second bearing surface, and the second carrier portion comprises a third bearing surface and a spaced apart fourth bearing surface. A distance between the conveyor axis and any point on one of the bearing surfaces, measured orthogonally to the conveyor axis, is different to a distance between the conveyor axis and any point on any of the other bearing surfaces, measured orthogonally to the conveyor axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: COMPAC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew David Mcintyre, Hamish Alexander Nigel Kennedy, Kevin Lo
  • Conveyor System And Article Carriers Therefor
    Publication number: 20190151903
    Abstract: An article carrier is disclosed. The article carrier comprises a mounting portion adapted for connection to a conveyor such that when the article carrier is connected to the conveyor the conveyor is positioned on a conveyor axis of the article carrier. The article carrier has first and second carrier portions connected to the mounting portion which are configured to allow weighing of one or more articles carried, in use, by the carrier portions. The first carrier portion comprises a first bearing surface and a second bearing surface, and the second carrier portion comprises a third bearing surface and a spaced apart fourth bearing surface. A distance between the conveyor axis and any point on one of the bearing surfaces, measured orthogonally to the conveyor axis, is different to a distance between the conveyor axis and any point on any of the other bearing surfaces, measured orthogonally to the conveyor axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Compac Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Andrew David Mcintyre, Hamish Alexander Nigel Kennedy, Kevin Lo