Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Walton

Daniel J. Walton 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).

  • Publication number: 20240353845
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an industrial facility is provided comprising a tag layout and at least one ingress/egress zone. The tag layout comprises at least one double row of tags. The ingress/egress zone is located outside of an area of the vehicle travel plane occupied by the aisle path and is bounded in its entirety by the double row of tags, by two or more double rows of tags, by a combination of one or more double rows of tags and one more selected facility boundaries, or by combinations thereof. The double row of tags is arranged in an n×m matrix that is configured for successive detection of the inner and outer rows of tags that is dependent on the point-of-origin of a sensor transit path across the double row of tags. Additional embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel D. Walton, Nicholas J. Sherman
  • Patent number: 12093056
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an industrial facility is provided comprising a tag layout and at least one ingress/egress zone. The tag layout comprises at least one double row of tags. The ingress/egress zone is located outside of an area of the vehicle travel plane occupied by the aisle path and is bounded in its entirety by the double row of tags, by two or more double rows of tags, by a combination of one or more double rows of tags and one more selected facility boundaries, or by combinations thereof. The double row of tags is arranged in an n×m matrix that is configured for successive detection of the inner and outer rows of tags that is dependent on the point-of-origin of a sensor transit path across the double row of tags. Additional embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel D. Walton, Nicholas J. Sherman
  • Patent number: 7445211
    Abstract: A wall decoration and game apparatus that is convertible between a display mode for hanging on a wall and a game playing mode for playing a board game such as cribbage. The apparatus includes a mounting panel and a game board. The game board is releasably attachable to the mounting panel. The game board has a display side and a game playing side. The display side of the game board has a likeness of an animal such as a fish. In a display mode the game board is releasably attached to the mounting panel with the display side facing out and the mounting panel is hung on a wall. In game playing mode the game board is detached from the mounting panel. Legs are attached to the mounting panel and it becomes a stand for the game board with the game playing surface facing up. In the embodiment shown the game board is a cribbage game board and has a peg hole array for a cribbage game. The mounting panel has an open storage compartment that is covered by the game board in the display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Inventor: Daniel J. Walton
  • Patent number: D773950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Inventor: Daniel J. Walton