Patents by Inventor Daniel K. Claunch

Daniel K. Claunch 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).

  • TRANSPORT TRAILERS FOR RAISING AND TRANSPORTING DOLLIES
    Publication number: 20250002098
    Abstract: A method of moving an autonomous mobile robot dolly is provided. The method includes positioning a base of a transport trailer under a frame of the autonomous mobile robot dolly. The base carries a lifting plate that is operatively connected to an actuator that is configured to raise the lifting plate. The lifting plate is raised using the actuator thereby raising the autonomous mobile robot dolly to a raised position. The transport trailer is moved from one location to a different location with the lifting plate and the autonomous mobile robot dolly in the raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Quick, Martin D. Murphy, Daniel K. Claunch, Garnett L. Hopkins, Cody D. Williams, Christopher A. Reeves, Noah A. Smith
  • Automated dolly assemblies
    Patent number: 8162302
    Abstract: Disclosed is an automated dolly assembly that includes a body including a frame and a top surface, a sync arm and a support arm connected to the body, and at least one switch disposed on the body to control movement of the support arm. The sync arm is capable of movement between a first position and a second position, and when the sync arm is in the first position, the sync arm is free from contact with a portion of a workpart carrier traveling along a rail of an overhead conveyor. When the sync arm is in the second position, the sync arm contacts a portion of the workpart carrier. The support arm is also capable of movement between a first position and a second position, and when the support arm is in the first position, the support arm is free from contact with a portion of the workpart carrier. When the support arm is in the second position, the support arm contacts a portion of the workpart carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Turner, Daniel K. Claunch, Travis S. Cotten, Bradley Jay Sallee, Cory D. Bronger
  • Automated Dolly Assemblies
    Publication number: 20100301538
    Abstract: Disclosed is an automated dolly assembly that includes a body including a frame and a top surface, a sync arm and a support arm connected to the body, and at least one switch disposed on the body to control movement of the support arm. The sync arm is capable of movement between a first position and a second position, and when the sync arm is in the first position, the sync arm is free from contact with a portion of a workpart carrier traveling along a rail of an overhead conveyor. When the sync arm is in the second position, the sync arm contacts a portion of the workpart carrier. The support arm is also capable of movement between a first position and a second position, and when the support arm is in the first position, the support arm is free from contact with a portion of the workpart carrier. When the support arm is in the second position, the support arm contacts a portion of the workpart carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Turner, Daniel K. Claunch, Travis S. Cotten, Bradley Jay Sallee, Cory D. Bronger