Patents by Inventor Jason G. McLaughlin

Jason G. McLaughlin 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: 9278376
    Abstract: A device and method for sequencing trays includes a tray receiving conveyor and a recirculating conveyor. Trays are placed on the recirculating conveyor and merged with ejected trays into a multiple of sequenced trays at one or more merge locations. The system can include more than one merge location, with one of the merge locations providing a merge of trays into a contiguous sequence of trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Jason G. McLaughlin, Hajime Morikawa, Michael A. Wisniewski
  • Publication number: 20100087952
    Abstract: A device and method for sequencing trays includes a tray receiving conveyor and a recirculating conveyor. Trays are placed on the recirculating conveyor and merged with ejected trays into a multiple of sequenced trays at one or more merge locations. The system can include more than one merge location, with one of the merge locations providing a merge of trays into a contiguous sequence of trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason G. MCLAUGHLIN, Hajime MORIKAWA, Michael WISNIEWSKI
  • Patent number: 7669706
    Abstract: A device and method for sequencing trays includes a tray receiving conveyor and a recirculating conveyor. Trays are placed on the recirculating conveyor and merged with ejected trays into a multiple of sequenced trays at one or more merge locations. The system can include more than one merge location, with one of the merge locations providing a merge of trays into a contiguous sequence of trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Lockhead Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Jason G. McLaughlin, Hajime Morikawa, Michael A. Wisniewski
  • Patent number: 6881916
    Abstract: A system and method sequencing objects in trays by assigning a direction to tray locations, where each of the tray locations provides space for trays. The objects are placed into the trays corresponding to assigned directions of the objects. A determination is made as to whether there are additional objects that correspond to the direction and, if so, the direction is assigned to unassigned tray locations based on pre-defined rules. Once all of the objects are in the trays, the trays are moved to the feeder system in a sequential order based on the directions. In a second pass, the directions are reassigned to the tray locations based on a number of trays required to hold the objects. The objects are placed into the trays corresponding to the directions of the objects. The trays are then transported to an unloading stage in a sequential order corresponding to the reassigned directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Jason G. McLaughlin, Michael A. Wisniewski
  • Publication number: 20040159592
    Abstract: A system and method sequencing objects in trays by assigning a direction to tray locations, where each of the tray locations provides space for trays. The objects are placed into the trays corresponding to assigned directions of the objects. A determination is made as to whether there are additional objects that correspond to the direction and, if so, the direction is assigned to unassigned tray locations based on pre-defined rules. Once all of the objects are in the trays, the trays are moved to the feeder system in a sequential order based on the directions. In a second pass, the directions are reassigned to the tray locations based on a number of trays required to hold the objects. The objects are placed into the trays corresponding to the directions of the objects. The trays are then transported to an unloading stage in a sequential order corresponding to the reassigned directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Jason G. McLaughlin, Michael A. Wisniewski