Patents by Inventor Carlos A. Ordona

Carlos A. Ordona 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 portioning and automatically off-loading portioned workpieces
    Patent number: 6983678
    Abstract: A conveyor (22) moves workpieces (WP) past a scanning station (40) to ascertain one or more physical parameters of the workpiece (WP) and to a portioning station (24) wherein the workpiece (WP) is portioned into desired smaller portions. Thereafter, the conveyor (22) carries a portioned workpiece (WP) to an unloading station (26) where one or more pickup devices (28) removes specific portioned workpieces (PP) from the conveyor and places the portioned workpieces onto take away conveyors (30) for other locations remote from the first conveyor. A control system, composed in part of a computer (42), keeps track of the locations of the workpieces (WP) on the conveyor (22) and also optionally on the take away conveyor (30) so that portioned pieces (PP) are placed at specific desired locations remote from the conveyor (22) by the pickup devices (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: FMC
    Inventors: Darren P. Wattles, Craig E. Pfarr, Carlos A. Ordona, Norman A. Rudy
  • Apparatus and method for portioning and automatically off-loading workpieces
    Patent number: 6826989
    Abstract: A conveyor (22) moves workpieces (WP) past a scanning station (40) to ascertain one or more physical parameters of the workpiece (WP) and to a portioning station (24) wherein the workpiece (WP) is portioned into desired smaller portions. Thereafter, the conveyor (22) carries a portioned workpiece (WP) to an unloading station (26) where one or more pickup devices (28) removes specific portioned workpieces (PP) from the conveyor and places the portioned workpieces onto take away conveyors (30) for other locations remote from the first conveyor. A control system, composed in part of a computer (42), keeps track of the locations of the workpieces (WP) on the conveyor (22) and also optionally on the take away conveyor (30) so that portioned pieces (PP) are placed at specific desired locations remote from the conveyor (22) by the pickup devices (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: FMC
    Inventors: Darren P. Wattles, Craig E. Pfarr, Carlos A. Ordona, Norman A. Rudy
  • Apparatus and method for portioning and automatically off-loading portioned workpieces
    Publication number: 20040231480
    Abstract: A conveyor (22) moves workpieces (WP) past a scanning station (40) to ascertain one or more physical parameters of the workpiece (WP) and to a portioning station (24) wherein the workpiece (WP) is portioned into desired smaller portions. Thereafter, the conveyor (22) carries a portioned workpiece (WP) to an unloading station (26) where one or more pickup devices (28) removes specific portioned workpieces (PP) from the conveyor and places the portioned workpieces onto take away conveyors (30) for other locations remote from the first conveyor. A control system, composed in part of a computer (42), keeps track of the locations of the workpieces (WP) on the conveyor (22) and also optionally on the take away conveyor (30) so that portioned pieces (PP) are placed at specific desired locations remote from the conveyor (22) by the pickup devices (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: FMC
    Inventors: Darren P. Wattles, Craig E. Pfarr, Carlos A. Ordona, Norman A. Rudy