Patents by Inventor Neetu Goyal

Neetu Goyal 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).

  • Device for automated removal of security tags and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 11984003
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for removing a security tag from an article are disclosed herein. A device for removing a security tag includes a housing including an opening positioned to receive the tag and at least a portion of the article. A magnet is supported adjacent the opening to retain a tag body and to release a retainer pin therefrom when the tag is inserted into the opening. A pin retractor is positioned in the housing opposite the magnet to capture the retainer pin and retract it from the tag body. The pin retractor is retracted into a collar to strip the pin from the pin retractor. A release frame is positioned proximate the magnet and movable between a first position wherein the magnet retains the tag body, and a second position wherein the tag body is moved away from the magnet, thereby releasing the tag body from the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Kohl's, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Udumalagala, Supun Dewaraja, Kiran Ramaraju, Mark Michalski, Neetu Goyal
  • DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED REMOVAL OF SECURITY TAGS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230036860
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for removing a security tag from an article are disclosed herein. A device for removing a security tag includes a housing including an opening positioned to receive the tag and at least a portion of the article. A magnet is supported adjacent the opening to retain a tag body and to release a retainer pin therefrom when the tag is inserted into the opening. A pin retractor is positioned in the housing opposite the magnet to capture the retainer pin and retract it from the tag body. The pin retractor is retracted into a collar to strip the pin from the pin retractor. A release frame is positioned proximate the magnet and movable between a first position wherein the magnet retains the tag body, and a second position wherein the tag body is moved away from the magnet, thereby releasing the tag body from the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Stefan Udumalagala, Supun Dewaraja, Kiran Ramaraju, Mark Michalski, Neetu Goyal
  • Device for automated removal of security tags and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 11417186
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for removing a security tag from an article are disclosed herein. A device for removing a security tag includes a housing including an opening positioned to receive the tag and at least a portion of the article. A magnet is supported adjacent the opening to retain a tag body and to release a retainer pin therefrom when the tag is inserted into the opening. A pin retractor is positioned in the housing opposite the magnet to capture the retainer pin and retract it from the tag body. The pin retractor is retracted into a collar to strip the pin from the pin retractor. A release frame is positioned proximate the magnet and movable between a first position wherein the magnet retains the tag body, and a second position wherein the tag body is moved away from the magnet, thereby releasing the tag body from the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Kohl's, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Udumalagala, Supun Dewaraja, Kiran Ramaraju, Mark Michalski, Neetu Goyal
  • DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED REMOVAL OF SECURITY TAGS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210110688
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for removing a security tag from an article are disclosed herein. A device for removing a security tag includes a housing including an opening positioned to receive the tag and at least a portion of the article. A magnet is supported adjacent the opening to retain a tag body and to release a retainer pin therefrom when the tag is inserted into the opening. A pin retractor is positioned in the housing opposite the magnet to capture the retainer pin and retract it from the tag body. The pin retractor is retracted into a collar to strip the pin from the pin retractor. A release frame is positioned proximate the magnet and movable between a first position wherein the magnet retains the tag body, and a second position wherein the tag body is moved away from the magnet, thereby releasing the tag body from the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Udumalagala, Supun Dewaraja, Kiran Ramaraju, Mark Michalski, Neetu Goyal