Patents Assigned to Toptier, Inc.
  • Palletizer puller bar
    Patent number: 7736120
    Abstract: In an item-handling device, a layer head includes an item layer building platform defining an item receiving plane, the layer building platform being vertically positionable. A puller bar mounts to the layer head and moves in relation thereto within a plane above the item-receiving plane. The puller bar is positionable between a retracted position above the layer building platform and an extended position offset from the layer building platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Toptier, Inc.
    Inventors: Cary Michael Pierson, Stephen L. Heston