Patents by Inventor Bruce Foster Douglas

Bruce Foster Douglas 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).

  • Method and apparatus for automated stacking of sheet material bundles
    Patent number: 8404069
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing a bundle of sheet material for transport. The automated apparatus includes a cutting assembly for cutting slats, or spacers, from scrap sheet material, a pick and place assembly for positioning and securing the slats to the underside of a bundle, and a stacking assembly for stacking bundles prior to removal for shipping or storage. The slats, once cut, are automatically placed in guide channels and then positioned beneath the bundle while glue is applied thereto. The glued edges are then automatically pressed against the bundle to secure the slats to the bundle, thereby creating space beneath the bundle to allow a forklift to manipulate the bundles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Firestone Building Products Company, LLC
    Inventor: Bruce Foster Douglas
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED STACKING OF SHEET MATERIAL BUNDLES
    Publication number: 20100192740
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing a bundle of sheet material for transport. The automated apparatus includes a cutting assembly for cutting slats, or spacers, from scrap sheet material, a pick and place assembly for positioning and securing the slats to the underside of a bundle, and a stacking assembly for stacking bundles prior to removal for shipping or storage. The slats, once cut, are automatically placed in guide channels and then positioned beneath the bundle while glue is applied thereto. The glued edges are then automatically pressed against the bundle to secure the slats to the bundle, thereby creating space beneath the bundle to allow a forklift to manipulate the bundles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventor: Bruce Foster DOUGLAS