Patents by Inventor Dylan Hutcheson

Dylan Hutcheson 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).

  • Material product holding systems and methods
    Patent number: 11547164
    Abstract: Various examples are provided related to processing and handling of products. In one example, among others, a material product holding system includes a product holding assembly and a structure supporting the product holding assembly, the structure coupled to the positioning assembly. The product holding assembly can include support arms and a positioning assembly that can adjust positioning of the support arms with respect to each other to engage with at least a portion of a product supported by the support arms. In another example, a method include engaging support arms with a surface of at least a portion of a product, the support arms tensioning the product, positioning the support arms to load the product on a workstation, contracting the support arms to remove the tension, processing the product, re-engaging the support arms after completion of the processing, and unloading the product from the workstation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SOFTWEAR AUTOMATION, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Baker, Dylan Hutcheson, Andrew Jackson, Luther Lloyd, III, Stephen Ruderman, Wael Saab
  • MATERIAL PRODUCT HOLDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220378135
    Abstract: Various examples are provided related to processing and handling of products. In one example, among others, a material product holding system includes a product holding assembly and a structure supporting the product holding assembly, the structure coupled to the positioning assembly. The product holding assembly can include support arms and a positioning assembly that can adjust positioning of the support arms with respect to each other to engage with at least a portion of a product supported by the support arms. In another example, a method include engaging support arms with a surface of at least a portion of a product, the support arms tensioning the product, positioning the support arms to load the product on a workstation, contracting the support arms to remove the tension, processing the product, re-engaging the support arms after completion of the processing, and unloading the product from the workstation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Michael J. Baker, Dylan Hutcheson, Andrew Jackson, Luther Lloyd, III, Stephen Ruderman, Wael Saab