Patents by Inventor Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski
Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski 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).
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Publication number: 20240101176Abstract: A pallet lift includes a base and a deck extending forward of the base. Load wheels support the deck. A platform above the deck is pivotable relative to the base. The platform has an upper support surface for supporting objects thereon. The platform may be pivoted as the pallet lift travels on an inclined surface, such as a truck ramp, in order to keep the platform relatively level relative to gravity to increase stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, Joseph E. Popovits, II, Travis James Englert
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Publication number: 20240059338Abstract: A pallet sled includes a pair of tines extending forward from a base. A load wheel supports each of the pair of tines. The load wheels are each configured to move away from the respective tine to lift the respective tine upward relative to a support surface on which the load wheel is supported. A processor on the pallet sled records usage of the sled, such as lift cycles, location over time, battery condition, lift height, weight lifted, distance traveled, and the like. A communication circuit may be configured to send data from the pallet sled to a remote server. An identification reader may be configured to read an identification tag of an object supported on the pair of tines, such as an rfid tag on a pallet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Robert Lee Martin, Jason Crawford Miller, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski
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Patent number: 11873020Abstract: A pallet lift includes a base and a deck extending forward of the base. Load wheels support the deck. A platform above the deck is pivotable relative to the base. The platform has an upper support surface for supporting objects thereon. The platform may be pivoted as the pallet lift travels on an inclined surface, such as a truck ramp, in order to keep the platform relatively level relative to gravity to increase stability.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, Joseph E. Popovits, II, Travis James Englert
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Publication number: 20240010431Abstract: An automated mobile robot for assisted and/or automated delivery between a delivery vehicle and a store may take the form of an automated pallet sled. The automated pallet sled may include a base and tines that can be raised by a lift actuator. A processor and various sensors enable the automated pallet sled to navigate and avoid people and obstacles. In a first implementation, the automated pallet sled retrieves pallets destined for a store at a current location within the delivery vehicle and places them on a liftgate of the delivery vehicle. In a second implementation, the automated pallet sled follows a manual pallet sled operated by the driver. In another implementation, the automated pallet sled brings pallets into the store independently of the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventor: Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski
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Publication number: 20230406382Abstract: A pallet sled includes an upper frame including spaced-apart arms adapted to receive feet of a pallet therebetween. A lower frame supports the upper frame. A plurality of pivotable arms connect the lower frame to the upper frame. A handle is pivotably connected to the lower frame and the upper frame, such that pivoting the handle selectively raises and lowers the upper frame relative to the lower frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, William Robinson
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Patent number: 11840271Abstract: A pallet sled includes a pair of tines extending forward from a base. A load wheel supports each of the pair of tines. The load wheels are each configured to move away from the respective tine to lift the respective tine upward relative to a support surface on which the load wheel is supported. A processor on the pallet sled records usage of the sled, such as lift cycles, location over time, battery condition, lift height, weight lifted, distance traveled, and the like. A communication circuit may be configured to send data from the pallet sled to a remote server. An identification reader may be configured to read an identification tag of an object supported on the pair of tines, such as an rfid tag on a pallet.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: Robert Lee Martin, Jr., Jason Crawford Miller, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski
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Publication number: 20230303144Abstract: A hub motor includes a hub motor body, an axle extending into the hub motor body, a rotor coupled to the outer housing, a stator within the rotor and coupled to the axle, and a brake within the hub motor body. The brake may include a brake pad spring-biased into braking engagement and moved out of braking engagement by an electromagnetic coil, such that the brake will fail into a braked state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, Travis James Englert
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Publication number: 20230278612Abstract: A pallet jack includes a base and a pair of tines extending from the base. The pair of tines including a first tine and a second tine. A load wheel supports an outer end of each of the pair of tines. Each load wheel is configured to move toward and away from the respective tine to raise the tine off a floor on which the load wheel is supported. The first tine including a support surface configured to selectively be a lowermost surface of the tine to facilitate lateral displacement of the first tine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventor: Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski
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Patent number: 11685417Abstract: A pallet jack includes a base and a pair of tines extending from the base. The pair of tines including a first tine and a second tine. A load wheel supports an outer end of each of the pair of tines. Each load wheel is configured to move toward and away from the respective tine to raise the tine off a floor on which the load wheel is supported. The first tine including a support surface configured to selectively be a lowermost surface of the tine to facilitate lateral displacement of the first tine.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventor: Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski
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Publication number: 20230196380Abstract: A mobile camera unit includes a base having a plurality of wheels. A support extends upward from the base. At least one camera mounted to the support. At least one processor is configured to collect images from the at least one camera. A communication circuit is configured to transmit the images. The mobile camera unit may be used to capture images of a plurality of products on a pallet or other platform. The images are transmitted to a server to identify SKUs associated with the products and to compare the identified SKUs with an order or pick list.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Peter Douglas Jackson, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski
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Publication number: 20230159073Abstract: A tote mover includes a base and a plurality of wheels supporting the base. A backrest is moveable relative to the base. A hook assembly is moveable relative to the backrest between a first rotational position and a second rotational position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Derick Foster, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, Joseph E. Popovits, II, Travis James Englert
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Publication number: 20230159197Abstract: Several embodiments of turntable systems for loaded pallets are disclosed. In some embodiments, a first ramp leads up to the turntable and a second ramp leads down from the turntable on the opposite side. In other embodiments, at least two turntables are positioned adjacent one another, optionally with a bridge surface connecting them so that a pallet lift can be driven from one turntable to the other to place one pallet on one turntable and another pallet on the other turntable according to a method disclosed herein. A validation system without a turntable includes a plurality of cameras about a periphery of a platform weight sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Peter Douglas Jackson, Robert Lee Martin, JR., Jason Crawford Miller, Hisham Khalid A. Alshmmasi, Derick Foster, Daniel James Thyer, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, Joseph E. Popovits, II, Justin Corless
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Publication number: 20230150560Abstract: A pallet lift includes a base and a deck extending forward of the base. Load wheels support the deck. A platform above the deck is pivotable relative to the base. The platform has an upper support surface for supporting objects thereon. The platform may be pivoted as the pallet lift travels on an inclined surface, such as a truck ramp, in order to keep the platform relatively level relative to gravity to increase stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, Joseph E. Popovits, II, Travis James Englert
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Publication number: 20230143029Abstract: A cart includes a platform and a plurality of wheels supporting the platform. A plurality of retractable shelves are supported on the platform. The plurality of retractable shelves are reconfigurable between a deployed position and a retracted position. In the deployed position, a plurality of totes (or other smaller objects) can be supported on the shelves. In the retracted position, the cart is in an L Cart configuration. The platform is uncovered by the shelves and a larger item (or several larger items) can be placed on the platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Derick Foster, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, John Frederick Paulk
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Patent number: 11618489Abstract: A pallet sled includes an upper frame including spaced-apart arms adapted to receive feet of a pallet therebetween. A lower frame supports the upper frame. A plurality of pivotable arms connect the lower frame to the upper frame. A handle is pivotably connected to the lower frame and the upper frame, such that pivoting the handle selectively raises and lowers the upper frame relative to the lower frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, William Robinson
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Patent number: 11597544Abstract: Several embodiments of turntable systems for loaded pallets are disclosed. In some embodiments, a first ramp leads up to the turntable and a second ramp leads down from the turntable on the opposite side. In other embodiments, at least two turntables are positioned adjacent one another, optionally with a bridge surface connecting them so that a pallet lift can be driven from one turntable to the other to place one pallet on one turntable and another pallet on the other turntable according to a method disclosed herein. A validation system without a turntable includes a plurality of cameras about a periphery of a platform weight sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: Peter Douglas Jackson, Robert Lee Martin, Jr., Jason Crawford Miller, Hisham Khalid A. Alshmmasi, Derick Foster, Daniel James Thyer, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, Joseph E. Popovits, II, Justin Corless
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Patent number: 11597419Abstract: A lift for a fork tine assembly includes a generally upright frame having at least one handle grip portion at a rearward portion thereof. The handle grip portion is fixed relative to the frame. A lift mechanism is secured to the frame. The lift mechanism is capable of attaching to and raising and lowering at least one fork tine. A plurality of wheels support the frame. The at least one fork tine may be part of a first fork tine assembly that can be selectively removed from the lift and replaced with a different configuration fork tine assembly. An optional shelf is provided on the frame for convenience but may be pivoted out of the way when not in use.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, Philip A. King
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Patent number: 11465662Abstract: A pallet sled includes a base and a pair of tines extending from the base. A load wheel supports outer ends of each of the tines. A wheel supports the base. At least one motor is configured to drive the base wheel or at least one of the load wheels for driving the pallet sled. The motor may be a hub motor inside the base wheel or the load wheel.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: Travis James Englert, Joseph E. Popovits, II, Derick Foster, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, Sayre Giorgio Peralta
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Publication number: 20220315086Abstract: A pallet sled includes a base and a pair of tines extending from the base. A load wheel supports outer ends of each of the tines. A wheel supports the base. At least one motor is configured to drive the base wheel or at least one of the load wheels for driving the pallet sled. The motor may be a hub motor inside the base wheel or the load wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Travis James Englert, Joseph E. Popovits, II, Derick Foster, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, Sayre Giorgio Peralta
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Patent number: 11440572Abstract: A lift for a fork tine assembly includes a generally upright frame having at least one handle grip portion at a rearward portion thereof. The handle grip portion is fixed relative to the frame. A lift mechanism is secured to the frame. The lift mechanism is capable of attaching to and raising and lowering at least one fork tine. A plurality of wheels support the frame. The at least one fork tine may be part of a first fork tine assembly that can be selectively removed from the lift and replaced with a different configuration fork tine assembly. An optional shelf is provided on the frame for convenience but may be pivoted out of the way when not in use.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski, Philip A. King