Patents by Inventor Mark Hogan
Mark Hogan 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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Patent number: 11932497Abstract: A method of inverting workpieces in a mass production process includes: advancing an end effector in electronic synchronization with advancement of a carrier to synchronize arrival of the carrier at a stop position with arrival of the end effector at an unloading position, in which the end effector is in alignment with a workpiece held by the carrier for engaging the workpiece; while the end effector is in engagement with the workpiece, retracting the end effector away from the carrier to unload the workpiece from the carrier and advancing the end effector back toward the carrier to load the workpiece back into the carrier; and rotating the end effector relative to the carrier to invert the workpiece in electronic synchronization with the retracting and advancing of the end effector for loading the workpiece back into the carrier when inverted.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: ATS CORPORATIONInventors: Kenneth Wayne Nicholson, Philip David Munroe, James Mark McLean, Robert James MacGregor, David Andrew Tait, Gustavo Barea, Roger Craig Hogan
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Patent number: 11891251Abstract: A raised belt transfer unit may comprise a first angled support and a second angled support, a drive roller rotatably mounted to the first angled support and the second angled support, a plurality of driven rollers rotatably mounted to the first angled support and the second angled support, and a drive connecter in communication with the drive roller and a driven roller. The drive roller may be positioned adjacent a lower end of the first support and adjacent a lower end of the second support. The drive roller may be adapted to be coupled to a conveyor belt of a telescopic conveyor.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: FMH Conveyors LLCInventors: William Mark Hogan, Barry Wayne Freeman
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Patent number: 11718481Abstract: A conveyor assembly includes an extendable conveyor, a cradle configured to at least partially receive the extendable conveyor, a first conveyor that is movable between a first position and a second position, the first conveyor configured to receive a material from a first source, and second conveyor configured to receive a material from a second source. The extendable conveyor may be configured to pivot with respect to the cradle.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: FMH Conveyors LLCInventors: William Mark Hogan, Barry Wayne Freeman, John David Robert King
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Publication number: 20230192414Abstract: An exemplary method for monitoring a package on a conveyor may include emitting a plurality of infrared beams, detecting one or more of the emitted infrared beams, calculating a package height using the detected infrared beams, determining whether the package height exceeds a predetermined threshold, and when the package height meets or exceeds the predetermined threshold, sending a signal indicating a height of the package exceeds the predetermined threshold. A package size detector may include a transmitter including a plurality of light sources and positioned on a first side of a conveyor, and a receiver positioned on a second, opposite side of the conveyor, including a plurality of light sensors, each of the plurality of light sensors being configured to detect light emitted from the plurality of light sources. A controller may be configured to determine whether a package height exceeds a predetermined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: William Mark Hogan, Daniel Lee Bonsack, Andrew Young
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Patent number: 11551179Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to determine a location of each vehicle of a plurality of vehicles that have freight capacity, determine a distance of each vehicle to a location of each uncovered shipment of a plurality of uncovered shipments, determine an estimated time of arrival for each vehicle to arrive at the location of each uncovered shipment of the plurality of uncovered shipments, determine a particular vehicle of the plurality of vehicles having a highest score that is selected to service a particular uncovered shipment of the plurality of uncovered shipments, the highest score based on the distance, the estimated time of arrival, and a pick up time for the particular uncovered shipment, and transmit a notification to a computing device of an operator of the particular vehicle that indicates that the particular vehicle is selected to service the particular uncovered shipment.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: VuTrans Solutions LLCInventors: Josh Jonte, Paul Schultz, Mark Hogan
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Publication number: 20220306393Abstract: A conveyor assembly includes an extendable conveyor, a cradle configured to at least partially receive the extendable conveyor, a first conveyor that is movable between a first position and a second position, the first conveyor configured to receive a material from a first source, and second conveyor configured to receive a material from a second source. The extendable conveyor may be configured to pivot with respect to the cradle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: William Mark Hogan, Barry Wayne Freeman, John David Robert King
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Publication number: 20220162009Abstract: A raised belt transfer unit may comprise a first angled support and a second angled support, a drive roller rotatably mounted to the first angled support and the second angled support, a plurality of driven rollers rotatably mounted to the first angled support and the second angled support, and a drive connecter in communication with the drive roller and a driven roller. The drive roller may be positioned adjacent a lower end of the first support and adjacent a lower end of the second support. The drive roller may be adapted to be coupled to a conveyor belt of a telescopic conveyor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: William Mark Hogan, Barry Wayne Freeman
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Publication number: 20220082620Abstract: A design for test (DFT) block of a system on a chip (SOC) includes a function mapping interface coupled to a set of function interfaces of an intellectual property (IP) block core; and a core coupled to the function mapping interface by a plurality of test interfaces, the core including an interposer to manage assignments of the plurality of test interfaces from the function mapping interface to a plurality of placeholder interfaces of a collar, wherein the function mapping interface maps the set of function interfaces to the plurality of test interfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Balajiraja Ravinarayanan, Allyn Hunt, Gordon Walsh, Mark Hogan, Michael Morgan, Ruben Trejo Calle, Alfonso Tarazona Martinez, Shravan Kumar Hossur Gopala Rao
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Patent number: 11226125Abstract: An energy optimization system for a load of perishable goods in temperature controlled storage, wherein a thermal profile of the load is developed, which is then used, in connection with temperature readings of the air and goods to simulate an expected temperature of the goods over an absolute or relative time duration at one or more set points. The simulation allows an optimal energy efficient set point to be determined, which may then be used to make the HVAC unit of the temperature controlled storage zone more energy efficient.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Lettuce Box, Inc.Inventors: Mark Hogan, Darryl Kuhn
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Patent number: 11182731Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to import data from a source, the data comprising a list of legs and a list of multi-leg truck loads (MTLs), each leg comprising a trip from an origin to a destination and each MTL comprising at least one leg, automatically generate an unapproved package comprising a sequence of MTLs selected and removed from the list of MTLs, store the unapproved package in a database, transmit the unapproved package to a client computing device for approval, and receive the approval of the unapproved package from the client computing device and store the unapproved package as an approved package in the database.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: VuTrans Solutions LLCInventors: Josh Jonte, Paul Schultz, Mark Hogan
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Publication number: 20210222902Abstract: An energy optimization system for a load of perishable goods in temperature controlled storage, wherein a thermal profile of the load is developed, which is then used, in connection with temperature readings of the air and goods to simulate an expected temperature of the goods over an absolute or relative time duration at one or more set points. The simulation allows an optimal energy efficient set point to be determined, which may then be used to make the HVAC unit of the temperature controlled storage zone more energy efficient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Mark Hogan, Darryl Kuhn
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Patent number: 11068832Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to determine a location of each vehicle of a plurality of vehicles that have freight capacity, determine a distance of each vehicle to a location of each uncovered shipment of a plurality of uncovered shipments, determine an estimated time of arrival for each vehicle to arrive at the location of each uncovered shipment of the plurality of uncovered shipments, determine a particular vehicle of the plurality of vehicles having a highest score that is selected to service a particular uncovered shipment of the plurality of uncovered shipments, the highest score based on the distance, the estimated time of arrival, and a pick up time for the particular uncovered shipment, and transmit a notification to a computing device of an operator of the particular vehicle that indicates that the particular vehicle is selected to service the particular uncovered shipment.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: VuTrans Solutions LLCInventors: Josh Jonte, Paul Schultz, Mark Hogan
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Patent number: 11054004Abstract: Roller chain outer plate links including a cable support portion are disclosed. Example roller chain outer plate links include a link portion, a cable support portion oriented projecting from an outer face of the link portion, and a joint at one of the lead/tail ends of the link portion. The link portion, joint, and cable support portions each comprise portions integral with remaining portions of the outer plate link. Cable support portions of the roller chain outer plate links support a cable extending between components of an apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: FMH Conveyors LLCInventors: William Mark Hogan, Jamshid Naderi
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Publication number: 20200109770Abstract: Roller chain outer plate links including a cable support portion are disclosed. Example roller chain outer plate links include a link portion, a cable support portion oriented projecting from an outer face of the link portion, and a joint at one of the lead/tail ends of the link portion. The link portion, joint, and cable support portions each comprise portions integral with remaining portions of the outer plate link. Cable support portions of the roller chain outer plate links support a cable extending between components of an apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: William Mark Hogan, Jamshid Naderi
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Patent number: 10533646Abstract: Roller chain outer plate links including a cable support portion are disclosed. Example roller chain outer plate links include a link portion, a cable support portion oriented projecting from an outer face of the link portion, and a joint at one of the lead/tail ends of the link portion. The link portion, joint, and cable support portions each comprise portions integral with remaining portions of the outer plate link. Cable support portions of the roller chain outer plate links support a cable extending between components of an apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: FMH Conveyors LLCInventors: William Mark Hogan, Jamshid Naderi
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Publication number: 20180195588Abstract: Roller chain outer plate links including a cable support portion are disclosed. Example roller chain outer plate links include a link portion, a cable support portion oriented projecting from an outer face of the link portion, and a joint at one of the lead/tail ends of the link portion. The link portion, joint, and cable support portions each comprise portions integral with remaining portions of the outer plate link. Cable support portions of the roller chain outer plate links support a cable extending between components of an apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: William Mark Hogan, Jamshid Naderi
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Patent number: 9518943Abstract: A method and system for mimicking a thermal profile of a perishable product by fabricating a thermal mimicking probe (TMP). The TMP is obtained by forming a non-perishable, substantially solid material into a predetermined mass or shape, wherein the non-perishable material, in combination with the predetermined mass or size, has a temperature retention property similar to a perishable product; sealing an entirety of the formed material with a protective covering to form a core; accommodating a temperature sensor into a sensor side of the core; forming a first insulating layer on the sensor side of the core; and forming an enclosure of a second insulating layer that covers remaining sides of the core, wherein the first insulating layer is configured as a lid to the enclosure, wherein a change in temperature of a neighboring perishable product is substantially mimicked by readings from a temperature sensor in the core.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: LETTUCE BOX, LLCInventors: Mark Hogan, David Twining
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Patent number: D833702Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: FMH Conveyors LLCInventors: William Mark Hogan, Jamshid Naderi
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Patent number: D912364Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: FMH Conveyors LLCInventors: William Mark Hogan, Jamshid Naderi
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Patent number: D980576Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: FMH Conveyors LLCInventor: William Mark Hogan