Patents by Inventor Brandon S. Thompson

Brandon S. Thompson 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).

  • Plug plate dispensing assemblies
    Patent number: 8858757
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a plug plate dispensing assembly can include a first riser, a second riser, an apex cross member, a lower cross member, a central cross member, and a drive roller. The apex cross member, the lower cross member, and the central cross member can be coupled to the first riser and the second riser, and can extend from the first riser to the second riser. When the sheet stock is fed between the lower cross member and the apex cross member, over the apex cross member, and between the apex cross member and the central cross member, and when the sheet stock is frictionally engaged with the drive roller, rotation of the drive roller can cause one or more of the plurality of plug plates to at least partially detach from the sheet stock as the sheet stock passes over the apex cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Brandon S. Thompson
  • Plug Plate Dispensing Assemblies
    Publication number: 20140041809
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a plug plate dispensing assembly can include a first riser, a second riser, an apex cross member, a lower cross member, a central cross member, and a drive roller. The apex cross member, the lower cross member, and the central cross member can be coupled to the first riser and the second riser, and can extend from the first riser to the second riser. When the sheet stock is fed between the lower cross member and the apex cross member, over the apex cross member, and between the apex cross member and the central cross member, and when the sheet stock is frictionally engaged with the drive roller, rotation of the drive roller can cause one or more of the plurality of plug plates to at least partially detach from the sheet stock as the sheet stock passes over the apex cross member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Brandon S. Thompson