Patents by Inventor Dale Remmers

Dale Remmers 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: 11142416
    Abstract: A robotic document feeder system may comprise a robotic arm coupled to a Bernoulli cup assembly powered by a vacuum source; a base disposed over an imaging surface of a document scanner, wherein the base comprises a designated scan area through which a document may be imaged by the document scanner; an input bin for storing at least one document to be imaged by the document scanner; and an output bin for storing the at least one document after it has been imaged by the document scanner. The system may further comprise an alignment mechanism in proximity to the designated scan area and configured to align the document substantially over the imaging surface of the document scanner; at least one automated door configured to close the designated scan area after the document has been placed in the designated scan area; and a camera positioned above the designated scan area for imaging a second side of the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Mentalix, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Gross, Hiep Nguyen, Dale Remmers
  • Publication number: 20180194577
    Abstract: A robotic document feeder system may comprise a robotic arm coupled to a Bernoulli cup assembly powered by a vacuum source; a base disposed over an imaging surface of a document scanner, wherein the base comprises a designated scan area through which a document may be imaged by the document scanner; an input bin for storing at least one document to be imaged by the document scanner; and an output bin for storing the at least one document after it has been imaged by the document scanner. The system may further comprise an alignment mechanism in proximity to the designated scan area and configured to align the document substantially over the imaging surface of the document scanner; at least one automated door configured to close the designated scan area after the document has been placed in the designated scan area; and a camera positioned above the designated scan area for imaging a second side of the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Brian Gross, Hiep Nguyen, Dale Remmers
  • Patent number: 9948802
    Abstract: A system may include a robotic arm and a Bernoulli cup assembly powered by a vacuum source and coupled to the robotic arm. The Bernoulli cup assembly may lift a document, and the robotic arm may move the Bernoulli cup assembly with the lifted document to a document scanner for imaging the document. The system may further include an input bin, a base supported by a platform and disposed over an imaging surface of the document scanner, and an output bin. A method may include lifting a document from an input bin via suction pressure using a Bernoulli cup assembly, robotically moving the Bernoulli cup assembly with the lifted document to a document scanner, and scanning the document. The method may further include robotically moving the Bernoulli cup assembly with the lifted document away from the document scanner, and de-activating the suction pressure to release the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Mentalix, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Allen, Ravi Gattamaraju, Brian Gross, Dalton McFarling, Hiep Nguyen, Dale Remmers, Ashish Thapa
  • Publication number: 20160304303
    Abstract: A system may include a robotic arm and a Bernoulli cup assembly powered by a vacuum source and coupled to the robotic arm. The Bernoulli cup assembly may lift a document, and the robotic arm may move the Bernoulli cup assembly with the lifted document to a document scanner for imaging the document. The system may further include an input bin, a base supported by a platform and disposed over an imaging surface of the document scanner, and an output bin. A method may include lifting a document from an input bin via suction pressure using a Bernoulli cup assembly, robotically moving the Bernoulli cup assembly with the lifted document to a document scanner, and scanning the document. The method may further include robotically moving the Bernoulli cup assembly with the lifted document away from the document scanner, and de-activating the suction pressure to release the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Allen, Ravi Gattamaraju, Brian Gross, Dalton McFarling, Hiep Nguyen, Dale Remmers, Ashish Thapa
  • Publication number: 20160280483
    Abstract: A system may include a robotic arm and a Bernoulli cup assembly powered by a vacuum source and coupled to the robotic arm. The Bernoulli cup assembly may lift a document, and the robotic arm may move the Bernoulli cup assembly with the lifted document to a document scanner for imaging the document. The system may further include an input bin, a scanner cover disposed over an imaging surface of the document scanner, and an output bin. A method may include lifting a document from an input bin via suction pressure using a Bernoulli cup assembly, robotically moving the Bernoulli cup assembly with the lifted document to a document scanner, and scanning the document. The method may further include robotically moving the Bernoulli cup assembly with the lifted document away from the document scanner, and de-activating the suction pressure to release the document from the Bernoulli cup assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Gary Chen, Brian Gross, Yunsik Jung, Meagan Kelso, Dale Remmers, Jose Ruiz, Melanie Vizcarra, Stephen Schlarman