Patents by Inventor Chad Staller

Chad Staller 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: 20250100733
    Abstract: The technology described herein is directed to a food assembly and packaging robot for automating aspects of food assembly and packaging. The food assembly and packaging robot system may include a robot system include a conveyance system, a bowl dispenser, one or more food dispensers, one or more condiment dispensers, a lidder, and a bagger, and in some instances, other components. The bowl dispenser may be configured to deposit bowls onto the conveyance system. The one or more food dispensers may be configured to deposit one or more ingredients into the bowls and the one or more condiment dispensers may be configured to deposit one or more condiments into the bowls. The lidder may be configured to position lids atop the bowls and the bagger may be configured to place the bowls into bags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Lab 37 LLC
    Inventors: Eric Meyhofer, David Rice, Paul Smith, Chad Staller, Andrew Chellman, Robert Doll, Wesly Rice, Nick Letwin, Francisco Robert, Vincent Perri, Neil Stegall, Sean Hyde, Morgan Jones, Jason McMullan, Daniel Tascione, Julie Derence, Roger Boulet, Robert Russell, Joe Zatta
  • Patent number: 9751433
    Abstract: A child seat or child restraining system for securing a child to a vehicle seat, and method of installing the car seat are provided. The child seat, which is configured to be secured to a seat of a vehicle, includes: a seat base secured to the seat of the vehicle; a child receiving portion supported by the seat base; and a belt tensioning system incorporated into the seat base. The belt tensioning system is configured to receive a belt that couples the seat base to the seat of the vehicle. The child seat also includes a controller operatively connected to the belt tensioning system and configured to automatically actuate the belt tensioning system. The belt tensioning system may be configured to drive the at least one belt in a pay-in direction to apply tension to the at least one belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Thorley Industries LLC
    Inventors: Richard P. Juchniewicz, Rochak Chadha, Justin Cole, Robert Daley, Sun Jan Huang, Robert Pike, Chad Staller, David Szakelyhidi, Henry Thorne, Parker Trow
  • Publication number: 20160031343
    Abstract: A child seat, which is configured to be secured to a seat of a vehicle, includes: a seat base; a child receiving portion supported by the seat base; at least one of a belt tensioning system incorporated into the seat base for receiving a belt and providing tension to the belt based on a signal from a controller and a leveling system incorporated into the seat base for leveling the child receiving portion relative to the seat of the vehicle based on a signal from the controller; and a manual override mechanism operatively coupled to at least one of the belt tensioning system and the leveling system to disengage at least one of the belt tensioning system and the leveling system and allow a user to at least one of manually apply tension to the belt and manually level the child receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Richard P. Juchniewicz, Rochak Chadha, Justin Cole, Robert Daley, Sun-Jan Huang, Robert Pike, Chad Staller, David Szakelyhidi, Henry Thorne, Parker Trow
  • Publication number: 20150091348
    Abstract: A child seat or child restraining system for securing a child to a vehicle seat, and method of installing the car seat are provided. The child seat, which is configured to be secured to a seat of a vehicle, includes: a seat base secured to the seat of the vehicle; a child receiving portion supported by the seat base; and a belt tensioning system incorporated into the seat base. The belt tensioning system is configured to receive a belt that couples the seat base to the seat of the vehicle. The child seat also includes a controller operatively connected to the belt tensioning system and configured to automatically actuate the belt tensioning system. The belt tensioning system may be configured to drive the at least one belt in a pay-in direction to apply tension to the at least one belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Richard P. Juchniewicz, Rochak Chadha, Justin Cole, Robert Daley, Sun Jan Huang, Robert Pike, Chad Staller, David Szakelyhidi, Henry Thorne, Parker Trow