Patents by Inventor John Strombeck

John Strombeck 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).

  • Point to point material transport vehicle improvements for glass substrate
    Patent number: 10114379
    Abstract: A method of operating a material transport vehicle (“MTV”), for transporting glass substrates used in the manufacture of image arrays in a clean room factory environment includes accepting a user input for initiating forward motion of the MTV, configuring a plurality of safety zones proximate to the MTV, detecting an intrusion into one of the plurality of safety zones, and limiting a maximum allowable forward motion of the MTV by an amount determined by the proximity of the safety zone to the MTV. The method includes further steps for additional safety, cleanliness, productivity, and maintainability improvements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: DPIX, LLC
    Inventor: John Strombeck
  • POINT TO POINT MATERIAL TRANSPORT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENTS FOR GLASS SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20160349756
    Abstract: A method of operating a material transport vehicle (“MTV”), for transporting glass substrates used in the manufacture of image arrays in a clean room factory environment includes accepting a user input for initiating forward motion of the MTV, configuring a plurality of safety zones proximate to the MTV, detecting an intrusion into one of the plurality of safety zones, and limiting a maximum allowable forward motion of the MTV by an amount determined by the proximity of the safety zone to the MTV. The method includes further steps for additional safety, cleanliness, productivity, and maintainability improvements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: John Strombeck