Patents by Inventor Bruce D. Baring

Bruce D. Baring 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).

  • ARTICLE LOADING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTILEVEL SORTER
    Publication number: 20240017296
    Abstract: A multi-level induction station is disclosed. The multi-level induction station includes multiple sorting levels arranged in a vertical stacked configuration; a vertically traveling automated lift that carries articles vertically between the sorting levels along a frame positioned proximate to the multiple sorting levels; an information acquisition device positioned to read information from an article on the lift; multiple transport devices positioned on the sorting levels to receive the articles; and a control system that directs the multi-level induction station to determine a destination for an article and direct the lift to a platform where a transport device is at an article-receiving position at the sorting level to receive the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Bruce D. Baring, Michael C. Futch, James M. Serstad
  • Article loading system and method for multilevel sorter
    Patent number: 11759826
    Abstract: A multi-level induction station is disclosed. The multi-level induction station includes multiple sorting levels arranged in a vertical stacked configuration; a vertically traveling automated lift that carries articles vertically between the sorting levels along a frame positioned proximate to the multiple sorting levels; an information acquisition device positioned to read information from an article on the lift; multiple transport devices positioned on the sorting levels to receive the articles; and a control system that directs the multi-level induction station to determine a destination for an article and direct the lift to a platform where a transport device is at an article-receiving position at the sorting level to receive the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Baring, Michael C. Futch, James M. Serstad