Patents by Inventor Brian Paul Byrne

Brian Paul Byrne 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 method for loading and unloading containers
    Patent number: 9090411
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for unloading a plurality of items from a carrier is provided. The items are preloaded in the carrier, in a column having a top row. The apparatus has a first conveyor which has a first end for approaching the top row, an opposite second end and a conveyor body connecting the first end and the second end. The first end has an end platform for receiving the top row and an arm associated with the end platform for transporting the top row onto the end platform. A second conveyor is operatively connected to the first conveyor for receiving the top row from the first conveyor and transporting the top row for further processing the top row. The apparatus also has a control unit for controlling the movement of the first conveyor and the second conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
    Inventors: Brian Paul Byrne, Douglas Edward McLeester
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20140197013
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for unloading a plurality of items from a carrier is provided. The items are preloaded in the carrier, in a column having a top row. The apparatus has a first conveyor which has a first end for approaching the top row, an opposite second end and a conveyor body connecting the first end and the second end. The first end has an end platform for receiving the top row and an arm associated with the end platform for transporting the top row onto the end platform. A second conveyor is operatively connected to the first conveyor for receiving the top row from the first conveyor and transporting the top row for further processing the top row. The apparatus also has a control unit for controlling the movement of the first conveyor and the second conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
    Inventors: Brian Paul Byrne, Douglas Edward McLeester