Patents by Inventor David Rombaut

David Rombaut 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).

  • Article picking and placing system
    Patent number: 12774173
    Abstract: The present invention provides an article picking and placing system, the system comprising: —a first article picking tooling and a second article picking tooling, and an intermediate transportation unit configured in between an article infeed transportation unit and an article outfeed transportation unit; —a control unit for synchronizing the first and second article picking tooling such that (i) the first article picking tooling picks and/or forms a first configuration of articles from the infeed transportation unit for transfer to the intermediate transportation unit, thereby forming an intermediate configuration on said intermediate transportation unit, and (ii) the second picking tooling picks a second configuration of articles from said intermediate transportation unit for transfer to the outfeed transportation unit, wherein the second and intermediate article configurations are different relative to each other and each different from the first article configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2026
    Assignee: ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV S.A.
    Inventors: Glenn Ferreira, Wim Dekocker, Philippe Jean Marie Duperray, Manu Peelman, Tom Van Moer, Kristof Lambrechts, Frederik Triest, David Rombaut
  • An article picking and placing system
    Publication number: 20240092587
    Abstract: The present invention provides an article picking and placing system, the system comprising: —a first article picking tooling and a second article picking tooling, and an intermediate transportation unit configured in between an article infeed transportation unit and an article outfeed transportation unit; —a control unit for synchronizing the first and second article picking tooling such that (i) the first article picking tooling picks and/or forms a first configuration of articles from the infeed transportation unit for transfer to the intermediate transportation unit, thereby forming an intermediate configuration on said intermediate transportation unit, and (ii) the second picking tooling picks a second configuration of articles from said intermediate transportation unit for transfer to the outfeed transportation unit, wherein the second and intermediate article configurations are different relative to each other and each different from the first article configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Glenn FERREIRA, Wim DEKOCKER, Philippe Jean Marie DUPERRAY, Manu PEELMAN, Tom VAN MOER, Kristof LAMBRECHTS, Frederik TRIEST, David ROMBAUT
  • A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20230405958
    Abstract: A system for processing a packaging in assembly comprising a main transportation unit (102); and a manipulator transportation unit (104) having at least one manipulating unit (110), said manipulating unit mounted on at least one independently motion controlled mover (108) and adapted for manipulating a material component of a package (106) in assembly present at the main transportation unit, wherein said manipulating unit comprises an engagement device (112) for temporarily engaging a material component of a package in assembly while being in transit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Wim Dekocker, David Rombaut, Ben Eylenbosch, Bjorn Vercauteren, Tim Cerpentier, Roderik Vancoster, Kristof Platteeuw, Keenan Thompson, Annalisa Narducci, Glenn Ferreira, Philippe Jean Marie Duperray, Manu Peelman, Tom Van Moer, Arne Vanheuverbeke, Frederik Triest