Patents by Inventor Anthony Edward Lancaster

Anthony Edward Lancaster 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRE-PLATING STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
    Publication number: 20230173690
    Abstract: Pre-plating systems and related methods are disclosed. A pre-plating system includes a press, an infeed robot configured to deliver a structural member to the press, and an outfeed robot configured to remove the structural member from the press. The press is configured to secure a plate to the structural member while the structural member is held in position by at least one of the infeed robot or the outfeed robot. A pre-plating system includes a press, a transfer pedestal, a plate picking robot, and a press loading robot. The plate picking robot is configured to pick a plate from a container and position the plate on the transfer pedestal. The press loading robot is configured to transfer the plate to the press. The press is configured to press the plate into a structural member positioned within the press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Baker, Cole Jay Logemann, Anthony Edward Lancaster, Chris Scot Annin, Anthony Wayne Foster, Jeffrey Michael Hill, Shane Christopher Dittrich, Kristopher Ryan Okelberry
  • Systems and methods for pre-plating structural members
    Patent number: 11541553
    Abstract: Pre-plating systems and related methods are disclosed. A pre-plating system includes a press, an infeed robot configured to deliver a structural member to the press, and an outfeed robot configured to remove the structural member from the press. The press is configured to secure a plate to the structural member while the structural member is held in position by at least one of the infeed robot or the outfeed robot. A pre-plating system includes a press, a transfer pedestal, a plate picking robot, and a press loading robot. The plate picking robot is configured to pick a plate from a container and position the plate on the transfer pedestal. The press loading robot is configured to transfer the plate to the press. The press is configured to press the plate into a structural member positioned within the press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: House of Design LLC
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Baker, Cole Jay Logemann, Anthony Edward Lancaster, Chris Scot Annin, Anthony Wayne Foster, Jeffrey Michael Hill, Shane Christopher Dittrich, Kristopher Ryan Okelberry
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRE-PLATING STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
    Publication number: 20200376685
    Abstract: Pre-plating systems and related methods are disclosed. A pre-plating system includes a press, an infeed robot configured to deliver a structural member to the press, and an outfeed robot configured to remove the structural member from the press. The press is configured to secure a plate to the structural member while the structural member is held in position by at least one of the infeed robot or the outfeed robot. A pre-plating system includes a press, a transfer pedestal, a plate picking robot, and a press loading robot. The plate picking robot is configured to pick a plate from a container and position the plate on the transfer pedestal. The press loading robot is configured to transfer the plate to the press. The press is configured to press the plate into a structural member positioned within the press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Baker, Cole Jay Logemann, Anthony Edward Lancaster, Chris Scot Annin, Anthony Wayne Foster, Jeffrey Michael Hill, Shane Christopher Dittrich, Kristopher Ryan Okelberry