Patents by Inventor James D. Dimond

James D. Dimond 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, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECONFIGURING ITEMS
    Publication number: 20110309102
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for reconfiguring some or all content from one or more first containers into a second container are provided. In an example of the apparatus, the apparatus has a dispensing system having a dispenser to dispense content from one container into another, and a delivery system adapted to reconfigure the dispensed content from the one container into another container. In another example, a method includes dispensing selected contents from one container and reconfiguring the dispensed contents from the one container into another. In another example, the system includes a controller, a machine controlled by the controller, wherein the machine has a pair of container handlers, a content dispenser, and a content delivery system. The controller is adapted to control the machine using a selection criterion to operate the content dispenser to dispense selected content from one container to move with the delivery system into another container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Steven M. Becker, Jason Cope, James D. Dimond
  • Apparatus, method and system for reconfiguring items
    Patent number: 8033426
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for reconfiguring some or all content from one or more first containers into a second container are provided. In an example of the apparatus, the apparatus has a dispensing system having a dispenser to dispense content from one container into another, and a delivery system adapted to reconfigure the dispensed content from the one container into another container. In another example, a method includes dispensing selected contents from one container and reconfiguring the dispensed contents from the one container into another. In another example, the system includes a controller, a machine controlled by the controller, wherein the machine has a pair of container handlers, a content dispenser, and a content delivery system. The controller is adapted to control the machine using a selection criterion to operate the content dispenser to dispense selected content from one container to move with the delivery system into another container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Becker, Jason Cope, James D. Dimond
  • APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECONFIGURING ITEMS
    Publication number: 20090320955
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for reconfiguring some or all content from one or more first containers into a second container are provided. In an example of the apparatus, the apparatus has a dispensing system having a dispenser to dispense content from one container into another, and a delivery system adapted to reconfigure the dispensed content from the one container into another container. In another example, a method includes dispensing selected contents from one container and reconfiguring the dispensed contents from the one container into another. In another example, the system includes a controller, a machine controlled by the controller, wherein the machine has a pair of container handlers, a content dispenser, and a content delivery system. The controller is adapted to control the machine using a selection criterion to operate the content dispenser to dispense selected content from one container to move with the delivery system into another container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: STEVEN M. BECKER, JASON COPE, JAMES D. DIMOND