Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Wiley

Patrick J. Wiley 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).

  • Product stacking end of arm tool
    Patent number: 11772279
    Abstract: Systems and methods used to pick and stack product for transport are disclosed. The systems and methods include a robotic end of arm stacking tool coupled to a robotic arm and including a product support. The product support includes fingers that pivot about an axis to allow spatulas coupled to the fingers to slide under and support the product when the product is picked from a product orienting member and stacked in a product transport member. An actuator can be activated to maintain the product support in a product support state and deactivated to release the product into the product transport member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: House of Design LLC
    Inventors: Patrick J. Wiley, Chris Scot Annin
  • PRODUCT STACKING END OF ARM TOOL
    Publication number: 20220331991
    Abstract: Systems and methods used to pick and stack product for transport are disclosed. The systems and methods include a robotic end of arm stacking tool coupled to a robotic arm and including a product support. The product support includes fingers that pivot about an axis to allow spatulas coupled to the fingers to slide under and support the product when the product is picked from a product orienting member and stacked in a product transport member. An actuator can be activated to maintain the product support in a product support state and deactivated to release the product into the product transport member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick J. Wiley, Chris Scot Annin