Patents by Inventor Crystal Yannuzzi

Crystal Yannuzzi 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).

  • Patent number: 11912509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for sorting a wide variety of packages, including, but not limited to, parcels, mail pieces, bundles, and other similar items. Embodiments of the invention specifically relate to interchangeable sorting modules with sort stations that may be used to quickly and accurately sort packages of varying shapes and sizes. Additional embodiments of the invention relate to a control architecture for operating the aforementioned interchangeable sorting modules. Such control architecture may comprise a programmable logic controller (PLC) for controlling each of the interchangeable sorting modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Advanced Technology & Research Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Lundahl, Robert Cutlip, Mark Bankard, Dwight Koogle, Crystal Yannuzzi, Matthew Fontaine
  • Publication number: 20210362194
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for sorting a wide variety of packages, including, but not limited to, parcels, mail pieces, bundles, and other similar items. Embodiments of the invention specifically relate to interchangeable sorting modules with sort stations that may be used to quickly and accurately sort packages of varying shapes and sizes. Additional embodiments of the invention relate to a control architecture for operating the aforementioned interchangeable sorting modules. Such control architecture may comprise a programmable logic controller (PLC) for controlling each of the interchangeable sorting modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Robert LUNDAHL, Robert CUTLIP, Mark BANKARD, Dwight KOOGLE, Crystal Yannuzzi, Matthew FONTAINE
  • Patent number: 10766711
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for sorting a wide variety of packages, including, but not limited to, parcels, mail pieces, bundles, and other similar items. Embodiments of the invention specifically relate to interchangeable sorting modules with sort stations that may be used to quickly and accurately sort packages of varying shapes and sizes. Additional embodiments of the invention relate to a control architecture for operating the aforementioned interchangeable sorting modules. Such control architecture may comprise a programmable logic controller (PLC) for controlling each of the interchangeable sorting modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Advanced Technology & Research Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Lundahl, Robert Cutlip, Mark Bankard, Dwight Koogle, Crystal Yannuzzi, Matthew Fontaine
  • Publication number: 20200254490
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for sorting a wide variety of packages, including, but not limited to, parcels, mail pieces, bundles, and other similar items. Embodiments of the invention specifically relate to interchangeable sorting modules with sort stations that may be used to quickly and accurately sort packages of varying shapes and sizes. Additional embodiments of the invention relate to a control architecture for operating the aforementioned interchangeable sorting modules. Such control architecture may comprise a programmable logic controller (PLC) for controlling each of the interchangeable sorting modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Robert LUNDAHL, Robert CUTLIP, Mark BANKARD, Dwight KOOGLE, Crystal Yannuzzi, Matthew FONTAINE