Patents by Inventor Gregory James Tenbus

Gregory James Tenbus 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 glass article bundling and palletizing apparatuses and methods
    Patent number: 11939175
    Abstract: An apparatus that forms bundles of glass articles includes a glass article infeed station including an infeed conveyor that continuously transports individual glass articles to a layer separating conveyor. The layer separating conveyor includes a conveyor belt that forms a layer of side-by-side glass articles. A robotic lift assembly is configured to place the layer of side-by-side glass articles together on a layer separation insert. The layer separation insert has side-by-side slots that each receive a single glass article of the layer of side-by-side glass articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Marty Eric Hess, Kevin Robert Kaelin, Patrick Aaron Parks, Evan Marshall Rathbun, Gregory James Tenbus
  • AUTOMATED GLASS ARTICLE BUNDLING AND PALLETIZING APPARATUSES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230150780
    Abstract: An apparatus that forms bundles of glass articles includes a glass article infeed station including an infeed conveyor that continuously transports individual glass articles to a layer separating conveyor. The layer separating conveyor includes a conveyor belt that forms a layer of side-by-side glass articles. A robotic lift assembly is configured to place the layer of side-by-side glass articles together on a layer separation insert. The layer separation insert has side-by-side slots that each receive a single glass article of the layer of side-by-side glass articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Marty Eric Hess, Kevin Robert Kaelin, Patrick Aaron Parks, Evan Marshall Rathbun, Gregory James Tenbus