Patents by Inventor Reed A. Bailey

Reed A. Bailey 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).

  • ADJUSTABLE TRAY STACKER/DESTACKER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20250353692
    Abstract: Assemblies, systems, and methods for stacking, destacking, or stacking and destacking a plurality of trays that includes a conveyor having a first rail and a second rail; a lift subassembly configured to stack or destack a plurality of trays having predetermined dimensions, the lift subassembly comprising a first set of arms slidably coupled to a lift plate; a second set of arms slidably coupled to the lift plate; and a bracket configured to slidably couple the lift subassembly to the first rail and the second rail, wherein the first rail, the second rail, or the first and second rails are adjustable along the bracket of the lift subassembly to correspond to the predetermined dimensions of the plurality of trays, and wherein each of the first and second sets of arms are independently adjustable to correspond to the predetermined dimensions of the plurality of trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2025
    Publication date: November 20, 2025
    Inventors: David E. Helgerson, Reed A. Bailey
  • Adjustable tray stacker/destacker assembly
    Patent number: 12384635
    Abstract: Assemblies, systems, and methods for stacking, destacking, or stacking and destacking a plurality of trays that includes a conveyor having a first rail and a second rail; a lift subassembly configured to stack or destack a plurality of trays having predetermined dimensions, the lift subassembly comprising a first set of arms slidably coupled to a lift plate; a second set of arms slidably coupled to the lift plate; and a bracket configured to slidably couple the lift subassembly to the first rail and the second rail, wherein the first rail, the second rail, or the first and second rails are adjustable along the bracket of the lift subassembly to correspond to the predetermined dimensions of the plurality of trays, and wherein each of the first and second sets of arms are independently adjustable to correspond to the predetermined dimensions of the plurality of trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: David E. Helgerson, Reed A. Bailey
  • ADJUSTABLE TRAY STACKER/DESTACKER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20240367925
    Abstract: Assemblies, systems, and methods for stacking, destacking, or stacking and destacking a plurality of trays that includes a conveyor having a first rail and a second rail; a lift subassembly configured to stack or destack a plurality of trays having predetermined dimensions, the lift subassembly comprising a first set of arms slidably coupled to a lift plate; a second set of arms slidably coupled to the lift plate; and a bracket configured to slidably couple the lift subassembly to the first rail and the second rail, wherein the first rail, the second rail, or the first and second rails are adjustable along the bracket of the lift subassembly to correspond to the predetermined dimensions of the plurality of trays, and wherein each of the first and second sets of arms are independently adjustable to correspond to the predetermined dimensions of the plurality of trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: David E. Helgerson, Reed A. Bailey