Patents by Inventor Christopher W. Steiner

Christopher W. Steiner 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).

  • High rate bulk flow sortation
    Patent number: 9624043
    Abstract: A mixed article sortation system and method of sorting the bulk flow of mixed articles being of various sizes and shapes to separate destinations includes at least two bulk flow singulators, each configured to receive a bulk flow of mixed articles and arrange the articles to respective first and second single-file flows. A first article induct arranges the first flow of articles from one of the singulators to a first flow of gapped articles and a first article sensor senses the identity and weight of each article. A second article induct arranges the single-file flow of articles from the other singulator to a second flow of gapped articles and a second article sensor senses the identity and weight of each article in said second single-file flow. A combiner combines the first and second single-file flow of articles into a third single-file flow of articles. A sorter receives the third single-file flow of mixed articles and sorts the articles to separate destinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Dematic Corp.
    Inventors: Robert L. Koetje, Christopher W. Steiner, Thomas H. Green, III, Dennis J. Schuitema, James A. Brumels, Thomas H. Triesenberg, John M. Karas, Matthew T. Brayman
  • HIGH RATE BULK FLOW SORTATION
    Publication number: 20160016738
    Abstract: A mixed article sortation system and method of sorting the bulk flow of mixed articles being of various sizes and shapes to separate destinations includes at least two bulk flow singulators, each configured to receive a bulk flow of mixed articles and arrange the articles to respective first and second single-file flows. A first article induct arranges the first flow of articles from one of the singulators to a first flow of gapped articles and a first article sensor senses the identity and weight of each article. A second article induct arranges the single-file flow of articles from the other singulator to a second flow of gapped articles and a second article sensor senses the identity and weight of each article in said second single-file flow. A combiner combines the first and second single-file flow of articles into a third single-file flow of articles. A sorter receives the third single-file flow of mixed articles and sorts the articles to separate destinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Robert L. Koetje, Christopher W. Steiner, Thomas H. Green, III, Dennis J. Schuitema, James A. Brumels, Thomas H. Triesenberg, John M. Karas, Matthew T. Brayman