Patents by Inventor Gregory B. Olejniczak

Gregory B. Olejniczak 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).

  • System and method for printing on a flexible body
    Patent number: 9238378
    Abstract: A printing system includes carriage assemblies, a preparation station, a printing station, and a selection station. The carriage assemblies receive flexible bodies and are coupled to a conveyance assembly that moves the carriage assemblies along a direction of travel. The preparation station receives the flexible bodies from the loading station and manipulates the flexible bodies to at least partially flatten printing surfaces of the flexible bodies. The printing station prints images on the flexible bodies. The selection station examines the images on the flexible bodies and selects one or more of the flexible bodies based on the images. The selection station also individually grips and removes selected flexible bodies from the carriage assemblies and conveys the selected flexible bodies to a first collection location while the other flexible bodies remain on the carriage assemblies and are conveyed to a different, second collection location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Gregory B. Olejniczak, Marc C. Piscitello, Christopher J. Sobaszek, Graham P. Vlcek, Sean M. O'Neil, Peter P. Dell'Aquila, Steve Waszkowiak, Samuel Peterson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ON A FLEXIBLE BODY
    Publication number: 20150158310
    Abstract: A printing system includes carriage assemblies, a preparation station, a printing station, and a selection station. The carriage assemblies receive flexible bodies and are coupled to a conveyance assembly that moves the carriage assemblies along a direction of travel. The preparation station receives the flexible bodies from the loading station and manipulates the flexible bodies to at least partially flatten printing surfaces of the flexible bodies. The printing station prints images on the flexible bodies. The selection station examines the images on the flexible bodies and selects one or more of the flexible bodies based on the images. The selection station also individually grips and removes selected flexible bodies from the carriage assemblies and conveys the selected flexible bodies to a first collection location while the other flexible bodies remain on the carriage assemblies and are conveyed to a different, second collection location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory B. Olejniczak, Marc C. Piscitello, Christopher J. Sobaszek, Graham P. Vlcek, Sean M. O'Neil, Peter P. Dell'Aquila, Steve Waszkowiak, Samuel Peterson
  • System and method for printing on a flexible body
    Patent number: 8955963
    Abstract: A printing system includes carriage assemblies, a preparation station, a printing station, and a selection station. The carriage assemblies receive flexible bodies and are coupled to a conveyance assembly that moves the carriage assemblies along a direction of travel. The preparation station receives the flexible bodies from the loading station and manipulates the flexible bodies to at least partially flatten printing surfaces of the flexible bodies. The printing station prints images on the flexible bodies. The selection station examines the images on the flexible bodies and selects one or more of the flexible bodies based on the images. The selection station also individually grips and removes selected flexible bodies from the carriage assemblies and conveys the selected flexible bodies to a first collection location while the other flexible bodies remain on the carriage assemblies and are conveyed to a different, second collection location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory B. Olejniczak, Marc C. Piscitello, Christopher J. Sobaszek, Graham P. Vlcek, Sean M. O'Neil, Peter P. Dell'Aquila, Steve Waszkowiak
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ON A FLEXIBLE BODY
    Publication number: 20130286123
    Abstract: A printing system includes carriage assemblies, a preparation station, a printing station, and a selection station. The carriage assemblies receive flexible bodies and are coupled to a conveyance assembly that moves the carriage assemblies along a direction of travel. The preparation station receives the flexible bodies from the loading station and manipulates the flexible bodies to at least partially flatten printing surfaces of the flexible bodies. The printing station prints images on the flexible bodies. The selection station examines the images on the flexible bodies and selects one or more of the flexible bodies based on the images. The selection station also individually grips and removes selected flexible bodies from the carriage assemblies and conveys the selected flexible bodies to a first collection location while the other flexible bodies remain on the carriage assemblies and are conveyed to a different, second collection location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Gregory B. Olejniczak, Marc C. Piscitello, Christopher J. Sobaszek, Graham P. Vlcek, Sean M. O'neil, Peter P. Dell'aquila, Steve Waszkowiak