Patents by Inventor Frederick John Stingel, Jr.

Frederick John Stingel, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 5903464
    Abstract: Homogeneous layers of articles are mixed in a conveying apparatus, and in accordance with a conveying method. A first conveying path originates at a first working station and terminates at a second working station. A second conveying path originates at the second working station. The first working station selectively moves successive homogeneous layers of articles from respective stacks to the first conveying path. The second working station receives the articles from the first conveying path and distributes the articles into selected ones of a plurality of vertical conveying and storage paths. The articles are supplied to the second conveying path from the vertical conveying and storage paths in a predetermined sequence. The predetermined sequence is established by defining control sequences for the moving, distributing and supplying performed in the work stations. The articles conveyed on the second conveying path can be arranged into groups related to the predetermined sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Inventors: Frederick John Stingel, Jr., Frederick John Stingel, III, Jeffrey William Stingel