Patents by Inventor Donald W. Collins

Donald W. Collins 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).

  • Method and apparatus for processing an object
    Patent number: 6842655
    Abstract: A system for processing a product includes a sequence of process steps, at least one machine in each of the process steps, and a plurality of lots in the queue of the first machine. Each lot includes at least one unit of the product, a memory, and a first transmitter-receiver operatively associated with the memory. The memory identifies at least one of a pair including the lot, a unit of product. The system also includes a second transmitter-receiver device and a control operatively associated the second transmitter receiver device and the first machine to generate signals causing the second transmitter-receiver device to communicate with the first transmitter-receiver device and the memory in each of the lots to provide the memory with the time required for the first machine to process the lot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Inventor: Donald W. Collins
  • Smokeless tobacco container holder
    Patent number: D595953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: DWC Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Donald W. Collins
  • Smokeless tobacco container holder
    Patent number: D595954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: DWC Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Donald W. Collins
  • Smokeless tobacco container holder
    Patent number: D595955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: DWC Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Donald W. Collins
  • Smokeless tobacco container holder
    Patent number: D595956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: DWC Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Donald W. Collins
  • Smokeless tobacco container holder
    Patent number: D597300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: DWC Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Donald W. Collins
  • Smokeless tobacco container holder
    Patent number: D597737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: DWC Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Donald W. Collins