Patents by Inventor Peter S. Knudsen, Jr.

Peter S. Knudsen, 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).

  • Product handling process and system
    Patent number: 5669748
    Abstract: A process for handling products comprising the steps of providing a product handling system having a storage structure comprising a plurality of product pallet lanes having product pallets therein, simultaneously replenishing pairs of juxtaposed pallet lanes with corresponding pairs of pallets, determining if there is a product pallet lane depleted of product pallets such that the quantity of product pallets therein is below a first predetermined quantity; and automatically suspending the simultaneous replenishment of pairs of juxtaposed lanes if it is determined that there is a depleted lane, and replenishing only the depleted lane until the quantity of product pallets therein increases to a second predetermined quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Progressive Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter S. Knudsen, Jr.
  • Product handling process
    Patent number: 5564890
    Abstract: A process for handling products comprising the steps of providing a product handling system having a storage structure comprising a plurality of product pallet lanes having product pallets therein, simultaneously replenishing pairs of juxtaposed pallet lanes with corresponding pairs of pallets, determining if there is a product pallet lane depleted of product pallets such that the quantity of product pallets therein is below a first predetermined quantity; and automatically suspending the simultaneous replenishment of pairs of juxtaposed lanes if it is determined that there is a depleted lane, and replenishing only the depleted lane until the quantity of product pallets therein increases to a second predetermined quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Progressive Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter S. Knudsen, Jr.