Patents Assigned to FATA Automation, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9139207
    Abstract: A modular, electrified monorail system upon which at least one motorized trolley assembly may be propelled along. The system may incorporate a plurality of rail assemblies adapted to be coupled adjacent to one another to form a generally continuous track. Each rail assembly may make use of an electrified track adapted to provide an electrical signal from an electrical power source to at least one electrical conductor extending coextensively along the electrified track. A controller may be mounted on the electrified track. The controller may be configured to selectively apply and remove the electrical power from the electrified track to control propulsion of the motorized trolley assembly along the electrified track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: FATA AUTOMATION, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Jay Benish, Robert Joseph Walkerdine
  • Publication number: 20130333587
    Abstract: A modular, electrified monorail system upon which at least one motorized trolley assembly may be propelled along. The system may incorporate a plurality of rail assemblies adapted to be coupled adjacent to one another to form a generally continuous track. Each rail assembly may make use of an electrified track adapted to provide an electrical signal from an electrical power source to at least one electrical conductor extending coextensively along the electrified track. A controller may be mounted on the electrified track. The controller may be configured to selectively apply and remove the electrical power from the electrified track to control propulsion of the motorized trolley assembly along the electrified track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: FATA AUTOMATION, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Jay Benish, Robert Joseph Walkerdine
  • Publication number: 20120247362
    Abstract: An electrified monorail assembly includes a track having a length, a plurality of electrically conductive buss bars disposed along the length of the track, and a controller disposed on the track. The controller is in electrical communication with the plurality electrically conductive of buss bars, and configured to selectively energize the plurality of electrically conductive buss bars. The assembly further includes a proximity sensor disposed on the track and in communication with the controller, the proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a trolley assembly on the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicants: FATA Automation, Inc., GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Hans E. Rodgers, Ronald J. Benish, Robert J. Walkerdine, John P. Pasto