Patents by Inventor George W. Potts, JR.

George W. Potts, JR. 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).

  • Patent number: 11639279
    Abstract: An automated system for transferring articles from a container. An item transfer system includes retainers configured to secure a first tray and a second tray, a movable paddle assembly, a frame, and a plurality of actuators. The system is configured to transfer articles from the first tray to the second tray by an automated process including securing the articles within the first tray with the paddle assembly, rotating the frame by approximately 90° to 100°, moving the paddle assembly in a series of linear translations to remove the items from the first tray and place the items into the second tray, rotating the frame back to its initial orientation, and releasing the items into the second tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Wayne Perry-Eaton, George W. Potts, Jr., Daniel Radtke
  • Publication number: 20220332527
    Abstract: An automated system for transferring articles from a container. An item transfer system includes a frame configured to receive a first tray and a second tray, a movable paddle assembly, a frame, and a plurality of actuators. The system is configured to transfer articles from the first tray to the second tray by an automated process including securing the articles within the first tray with the paddle assembly, moving a lifting assembly or an item support platform such that the articles are in a slidable configuration relative to the first tray, moving the paddle assembly and/or the item support platform in one or more linear translations to remove the items from the first tray and place the items above the second tray, and releasing the items into the second tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Wayne R. Perry-Eaton, George W. Potts, Jr., Daniel Radtke
  • Publication number: 20220297966
    Abstract: An automated system for transferring articles from a container. An item transfer system includes retainers configured to secure a first tray and a second tray, a movable paddle assembly, a frame, and a plurality of actuators. The system is configured to transfer articles from the first tray to the second tray by an automated process including securing the articles within the first tray with the paddle assembly, rotating the frame by approximately 90° to 100°, moving the paddle assembly in a series of linear translations to remove the items from the first tray and place the items into the second tray, rotating the frame back to its initial orientation, and releasing the items into the second tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Wayne Perry-Eaton, George W. Potts, JR., Daniel Radtke
  • Patent number: 11390473
    Abstract: An automated system for transferring articles from a container. An item transfer system includes a frame configured to receive a first tray and a second tray, a movable paddle assembly, a frame, and a plurality of actuators. The system is configured to transfer articles from the first tray to the second tray by an automated process including securing the articles within the first tray with the paddle assembly, moving a lifting assembly or an item support platform such that the articles are in a slidable configuration relative to the first tray, moving the paddle assembly and/or the item support platform in one or more linear translations to remove the items from the first tray and place the items above the second tray, and releasing the items into the second tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Wayne R. Perry-Eaton, George W. Potts, Jr., Daniel Radtke
  • Patent number: 11352227
    Abstract: An automated system for transferring articles from a container. An item transfer system includes retainers configured to secure a first tray and a second tray, a movable paddle assembly, a frame, and a plurality of actuators. The system is configured to transfer articles from the first tray to the second tray by an automated process including securing the articles within the first tray with the paddle assembly, rotating the frame by approximately 90° to 100°, moving the paddle assembly in a series of linear translations to remove the items from the first tray and place the items into the second tray, rotating the frame back to its initial orientation, and releasing the items into the second tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Wayne Perry-Eaton, George W. Potts, Jr., Daniel Radtke
  • Publication number: 20210130093
    Abstract: An automated system for transferring articles from a container. An item transfer system includes retainers configured to secure a first tray and a second tray, a movable paddle assembly, a frame, and a plurality of actuators. The system is configured to transfer articles from the first tray to the second tray by an automated process including securing the articles within the first tray with the paddle assembly, rotating the frame by approximately 90° to 100°, moving the paddle assembly in a series of linear translations to remove the items from the first tray and place the items into the second tray, rotating the frame back to its initial orientation, and releasing the items into the second tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Wayne Perry-Eaton, George W. Potts, JR., Daniel Radtke
  • Patent number: 10889440
    Abstract: An automated system for transferring articles from a container. An item transfer system includes retainers configured to secure a first tray and a second tray, a movable paddle assembly, a frame, and a plurality of actuators. The system is configured to transfer articles from the first tray to the second tray by an automated process including securing the articles within the first tray with the paddle assembly, rotating the frame by approximately 90° to 100°, moving the paddle assembly in a series of linear translations to remove the items from the first tray and place the items into the second tray, rotating the frame back to its initial orientation, and releasing the items into the second tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Wayne Perry-Eaton, George W. Potts, Jr., Daniel Radtke
  • Publication number: 20200361723
    Abstract: An automated system for transferring articles from a container. An item transfer system includes a frame configured to receive a first tray and a second tray, a movable paddle assembly, a frame, and a plurality of actuators. The system is configured to transfer articles from the first tray to the second tray by an automated process including securing the articles within the first tray with the paddle assembly, moving a lifting assembly or an item support platform such that the articles are in a slidable configuration relative to the first tray, moving the paddle assembly and/or the item support platform in one or more linear translations to remove the items from the first tray and place the items above the second tray, and releasing the items into the second tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Wayne R. Perry-Eaton, George W. Potts, Jr., Daniel Radtke
  • Publication number: 20190077598
    Abstract: An automated system for transferring articles from a container. An item transfer system includes retainers configured to secure a first tray and a second tray, a movable paddle assembly, a frame, and a plurality of actuators. The system is configured to transfer articles from the first tray to the second tray by an automated process including securing the articles within the first tray with the paddle assembly, rotating the frame by approximately 90° to 100°, moving the paddle assembly in a series of linear translations to remove the items from the first tray and place the items into the second tray, rotating the frame back to its initial orientation, and releasing the items into the second tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Wayne Perry-Eaton, George W. Potts, JR., Daniel Radtke