Patents by Inventor Jonathan Keogh

Jonathan Keogh 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).

  • Pick and throw harvesting
    Patent number: 11883974
    Abstract: A conveyor system 24 carries work items, such as flexible, pliable, food products 22, through a scanning system 28 which generates data pertaining to various physical parameters of the food products. Thereafter, the food products are transported through a processing station which may be in the form of a portioning system 30. Next, the portioned food products are transported to a harvesting system 32 utilizing a actuator 34 to unload the food product portions 36 by vacuuming the portions into a nozzle 90. Such food products are transported to one or more desired locations through a hose/tube connected to a nozzle or may be launched through the air in a trajectory aimed at the desired placement location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: John Bean Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jon A. Hocker, George R. Blaine, Harrison T. Gill, Jonathan Keogh, Erick A. Sorenson
  • PICK AND THROW HARVESTING
    Publication number: 20200254641
    Abstract: A conveyor system 24 carries work items, such as flexible, pliable, food products 22, through a scanning system 28 which generates data pertaining to various physical parameters of the food products. Thereafter, the food products are transported through a processing station which may be in the form of a portioning system 30. Next, the portioned food products are transported to a harvesting system 32 utilizing a actuator 34 to unload the food product portions 36 by vacuuming the portions into a nozzle 90. Such food products are transported to one or more desired locations through a hose/tube connected to a nozzle or may be launched through the air in a trajectory aimed at the desired placement location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: John Bean Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jon A. Hocker, George R. Blaine, Harrison T. Gill, Jonathan Keogh, Erick A. Sorenson