Patents by Inventor Craig Kirkpatrick

Craig Kirkpatrick 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).

  • Continuous motion article arranging systems and methods
    Patent number: 9856092
    Abstract: A system, method and an end effector may arrange into a group two articles within a stream of articles moving spaced apart and in a line in a conveying direction on a conveyor. The system, method, and end effector may contact and slow the more downstream of the two articles and then contact the more upstream of the two articles without substantially slowing the more upstream article to form the group. The end effector may include a downstream stop portion for contacting at least one of the articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Woks Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Job, Craig Kirkpatrick, Christopher Ray, Roger Johnston, Brett A. Stripe
  • Automatic identification of an adapter in an on-board diagnostic system
    Patent number: 9419392
    Abstract: Adapters for OBD ports of a vehicle may include mechanisms for identifying the adapter (e.g., determine the manufacturer and/or type of the adapter) to an OBD device that is being used with the adapter. In one implementation, a male OBD connector of an OBD device may include a set of upper pins, a set of lower pins, and a middle portion, disposed between the set of upper pins and the set of lower pins, the middle portion including one or more pins. Identification logic, of the OBD device, may include a sensor connected to the one or more pins, to sense one or more values corresponding to a type of the compatible adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Telematics Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Craig Kirkpatrick, Aaron Olaff Nevarez Pedroza, Alan Wettig, Bryant Elliott
  • Continuous Motion Article Arranging Sytems and Methods
    Publication number: 20160068353
    Abstract: A system, method and an end effector may arrange into a group two articles within a stream of articles moving spaced apart and in a line in a conveying direction on a conveyor. The system, method, and end effector may contact and slow the more downstream of the two articles and then contact the more upstream of the two articles without substantially slowing the more upstream article to form the group. The end effector may include a downstream stop portion for contacting at least one of the articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew A. Job, Craig Kirkpatrick, Christopher Ray, Roger Johnston, Brett A. Stripe
  • AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF AN ADAPTER IN AN ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160013598
    Abstract: Adapters for OBD ports of a vehicle may include mechanisms for identifying the adapter (e.g., determine the manufacturer and/or type of the adapter) to an OBD device that is being used with the adapter. In one implementation, a male OBD connector of an OBD device may include a set of upper pins, a set of lower pins, and a middle portion, disposed between the set of upper pins and the set of lower pins, the middle portion including one or more pins. Identification logic, of the OBD device, may include a sensor connected to the one or more pins, to sense one or more values corresponding to a type of the compatible adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen Craig Kirkpatrick, Aaron Olaff Nevarez Pedroza, Alan Wettig, Bryant Elliott
  • Continuous Motion Article Arranging Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20140262685
    Abstract: A system, method and an end effector may arrange into a group two articles within a stream of articles moving spaced apart and in a line in a conveying direction on a conveyor. The system, method, and end effector may contact and slow the more downstream of the two articles and then contact the more upstream of the two articles without substantially slowing the more upstream article to form the group. The end effector may include a downstream stop portion for contacting at least one of the articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Job, Craig Kirkpatrick, Christopher Ray, Roger Johnston, Brett A. Stripe