Patents by Inventor John A. Holt

John A. Holt 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 GUIDED VEHICLE POSITIVE STOPPING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160083916
    Abstract: A positive stopping system with an adjustable stopper apparatus positioned along an automated guided vehicle navigation pathway. The adjustable stopper apparatus includes a linear actuator moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. A stopper end is coupled to the linear actuator. The stopper end is positioned within the automated guided vehicle navigation pathway when the linear actuator is in the extended position and removed from the automated guided vehicle navigation pathway when the linear actuator is in the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Newberry, John A. Holt
  • Automated guided vehicle positive stopping system
    Patent number: 9284701
    Abstract: A positive stopping system with an adjustable stopper apparatus positioned along an automated guided vehicle navigation pathway. The adjustable stopper apparatus includes a linear actuator moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. A stopper end is coupled to the linear actuator. The stopper end is positioned within the automated guided vehicle navigation pathway when the linear actuator is in the extended position and removed from the automated guided vehicle navigation pathway when the linear actuator is in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Newberry, John A. Holt