Patents by Inventor Michael Litwin

Michael Litwin 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).

  • Devices and methods for evaluating alignment of an end of arm tool and a molding apparatus
    Publication number: 20070063367
    Abstract: A preferred method for evaluating alignment of a molding apparatus and an end of arm tool includes placing a fixture on a surface of the molding apparatus so that a first and a second portion of the fixture become disposed in a respective first and second cavity of the molding apparatus, and determining whether a first and a second cup of the fixture can receive a respective first and second pickup of the end of arm tool if the end of arm tool is moved toward the fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Litwin, Jeffrey Youngblood
  • Apparatus and method for removing and transporting articles from molds
    Patent number: 6180032
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for removing and transporting articles from molds. More specifically, the present invention pertains to such an apparatus and method which is particularly well suited for removing the articles from a molding machine having molds in which they are molded, and thereafter carrying the articles within a very short period of time away from the molds and depositing the articles for further processing in a high speed, automated production system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip King Parnell, Sr., Michael Litwin, Victor Lust
  • Apparatus and method for removing and transporting articles from molds
    Patent number: 5895192
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for removing and transporting articles from molds. More specifically, the present invention pertains to such an apparatus and method which is particularly well suited for removing the articles from a molding machine having molds in which they are molded, and thereafter carrying the articles within a very short period of time away from the molds and depositing the articles for further processing in a high speed, automated production system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip King Parnell, Sr., Michael Litwin, Victor Lust