Patents by Inventor Clifford Allen Mullis

Clifford Allen Mullis 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).

  • Decentralized tracking of packages on a conveyor
    Patent number: 8284993
    Abstract: A decentralized tracking system is discussed herein. The decentralized tracking system can be comprised of two or more tracking elements and be used to track packages moving on a conveyor system. Each tracking element can operate independently, despite being highly sophisticated and dynamically coordinated with one or more other tracking elements. The conveyor system can be a modular and/or accumulation conveyor system that has sorting functionality. The decentralized tracking system can be used to divert packages for sortation by, for example, embedding a destination zone into the package's tracking data and/or preprogramming conveyor zones to sort specific packages based on a package identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Dale Taylor, Clifford Allen Mullis, Cole Jeremiah Prince
  • DECENTRALIZED TRACKING OF PACKAGES ON A CONVEYOR
    Publication number: 20100322473
    Abstract: A decentralized tracking system is discussed herein. The decentralized tracking system can be comprised of two or more tracking elements and be used to track packages moving on a conveyor system. Each tracking element can operate independently, despite being highly sophisticated and dynamically coordinated with one or more other tracking elements. The conveyor system can be a modular and/or accumulation conveyor system that has sorting functionality. The decentralized tracking system can be used to divert packages for sortation by, for example, embedding a destination zone into the package's tracking data and/or preprogramming conveyor zones to sort specific packages based on a package identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Bryan Dale Taylor, Clifford Allen Mullis, Cole Jeremiah Prince