Patents by Inventor Richard Mathias Alden

Richard Mathias Alden 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).

  • DISPENSING AND TRACKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200226544
    Abstract: A dispensing system including a sensor configured to identify a position of an item on a surface of a component, a controller operatively coupled to the sensor, and a display device operatively coupled to the controller. The display device is configured to dynamically display information relating to the item. The display device is configured to display the information at a location physically associated with the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Apex Industrial Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin V. SAVAGE, Edward A. FULLMAN, Saurabh SARKAR, Christopher M. HODAPP, Richard Mathias ALDEN
  • ORDER FULFILLMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ITEM SENSOR
    Publication number: 20180268358
    Abstract: An order fulfillment system including a frame defining a passageway, a tray positioned in the passageway and pivotable between a first position and a second position, and a sensor system configured to sense the position of the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Apex Industrial Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Richard Mathias Alden, Benjamin V. Savage, Kent V. Savage
  • Dispenser incorporating storage and retriever module
    Patent number: 5931340
    Abstract: A dispenser is provided comprising a housing, a plurality of storage trays, a retriever module, a user interface, and a controller in communication with the user interface. The controller is operative to cause the retriever module to move towards a selected storage tray in response to a selection signal. Further, a dispensing module is provided comprising a housing arranged to permit insertion of the housing into an existing storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Vertex Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Vickers Savage, Richard Mathias Alden, Kenneth John Pfeiffer