Patents by Inventor Robert B. MacKnight

Robert B. MacKnight 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).

  • Dynamic storage and transfer system integrated with autonomous guided/roving vehicle
    Patent number: 9190304
    Abstract: A workpiece container storage and handling system includes a base, a number of wheels connected to the base, and a container handling system connected to the base. The wheels provide for movement of the base. The container handling system is defined to hold at least two containers in a vertically overlying orientation relative to each other. The container handling system is defined to provide for controlled vertical travel of the at least two containers in unison relative to the base. Also, the container handling system is defined to provide for controlled and independent horizontal travel of each of the at least two containers relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Brooks Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. MacKnight, Anthony C. Bonora
  • Dynamic Storage and Transfer System Integrated with Autonomous Guided/Roving Vehicle
    Publication number: 20120321423
    Abstract: A workpiece container storage and handling system includes a base, a number of wheels connected to the base, and a container handling system connected to the base. The wheels provide for movement of the base. The container handling system is defined to hold at least two containers in a vertically overlying orientation relative to each other. The container handling system is defined to provide for controlled vertical travel of the at least two containers in unison relative to the base. Also, the container handling system is defined to provide for controlled and independent horizontal travel of each of the at least two containers relative to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Crossing Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. MacKnight, Anthony C. Bonora