Patents by Inventor Mark T. MALDONADO

Mark T. MALDONADO 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).

  • Apparatus and method for maintaining a pattern of non-rigid objects in a desired position and orientation
    Patent number: 9802720
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for maintaining a pattern of non-rigid objects in a desired position and orientation. The first surface, second surface, and third surface are mutually orthogonal and meet at a point to form a lowest corner. The second and third surfaces are supported by, attached to and extend at least somewhat vertically from the apparatus. The first surface is oriented at an angle to a plane running through a bottom of the apparatus and thereby provides the lowest corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Darin James Baylor, Kevin L Cote, Mark T Maldonado
  • Apparatus and method for universal, flexible pillow bag pattern creation
    Patent number: 9346170
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring a dimension of a non-rigid object and using the dimension to pick and place the object. A first input device conveys the object into contact with a feed forward unit, which contact conditions the object. A distance sensor is positioned over a gap in the feed forward unit to measure a distance to a surface of the conditioned object. The distance measures a dimension of the conditioned object. The measured dimension is transmitted via at least one line of communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Darin James Baylor, Cory Burns, Kevin L Cote, John Robert Eberle, Gregory William Hoell, Nathan R Huntoon, Timothy Jackson, Mark T Maldonado
  • Apparatus and Method for Maintaining a Pattern of Non-Rigid Objects in a Desired Position and Orientation
    Publication number: 20160096694
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for maintaining a pattern of non-rigid objects in a desired position and orientation. The first surface, second surface, and third surface are mutually orthogonal and meet at a point to form a lowest corner. The second and third surfaces are supported by, attached to and extend at least somewhat vertically from the apparatus. The first surface is oriented at an angle to a plane running through a bottom of the apparatus and thereby provides the lowest corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Darin James BAYLOR, Kevin L. COTE, Mark T. MALDONADO
  • Apparatus and Method for Universal, Flexible Pillow Bag Pattern Creation
    Publication number: 20160096274
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring a dimension of a non-rigid object and using the dimension to pick and place the object. A first input device conveys the object into contact with a feed forward unit, which contact conditions the object. A distance sensor is positioned over a gap in the feed forward unit to measure a distance to a surface of the conditioned object. The distance measures a dimension of the conditioned object. The measured dimension is transmitted via at least one line of communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Darin James BAYLOR, Cory Burns, Kevin L. COTE, John Robert EBERLE, Gregory William HOELL, Nathan R. HUNTOON, Timothy JACKSON, Mark T. MALDONADO