Patents by Inventor Eric Shoup

Eric Shoup 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).

  • Robotic tray loader system, method and apparatus
    Patent number: 5477663
    Abstract: In a system for transferring groups of containers from one location to another, a loading station including a transfer mechanism for continuously delivering rows of containers from the transfer station to a tray loading station. A device at the tray loading station is included for cycling the tray in a predetermined controlled sequence to receive rows of containers delivered by the transfer mechanism and to position them in a compact array in the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: The West Company
    Inventors: Bruce D. Smith, William J. Covert, Edward F. Vander Bush, Roy B. Melton, Paul W. Sirgenson, Frank C. Tammaro, Bernard F. Sykes, Eric Shoup, J. Donald Birtwell, Thomas A. Stalnaker