Patents by Inventor Greg Schombert

Greg Schombert 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: 12583689
    Abstract: A feeder bowl and preparation system for packaging stick-like objects including a feeder bowl, vee shaped spacing conveyor, and a collator mechanism which permits a robotic pick-up station sufficient time to pick and place the stick-like object. The system simplifies programming the transfer of the objects by presenting a desired amount of product for a specific picker and allowing time to pick and place the object, the system eliminates a feed rate by a robotic process in the system, the system allows for essentially higher feed rate overall due to an oriented pick-up area presentation, and the system provides a sanitary design compatible with a transfer of food products in a food industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Inventor: Greg Schombert
  • Publication number: 20240228183
    Abstract: A compact, ultimate, and cleanable food grade feeder device and system for quickly orienting, aligning, and feeding single rolls, sandwiches, oddly shaped edibles, and foodstuff to assemble and make ready for packaging the foodstuff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventor: Greg Schombert
  • Publication number: 20240132299
    Abstract: A compact, ultimate, and cleanable food grade feeder device and system for quickly orienting, aligning, and feeding single rolls, sandwiches, oddly shaped edibles, and foodstuff to assemble and make ready for packaging the foodstuff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventor: Greg Schombert
  • Publication number: 20230021384
    Abstract: A feeder bowl and preparation system for packaging stick-like objects including a feeder bowl, vee shaped spacing conveyor, and a collator mechanism which permits a robotic pick-up station sufficient time to pick and place the stick-like object. The system simplifies programming the transfer of the objects by presenting a desired amount of product for a specific picker and allowing time to pick and place the object, the system eliminates a feed rate by a robotic process in the system, the system allows for essentially higher feed rate overall due to an oriented pick-up area presentation, and the system provides a sanitary design compatible with a transfer of food products in a food industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventor: Greg Schombert
  • Publication number: 20230015679
    Abstract: An apparatus and system with a compact footprint and floor space requirements, reduced changeover time for product tooling changeover, reduced labor, smaller initial capital investments, and reduced waste while increasing overall machine uptime/usage, productivity, quality/repeatability, and reducing spare parts inventory and maintenance. This apparatus and system is a Scallop Feeder Bowl and Delivery System for Necked Bottles and like objects. The main function of this design is to build a machine with completely interchangeable pieces for multiple parts handling including first interchangeable upper parts with an upper scallop and a pre-scallop section has interchangeable sections allow for multiple parts with easy changeover and second an interchangeable lower and supporting parts with a lower scallop and a series of custom drop funnel sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Greg Schombert
  • Patent number: 10988324
    Abstract: A compact and cleanable food grade feeder device and system for quickly orienting, aligning, and feeding single rolls, sandwiches, odd shaped edibles and foodstuff in order to assemble and make ready for packaging the foodstuff. The feeder device and system includes a centrifugal feeder bowl with a food grade ABS plastic, stainless steel or equal durable material cone cap and a rigid disk base plate, a group of selection and flip, separate channels for good food and return food, a movable support structure with wheels, and a system to drive the conveyor(s) wherein the food grade feeder device and system organizes and aligns a foodstuff so that the organized foodstuff items can be transferred to other machinery or humans to further process and package the items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventor: Greg Schombert
  • Publication number: 20210030048
    Abstract: An automated food grade conveyor, placement and feeder device and system for singulating and placing rolls, egg, meat, or protein patties, and/or cheese and other foodstuffs to assemble and prepare a sandwich, the system being made of food grade materials that are easily cleanable and being made compact and on wheels which results in a system that significantly reduces time, labor, and waste while increasing productivity, quality and freshness; it includes bulk feeding specific food items through a food grade centrifugal feed system, placing the food items with a chain driven pick and place device, transferring food items to separate servo driven trains, automatically placing of a food pattie onto a sliced bun, wrapping of a completed sandwich, and placing the sandwich on a tray, box or container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Greg Schombert
  • Patent number: 10479539
    Abstract: A centrifugal bowl parts feeder system for various relatively heavy parts feeding including automotive bearings, gears, castings and other small, rugged and heavy part—1 to 6 inches in diameter and ½ to 5 pounds apiece. The components for this heavy duty centrifugal parts feeder system embraces a feeder bowl system with a durable, high impact bowl and surface, a drive assembly and a shaft connected to an inner disk, a set of selection tooling to separate and organize the parts, and a heavy support structure contiguous and beneath the inner disk. The system also contains both an input and output parts conveyor. All the components permit the heavy duty centrifugal bowl parts feeder system to feed and orient the relatively heavy, rugged and small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Greg Schombert
  • Publication number: 20190322463
    Abstract: A compact and cleanable food grade feeder device and system for quickly orienting, aligning, and feeding single rolls, sandwiches, odd shaped edibles and foodstuff in order to assemble and make ready for packaging the foodstuff. The feeder device and system includes a centrifugal feeder bowl with a food grade ABS plastic, stainless steel or equal durable material cone cap and a rigid disk base plate, a group of selection and flip, separate channels for good food and return food, a movable support structure with wheels, and a system to drive the conveyor(s) wherein the food grade feeder device and system organizes and aligns a foodstuff so that the organized foodstuff items can be transferred to other machinery or humans to further process and package the items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventor: Greg Schombert
  • Publication number: 20180305053
    Abstract: A centrifugal bowl parts feeder system for various relatively heavy parts feeding including automotive bearings, gears, castings and other small, rugged and heavy part—1 to 6 inches in diameter and ½ to 5 pounds apiece. The components for this heavy duty centrifugal parts feeder system embraces a feeder bowl system with a durable, high impact bowl and surface, a drive assembly and a shaft connected to an inner disk, a set of selection tooling to separate and organize the parts, and a heavy support structure contiguous and beneath the inner disk. The system also contains both an input and output parts conveyor. All the components permit the heavy duty centrifugal bowl parts feeder system to feed and orient the relatively heavy, rugged and small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventor: Greg Schombert
  • Patent number: 8978869
    Abstract: A centrifugal bowl parts feeder system with segmented tooling sections, the feeder system having segmented sections for a common centrifugal feeder bowl. The sections can be quickly and less expensively changed between various part sizes and configurations. With this system one can add and remove tooling segments (outside the bowl); securely and precisely locate the tooling segment with solid pins; maintain and use a tool RFID address to track specific parts and ranges of parts with a PLC Control as the bowl is modified; and harmonize the tooling segments and parts with RFID Tags tied to the PLC and the Tooling segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventor: Greg Schombert
  • Publication number: 20140238818
    Abstract: A centrifugal bowl parts feeder system with segmented tooling sections, the feeder system having segmented sections for a common centrifugal feeder bowl. The sections can be quickly and less expensively changed between various part sizes and configurations. With this system one can add and remove tooling segments (outside the bowl); securely and precisely locate the tooling segment with solid pins; maintain and use a tool RFID address to track specific parts and ranges of parts with a PLC Control as the bowl is modified; and harmonize the tooling segments and parts with RFID Tags tied to the PLC and the Tooling segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Greg Schombert