Patents by Inventor Chris Pettigrew

Chris Pettigrew 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).

  • Publication number: 20240020784
    Abstract: A computer controlled mail piece assembly and wrapping system discloses a process for culling candidate mail pieces from bulk mail pieces, a mail piece feeder, a mail piece reader coupled to the feeder that identifies suitable candidate mail pieces, a collator coupled to the feeder for collating multiple identified mail pieces, a buffer coupled to the collator for regulating the delivery rate of the multiple mail pieces exiting to a wrap inserter, a wrap inserter coupled to the buffer for wrapping mail pieces and selected inserts into a mailing container, a printer interfaced with the wrap inserter for printing information onto the mailing container; an outstacker coupled to the wrap inserter for transferring envelope wrapped mail pieces and selected inserts to a desired location, and a computer with suitable programming for operating the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Frank Delfer, Marc Fagan, Brett Flickner, Daniel Saldana, Charles Preston, Matthew Leettola, Chris Pettigrew, Khi Lam, Christopher Codde, Randy Franklin, Paul Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20230093046
    Abstract: A computer controlled mail piece assembly and wrapping system discloses a process for culling candidate mail pieces from bulk mail pieces, a mail piece feeder, a mail piece reader coupled to the feeder that identifies suitable candidate mail pieces, a collator coupled to the feeder for collating multiple identified mail pieces, a buffer coupled to the collator for regulating the delivery rate of the multiple mail pieces exiting to a wrap inserter, a wrap inserter coupled to the buffer for wrapping mail pieces and selected inserts into a mailing container, a printer interfaced with the wrap inserter for printing information onto the mailing container; an outstacker coupled to the wrap inserter for transferring envelope wrapped mail pieces and selected inserts to a desired location, and a computer with suitable programming for operating the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Frank Delfer, Marc Fagan, Brett Flickner, Daniel Saldana, Charles Preston, Matthew Leettola, Chris Pettigrew, Khi Lam, Christopher Codde, Randy Franklin, Paul Rudolph
  • Patent number: 11508023
    Abstract: A computer controlled mail piece assembly and wrapping system discloses a process for culling candidate mail pieces from bulk mail pieces, a mail piece feeder, a mail piece reader coupled to the feeder that identifies suitable candidate mail pieces, a collator coupled to the feeder for collating multiple identified mail pieces, a buffer coupled to the collator for regulating the delivery rate of the multiple mail pieces exiting to a wrap inserter, a wrap inserter coupled to the buffer for wrapping mail pieces and selected inserts into a mailing container, a printer interfaced with the wrap inserter for printing information onto the mailing container; an outstacker coupled to the wrap inserter for transferring envelope wrapped mail pieces and selected inserts to a desired location, and a computer with suitable programming for operating the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Broadridge Output Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Delfer, Marc Fagan, Brett Flickner, Daniel Saldana, Charles Preston, Matthew Leettola, Chris Pettigrew, Khi Lam, Christopher Codde, Randy Franklin, Paul Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20220289054
    Abstract: An electric vehicle charger charging apparatus is configured to suspend from a canopy and connect to an electric vehicle from above the vehicle. The canopy has a purlin frame and supports a photovoltaic module for generating electricity. The electric vehicle charging apparatus suspends from the purlin frame of the canopy by a mounting structure. The mounting structure includes a first vertical brace and a second vertical brace having bottom connection points connectable to mounting points on a vehicle charger and top connection points connectable to a block brace coupled to the purlin frame. The mounting points on the vehicle charger are level to horizontal ground surface and the canopy is sloped with respect to the horizontal ground surface such that the second vertical brace has a greater length between the top and bottom connection points than the first vertical brace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Jeff Palmer, Chris Pettigrew, Erik Andreas Karlsson
  • Publication number: 20210035248
    Abstract: A computer controlled mail piece assembly and wrapping system discloses a process for culling candidate mail pieces from bulk mail pieces, a mail piece feeder, a mail piece reader coupled to the feeder that identifies suitable candidate mail pieces, a collator coupled to the feeder for collating multiple identified mail pieces, a buffer coupled to the collator for regulating the delivery rate of the multiple mail pieces exiting to a wrap inserter, a wrap inserter coupled to the buffer for wrapping mail pieces and selected inserts into a mailing container, a printer interfaced with the wrap inserter for printing information onto the mailing container; an outstacker coupled to the wrap inserter for transferring envelope wrapped mail pieces and selected inserts to a desired location, and a computer with suitable programming for operating the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Frank Delfer, Marc Fagan, Brett Flickner, Daniel Saldana, Charles Preston, Matthew Leettola, Chris Pettigrew, Khi Lam, Christopher Codde, Randy Franklin, Paul Rudolph
  • Patent number: 10810694
    Abstract: A computer controlled mail piece assembly and wrapping system discloses a process for culling candidate mail pieces from bulk mail pieces, a mail piece feeder, a mail piece reader coupled to the feeder that identifies suitable candidate mail pieces, a collator coupled to the feeder for collating multiple identified mail pieces, a buffer coupled to the collator for regulating the delivery rate of the multiple mail pieces exiting to a wrap inserter, a wrap inserter coupled to the buffer for wrapping mail pieces and selected inserts into a mailing container, a printer interfaced with the wrap inserter for printing information onto the mailing container; an outstacker coupled to the wrap inserter for transferring envelope wrapped mail pieces and selected inserts to a desired location, and a computer with suitable programming for operating the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Broadridge Output Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Delfer, Marc Fagan, Brett Flickner, Daniel Saldana, Charles Preston, Matthew Leettola, Chris Pettigrew, Khi Lam, Christopher Codde, Randy Franklin, Paul Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20190156448
    Abstract: A computer controlled mail piece assembly and wrapping system discloses a process for culling candidate mail pieces from bulk mail pieces, a mail piece feeder, a mail piece reader coupled to the feeder that identifies suitable candidate mail pieces, a collator coupled to the feeder for collating multiple identified mail pieces, a buffer coupled to the collator for regulating the delivery rate of the multiple mail pieces exiting to a wrap inserter, a wrap inserter coupled to the buffer for wrapping mail pieces and selected inserts into a mailing container, a printer interfaced with the wrap inserter for printing information onto the mailing container; an outstacker coupled to the wrap inserter for transferring envelope wrapped mail pieces and selected inserts to a desired location, and a computer with suitable programming for operating the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Frank Delfer, Marc Fagan, Brett Flickner, Daniel Saldana, Charles Preston, Matthew Leettola, Chris Pettigrew, Khi Lam, Christopher Codde, Randy Franklin, Paul Rudolph
  • Patent number: 10192276
    Abstract: A computer controlled mail piece assembly and wrapping system discloses a process for culling candidate mail pieces from bulk mail pieces, a mail piece feeder, a mail piece reader coupled to the feeder that identifies suitable candidate mail pieces, a collator coupled to the feeder for collating multiple identified mail pieces, a buffer coupled to the collator for regulating the delivery rate of the multiple mail pieces exiting to a wrap inserter, a wrap inserter coupled to the buffer for wrapping mail pieces and selected inserts into a mailing container, a printer interfaced with the wrap inserter for printing information onto the mailing container; an outstacker coupled to the wrap inserter for transferring envelope wrapped mail pieces and selected inserts to a desired location, and a computer with suitable programming for operating the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Broadridge Output Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Delfer, Marc Fagan, Brett Flickner, Daniel Saldana, Charles Preston, Matthew Leettola, Chris Pettigrew, Khi Lam, Christopher Codde, Randy Franklin, Paul Rudolph