Patents by Inventor Angela I. Robertson

Angela I. Robertson 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).

  • Determining pallet case configurations for placement by a robot
    Patent number: 7221998
    Abstract: A method of determining pallet layers for placement by a material handling system robot can include identifying cases for inclusion in a pallet and identifying case dimension information for the cases. Using the case dimension information, the cases can be classified into at least one group, wherein each group is defined by a height range such that cases classified within a group have a height within the height range associated with that group. Cases of one of the groups can be assigned to locations within a pallet layer, wherein the pallet layer has an area within a predefined area range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Inventors: David Brust, Angela I. Robertson, Frederick John Stingel, III, Jeffrey W. Stingel
  • Determining pallet case configurations for placement by a robot
    Patent number: 6871116
    Abstract: A method of determining pallet layers for placement by a material handling system robot can include identifying cases for inclusion in a pallet and identifying case dimension information for the cases. Using the case dimension information, the cases can be classified into at least one group, wherein each group is defined by a height range such that cases classified within a group have a height within the height range associated with that group. Cases of one of the groups can be assigned to locations within a pallet layer, wherein the pallet layer has an area within a predefined area range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Vertique, Inc.
    Inventors: David Brust, Angela I. Robertson, Frederick John Stingel, III, Jeffrey W. Stingel
  • Determining pallet case configurations for placement by a robot
    Publication number: 20040074823
    Abstract: A method of determining pallet layers for placement by a material handling system robot can include identifying cases for inclusion in a pallet and identifying case dimension information for the cases. Using the case dimension information, the cases can be classified into at least one group, wherein each group is defined by a height range such that cases classified within a group have a height within the height range associated with that group. Cases of one of the groups can be assigned to locations within a pallet layer, wherein the pallet layer has an area within a predefined area range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: Vertique, Inc.
    Inventors: David Brust, Angela I. Robertson, Frederick John Stingel, Jeffrey W. Stingel
  • Method, system, and apparatus for delivering product
    Publication number: 20030149644
    Abstract: A method of providing products to customers can include identifying order attributes from received orders for cases and identifying case attributes from inventory management data for cases specified in the orders. Cases can be associated with a pallet using the order attributes and the case attributes. For each case associated with the pallet, the case can be assigned a location within the pallet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Vertique, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick John Stingel, Jeffrey W. Stingel, James N. Smith, Angela I. Robertson