Patents by Inventor Joseph Latta

Joseph Latta 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).

  • Method and apparatus for performing multiple tasks on a web of material
    Patent number: 10464701
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for accurately performing multiple tasks on a web of material are described herein. The method and apparatus include at least a first detector for detecting a detectable feature on the web of material for performing a first operation at a first location on the web of material, and a second detector for detecting a detectable feature on the web of material for performing a second operation at a second location on the web of material. The method and apparatus further include an automated compensating device that cooperates at least indirectly with the detectors. The compensating device reduces any variations in position along the length of the web of material between at least one of said first locations and/or said second locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Meghan Lykowski, Deborah Sue Slovut, Joseph Latta, Joseph A. Barlage, George Stacy Shumpert
  • Method and Apparatus for Performing Multiple Tasks on a Web of Material
    Publication number: 20140274629
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for accurately performing multiple tasks on a web of material are described herein. The method and apparatus include at least a first detector for detecting a detectable feature on the web of material for performing a first operation at a first location on the web of material, and a second detector for detecting a detectable feature on the web of material for performing a second operation at a second location on the web of material. The method and apparatus further include an automated compensating device that cooperates at least indirectly with the detectors. The compensating device reduces any variations in position along the length of the web of material between at least one of said first locations and/or said second locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: The Iams Company
    Inventors: Meghan Lykowski, Deborah Sue Slovut, Joseph Latta, Joseph A. Barlage