Patents by Inventor Jeff ZERR

Jeff ZERR 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).

  • Load assist system
    Patent number: 10988326
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a load assist module for transferring articles onto a downstream conveyor. The load assist module may include a roller conveyor having one or more rollers that together define a conveyor plane, such that the one or more rollers may be actuatable to convey the article along the conveyor plane in a direction of a downstream conveyor. The load assist module may further include a pusher assembly positioned adjacent the conveyor plane. The pusher assembly may include a track-guided vertical popup with a base and a pop-up. The pop-up may be actuatable such that the pop-up extends through the conveyor plane to contact the article. The pusher assembly may drive the track-guided vertical popup toward the direction of the downstream conveyor such that the track-guided vertical popup pushes the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC, Eurosort, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Smith, Darius Scott, Erik Brewer, Jeff Zerr
  • LOAD ASSIST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200354158
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a load assist module for transferring articles onto a downstream conveyor. The load assist module may include a roller conveyor having one or more rollers that together define a conveyor plane, such that the one or more rollers may be actuatable to convey the article along the conveyor plane in a direction of a downstream conveyor. The load assist module may further include a pusher assembly positioned adjacent the conveyor plane. The pusher assembly may include a track-guided vertical popup with a base and a pop-up. The pop-up may be actuatable such that the pop-up extends through the conveyor plane to contact the article. The pusher assembly may drive the track-guided vertical popup toward the direction of the downstream conveyor such that the track-guided vertical popup pushes the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Jared SMITH, Darius SCOTT, Erik BREWER, Jeff ZERR