Patents by Inventor Bruce Piggott

Bruce Piggott 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).

  • Publication number: 20100032448
    Abstract: A device (10) for automatically dispensing and ejecting products (B), includes at least one tray (P) having a series of channels (C), which are separated by a partition (34), stop elements (40), and a series of controlled ejection members, characterized in that each ejection device includes a movable ejection plate which is able to act, directly or indirectly, on the lower face of at least the first front product so that it can be ejected, and an actuator (54) which is associated with each channel (C), which is mechanically connected to the ejection plate and which includes a movable element (60) which is able to be operated between a rest position and a working position for ejection purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: ARX
    Inventors: Rupert Katritzky, Bruce Piggott, David Painter, Luc Hasenfratz, Guillaume Nogues, Jérémy Fontenay, Jean-Louis Connier
  • Publication number: 20090261118
    Abstract: A device (10) for automatically dispensing and ejecting products (B), includes at least one tray (P) having a series of channels (C), which are separated by a partition (34), stop elements (40) and a series of controlled ejection members, characterized in that each partition is a separation plate (34) which can occupy an active separation position and a retracted position so as to constitute a modular device (10) having an adjustable number of channels (C) of different transverse widths, and in that the device (10) includes elements which are able to supply signals representative of the presence of each separation plate (34) in the active position, these signals being able to be processed by a dispensing control unit associated with the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Rupert Katritzky, Bruce Piggott, David Painter, Luc Hasenfratz, Guillaume Nogues, Jérémy Fontenay, Jean-Louis Connier