Patents by Inventor Dale C. Kitchen

Dale C. Kitchen 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).

  • Cassette stopping mechanism
    Patent number: 11059671
    Abstract: A transport cart includes a frame defining at least one support surface structured to support a cassette positioned on the cart. A first stopping member is coupled to the frame so as to be rotatable to at least a first orientation and a second orientation. The first stopping member is also movable with respect to the frame between a first position and a second position spaced farther apart from the frame than the first position. An anti-rotation element is coupled to the frame and is structured to permit rotation of the first stopping member from the first orientation to the second orientation when the first stopping member is in the first position. The anti-rotation element is also structured to prevent rotation of the first stopping member from the first orientation to the second orientation when the first stopping member is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery M. LaFleur, Dale C. Kitchen, Julian M. Penton