Patents by Inventor Guy A. Condon

Guy A. Condon 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).

  • Apparatus and method for transferring containers
    Patent number: 11577916
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring a container from a first station to a second station of a container forming line includes a frame, a slide mounted to the frame, and a robotic arm mounted to the slide and movable along the slide between the first station and the second station. The robotic arm includes an end effector operable to remove the container from the first station. The frame is removably coupleable to at least one of the first station and the second station such that the apparatus is transportable to a different container forming line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Pretium Packaging, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Guy A. Condon, Carl Jay Cloward
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20200399076
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring a container from a first station to a second station of a container forming line includes a frame, a slide mounted to the frame, and a robotic arm mounted to the slide and movable along the slide between the first station and the second station. The robotic arm includes an end effector operable to remove the container from the first station. The frame is removably coupleable to at least one of the first station and the second station such that the apparatus is transportable to a different container forming line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Guy A. Condon, Carl Jay Cloward
  • Apparatus and method for transferring containers
    Patent number: 10800612
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring a container from a first station to a second station of a container forming line is described herein. The apparatus includes a wheeled frame, a linear slide mounted to the wheeled frame, and an articulated robotic arm mounted to the linear slide and movable along the linear slide between the first station and the second station. The robotic arm includes an end effector operable to grip the container to remove the container from the first station. The wheeled frame is removably coupleable to the first station such that the apparatus is transportable to a different container forming line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Pretium Packaging, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Guy A. Condon, Carl Jay Cloward
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20200115169
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring a container from a first station to a second station of a container forming line is described herein. The apparatus includes a wheeled frame, a linear slide mounted to the wheeled frame, and an articulated robotic arm mounted to the linear slide and movable along the linear slide between the first station and the second station. The robotic arm includes an end effector operable to grip the container to remove the container from the first station. The wheeled frame is removably coupleable to the first station such that the apparatus is transportable to a different container forming line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Guy A. Condon, Carl Jay Cloward