Patents by Inventor Fred James Kuper

Fred James Kuper 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).

  • Rack, conveyor and shuttle automated pick system
    Patent number: 7686560
    Abstract: A rack and conveyor shuttle system for placing and retrieving articles of various sizes including a rack system having a shelving framework of at least two tubes spaced apart from one another at a distance, wherein the distance between the tubes is sufficient to support the article in a single stack and a motorized, conveyor shuttle system having at least two finger-like conveyors spaced apart from one another at a distance, wherein the distance between the finger-like conveyors is sufficient to move in between the two tubes so as to engage the article wherein the conveyor shuttle system is adapted to interlace in between the rack system for both placing and retrieving the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Conestoga Cold Storage
    Inventors: Larry Hermas Laurin, Gavin Leigh Sargeant, Fred James Kuper, George Richard Pipes, Sergay Douglas Liston