Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Pienta
Daniel J. Pienta 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).
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Publication number: 20150132087Abstract: A system and method for receiving, handling and storing used rolls following unwinding of sheet material therefrom includes: (a) transferring the cores to a remnant cleaning station, (b) inspecting for (i) remnant material, (ii) repairable damage or (iii) irreparable damage; and (c) for those cores cleaned, repaired, or satisfactory as is, transferring them to a storage rack for the specific size and length.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2015Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Five Brothers Properties, LTDInventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Patent number: 8932112Abstract: Apparatus for removing remnants of debris from the exterior surface of cores includes an assembly moveable from a position spaced from the exterior surface of the cores to a position adjacent the exterior surface. One or more abrasion belts are looped around rotatable shafts which move the belts to abrade the exterior surface of the cores.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Five Brothers Properties LtdInventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Publication number: 20140259594Abstract: An apparatus and method for insuring total removal of wire from a bale including a conveyor system for moving one or more bales, an automatic dewiring station, and a manual dewiring station. A bale is transported through an automatic dewiring station, and through a metal detector to ensure wire removal before the dewired bale is transported downstream.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Automatic Handling, InternationalInventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Patent number: 8707532Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing wires from a bale includes a conveyor system for moving one or more bales and a de-wiring station positioned adjacent the conveyor system. The de-wiring station includes a robot with an end tool. A bale that is bound by one or more wires is transferred by the conveyor system to a position proximate the de-wiring station. The robot with end tool moves to sense the location of the wires, cut the wires, collect the wires and deposit the wires in a collection hopper.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Automatic Handling Intl.Inventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Patent number: 8584566Abstract: An apparatus for automatically removing webbing remnants from unwound cores without damaging the surfaces or ends of the cores. The core cleaning apparatus includes a frame that carries an overhead bridge crane and a cutter frame supporting a movable cutting blade. The overhead crane includes a pair of opposed plugs designed to engage the open ends of the spent core. The cutter frame includes a cutter assembly that has automatically driven horizontally the length of the material webbing of the spent core, thereby cutting excess material webbing from the spent core. The entire operation is managed by a programmable controller without operator intervention.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Automatic Handling Intl.Inventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Publication number: 20130292914Abstract: An expandable core chuck includes a housing having a plurality of slots and a plurality of expansion plates movable radially outwardly from the housing to engage the interior surface of an article to be gripped. Outward movement of the expansion plates is effected by means of a camshaft and rotation of the camshaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2012Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Patent number: 8506736Abstract: An automatic core joiner and cutter apparatus for use in the recycling of used cores and the manufacture of new conjoined cores is disclosed. The apparatus combines an infeed unit, a milling unit, and an outfeed unit, all controlled by a PC. The used core is milled by the infeed milling bit and the core remnant is milled by the outfeed milling bit. A glue applicator applies glue to at least one of the milled surfaces and the milled surfaces are mated together to produce a new conjoined core. The infeed cutting and milling operations and the outfeed cutting and milling operations are controlled by the controller and performed at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2013Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Automatic Handling Intl.Inventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Patent number: 8444794Abstract: An automatic core joiner and cutter apparatus for use in the recycling of used cores and the manufacture of new conjoined cores is disclosed. The apparatus combines an infeed unit, a milling unit, and an outfeed unit, all controlled by a PC. The infeed unit includes at least two infeed rollers for supporting a used core member. An infeed pusher bar moves these core member into and out of contact with the milling unit. The outfeed unit includes at least two rollers for supporting a core remnant. An outfeed pusher bar moves the core remnant into and out of contact with the milling unit. The milling unit, positioned between the infeed and outfeed unit includes an infeed cutter and an infeed milling bit, an outfeed cutter and an outfeed milling bit. The infeed cutter removes the damaged end of the used core and the outfeed cutter removes the damaged end of a core remnant. The used core is milled by the infeed milling bit and the core remnant is milled by the outfeed milling bit.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2010Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Automatic Handling InternationalInventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Patent number: 8376259Abstract: This core plugging station relates generally to preparing rolls of previously wound material for an unwinding machine. The core plugging station improves the automation of moving rolls of sheet form material and the like to be loaded in preparation for unwinding. When a previously loaded roll has been unwound a spent core station disposes of the remaining core. The process sequentially moves rolls of material having cores from a core plugging station to an unwinding station and sequentially moves spent rolls of material from the unwinding station back to a spent core station.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Automatic Handling Intl.Inventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Patent number: 8286320Abstract: This machine generally is an apparatus for preparing rolls of previously wound material for an unwinding machine. More particularly industrial robots are used to improve the apparatus onto which rolls of sheet form material and the like can be loaded in preparation for unwinding and then, when a previously loaded roll has been unwound, disposing of the remaining core. The robots are programmable robots including a means for engaging the transfer plug and placing the plug into the tubular core of a large roll.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Automatic Handling InternationalInventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Publication number: 20120220201Abstract: Apparatus for removing remnants of debris from the exterior surface of cores includes an assembly moveable from a position spaced from the exterior surface of the cores to a position adjacent the exterior surface. One or more abrasion belts are looped around rotatable shafts which move the belts to abrade the exterior surface of the cores.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Inventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Publication number: 20120179632Abstract: A system and method for receiving, handling and storing used rolls following unwinding of sheet material therefrom includes: (a) transferring the cores to a remnant cleaning station, (b) inspecting for (i) remnant material, (ii) repairable damage or (iii) irreparable damage; and (c) for those cores cleaned, repaired, or satisfactory as is, transferring them to a storage rack for the specific size and length.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Publication number: 20120152070Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing wires from a bale includes a conveyor system for moving one or more bales and a de-wiring station positioned adjacent the conveyor system. The de-wiring station includes a robot with an end tool. A bale that is bound by one or more wires is transferred by the conveyor system to a position proximate the de-wiring station. The robot with end tool moves to sense the location of the wires, cut the wires, collect the wires and deposit the wires in a collection hopper.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Automatic Handling, InternationalInventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Publication number: 20120137462Abstract: An apparatus for automatically removing webbing remnants from unwound cores without damaging the surfaces or ends of the cores. The core cleaning apparatus includes a frame that carries an overhead bridge crane and a cutter frame supporting a movable cutting blade. The overhead crane includes a pair of opposed plugs designed to engage the open ends of the spent core. The cutter frame includes a cutter assembly that has automatically driven horizontally the length of the material webbing of the spent core, thereby cutting excess material webbing from the spent core. The entire operation is managed by a programmable controller without operator intervention.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Publication number: 20120093607Abstract: An automatic core joiner and cutter apparatus for use in the recycling of used cores and the manufacture of new conjoined cores is disclosed. The apparatus combines an infeed unit, a milling unit, and an outfeed unit, all controlled by a PC. The infeed unit includes at least two infeed rollers for supporting a used core member. An infeed pusher bar moves these core member into and out of contact with the milling unit. The outfeed unit includes at least two rollers for supporting a core remnant. An outfeed pusher bar moves the core remnant into and out of contact with the milling unit. The milling unit, positioned between the infeed and outfeed unit includes an infeed cutter and an infeed milling bit, an outfeed cutter and an outfeed milling bit. The infeed cutter removes the damaged end of the used core and the outfeed cutter removes the damaged end of a core remnant. The used core is milled by the infeed milling bit and the core remnant is milled by the outfeed milling bit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Patent number: 8160748Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing wires from a bale includes a conveyor system for moving one or more bales and a de-wiring station positioned adjacent the conveyor system. The de-wiring station includes a robot with an end tool. A bale that is bound by one or more wires is transferred by the conveyor system to a position proximate the de-wiring station. The robot with end tool moves to sense the location of the wires, cut the wires, collect the wires and deposit the wires in a collection hopper.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2009Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Automatic Handling InternationalInventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Publication number: 20110229290Abstract: This core plugging station relates generally to preparing rolls of previously wound material for an unwinding machine. The core plugging station improves the automation of moving rolls of sheet form material and the like to be loaded in preparation for unwinding. When a previously loaded roll has been unwound a spent core station disposes of the remaining core. The process sequentially moves rolls of material having cores from a core plugging station to an unwinding station and sequentially moves spent rolls of material from the unwinding station back to a spent core station.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Inventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Patent number: 8016223Abstract: This core plugging station relates generally to preparing rolls of previously wound material for an unwinding machine. The core plugging station improves the automation of moving rolls of sheet form material and the like to be loaded in preparation for unwinding. When a previously loaded roll has been unwound a spent core station disposes of the remaining core. The process sequentially moves rolls of material having cores from a core plugging station to an unwinding station and sequentially moves spent rolls of material from the unwinding station back to a spent core station.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Automatic Handling, InternationalInventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Publication number: 20100065674Abstract: This machine generally is an apparatus for preparing rolls of previously wound material for an unwinding machine. More particularly industrial robots are used to improve the apparatus onto which rolls of sheet form material and the like can be loaded in preparation for unwinding and then, when a previously loaded roll has been unwound, disposing of the remaining core. The robots are programmable robots including a means for engaging the transfer plug and placing the plug into the tubular core of a large roll.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
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Publication number: 20090220323Abstract: This core plugging station relates generally to preparing rolls of previously wound material for an unwinding machine. The core plugging station improves the automation of moving rolls of sheet form material and the like to be loaded in preparation for unwinding. When a previously loaded roll has been unwound a spent core station disposes of the remaining core. The process sequentially moves rolls of material having cores from a core plugging station to an unwinding station and sequentially moves spent rolls of material from the unwinding station back to a spent core station.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2009Publication date: September 3, 2009Inventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta