Patents by Inventor Joseph M. CHWAN

Joseph M. CHWAN 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).

  • Monitoring removal and replacement of tools within an inventory control system
    Patent number: 10347066
    Abstract: An inventory control system is described that includes a tool storage device including a drawer or a tray providing a pallet, wherein the pallet includes storage locations for objects; a sensing device configured to form an image of the storage locations; and a data processor configured to determine presence or absence of the pallet and presence or absence of objects within the storage locations of the pallet using the information from the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Preston Phillips, David C. Fly, Matthew J. Lipsey, Joseph M. Chwan, Frederick J. Rogers
  • MONITORING REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF TOOLS WITHIN AN INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190088061
    Abstract: An inventory control system is described that includes a tool storage device including a drawer or a tray providing a pallet, wherein the pallet includes storage locations for objects; a sensing device configured to form an image of the storage locations; and a data processor configured to determine presence or absence of the pallet and presence or absence of objects within the storage locations of the pallet using the information from the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Preston PHILLIPS, David C. FLY, Matthew J. LIPSEY, Joseph M. CHWAN, Frederick J. ROGERS
  • MONITORING REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF TOOLS WITHIN AN INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180102011
    Abstract: An inventory control system is described that includes a tool storage device including a drawer or a tray providing a pallet, wherein the pallet includes storage locations for objects; a sensing device configured to form an image of the storage locations; and a data processor configured to determine presence or absence of the pallet and presence or absence of objects within the storage locations of the pallet using the information from the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Preston PHILLIPS, David C. FLY, Matthew J. LIPSEY, Joseph M. CHWAN, Frederick J. ROGERS