Patents by Inventor Gary L. Deering

Gary L. Deering 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).

  • AUTOMATED PREFORM ATTACH FOR VACUUM PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20090014499
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically attaching preforms to substrates. An example system includes a nest, a first component that places a substrate into the nest, a second component that places a preform on the substrate in the nest, a tacking device that tacks the preform to the substrate, a plurality of sensors that sense operational states of the components and the tacking device, and a controller that automatically controls operations of the components and the tacking device based on the sensed operational states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Bryan R. Seppala, Jon B. DCamp, Harlan L. Curtis, David W. Schaefer, Gary L. Deering