Patents by Inventor Rhett Eugene CRAIG

Rhett Eugene CRAIG 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).

  • Publication number: 20190185277
    Abstract: Some manufacturing processes include forming stacks of manufactured objects for handling and/or processing. While some such manufactured objects are consistent in thickness, other are more irregular. Some manufactured objects are generally flat, but are also generally thicker along one edge. When objects having these characteristics are stacked, the cumulative effect of such inconsistent thickness results in an unbalanced stack. The disclosed apparatus and method utilize a novel rotating stacker that rotates the stack of manufactured objects as each new object is added to the stack, thereby distributing the thickness inconsistency of individual objects throughout the stack, producing a more uniform stack without manual intervention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Felipe A. RUBIO LAMAS, Miguel Angel GONZALEZ REYNA, Greg STROUD, Rhett Eugene CRAIG
  • Patent number: 10214367
    Abstract: Some manufacturing processes include forming stacks of manufactured objects for handling and/or processing. While some such manufactured objects are consistent in thickness, other are more irregular. Some manufactured objects are generally flat, but are also generally thicker along one edge. When objects having these characteristics are stacked, the cumulative effect of such inconsistent thickness results in an unbalanced stack. The disclosed apparatus and method utilize a novel rotating stacker that rotates the stack of manufactured objects as each new object is added to the stack, thereby distributing the thickness inconsistency of individual objects throughout the stack, producing a more uniform stack without manual intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: GRUMA S.A.B. DE C.V.
    Inventors: Felipe A. Rubio Lamas, Miguel Angel Gonzalez Reyna, Greg Stroud, Rhett Eugene Craig
  • Publication number: 20170349387
    Abstract: Some manufacturing processes include forming stacks of manufactured objects for handling and/or processing. While some such manufactured objects are consistent in thickness, other are more irregular. Some manufactured objects are generally flat, but are also generally thicker along one edge. When objects having these characteristics are stacked, the cumulative effect of such inconsistent thickness results in an unbalanced stack. The disclosed apparatus and method utilize a novel rotating stacker that rotates the stack of manufactured objects as each new object is added to the stack, thereby distributing the thickness inconsistency of individual objects throughout the stack, producing a more uniform stack without manual intervention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Felipe A. RUBIO LAMAS, Miguel Angel GONZALEZ REYNA, Greg STROUD, Rhett Eugene CRAIG