Patents by Inventor Collin James OTTO

Collin James OTTO 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).

  • Method and apparatus for dispensing refrigerated fiber prepreg rolls
    Patent number: 10150260
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method for dispensing material from a roll. The method monitors the weight of a first material roll using a load cell attached to a frame holding the first material roll. The method dispenses material from the first material roll. The method determines, based on at least the weight of the first material roll, when to remove a second material roll from a refrigerator or freezer to reduce the amount of time between the thawing of the second roll and replacing the first roll with the second roll. Also disclosed is an apparatus for dispensing the material from the roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Collin James Otto
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING REFRIGERATED FIBER PREPREG ROLLS
    Publication number: 20170259510
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method for dispensing material from a roll. The method monitors the weight of a first material roll using a load cell attached to a frame holding the first material roll. The method dispenses material from the first material roll. The method determines, based on at least the weight of the first material roll, when to remove a second material roll from a refrigerator or freezer to reduce the amount of time between the thawing of the second roll and replacing the first roll with the second roll. Also disclosed is an apparatus for dispensing the material from the roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: Collin James OTTO