Patents by Inventor Claire O'Connor

Claire O'Connor 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).

  • Automated blast cell loading and unloading
    Patent number: 11940198
    Abstract: A system for blast-freezing items includes a plurality of cells arranged side-by-side, each cell including a housing with a bay space, a plenum, a front air passage, a rear air passage, and a fan. The fan is positioned in the plenum and configured to circulate air through the bay space. Each cell also includes a plurality of channels to separate pathways of air to segments of the bay space. The system also includes a plurality of crane rails extending between rows of cells and at least one crane capable of traveling along the plurality of crane rails to load or unload each of the plurality of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Lineage Logistics, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Walet, Alexander Ming Zhang, Claire O'Connor, Ben Philipsen
  • AUTOMATED BLAST CELL LOADING AND UNLOADING
    Publication number: 20230168022
    Abstract: A system for blast-freezing items includes a plurality of cells arranged side-by-side, each cell including a housing with a bay space, a plenum, a front air passage, a rear air passage, and a fan. The fan is positioned in the plenum and configured to circulate air through the bay space. Each cell also includes a plurality of channels to separate pathways of air to segments of the bay space. The system also includes a plurality of crane rails extending between rows of cells and at least one crane capable of traveling along the plurality of crane rails to load or unload each of the plurality of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Daniël Walet, Alexander Ming Zhang, Claire O'Connor, Ben Philipsen