Patents by Inventor Richmond Emory Best

Richmond Emory Best 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: 20240014616
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to cart grounding devices for conveyor assemblies and methods of using the same. In various embodiments, a cart grounding device for a conveyor assembly may comprise a frame engagement element configured for attachment to at least a portion of a conveyor assembly; an arm assembly comprising an arm element hingedly connected relative to the frame engagement element; and a cart interface component configured to physically engage a connected plurality of conveyor carts of the conveyor assembly to provide a ground path from the conveyor carts to a ground, the cart interface component comprising one or more grounding wheels configured to physically contact the conveyor carts and rotate about a respective central wheel axle based on the physical contact with the conveyor carts, wherein the arm assembly defines a biased configuration that biases the cart interface component in a direction towards the conveyor carts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Kenneth VEGH, Richmond Emory BEST, Aaron ARNEY, Ian RAUN
  • Patent number: 10961055
    Abstract: A material handling system includes a conveyor, an actuation unit, and a chute. The chute is mechanically coupled to the conveyor at a defined angle with respect to a surface of the conveyor. The chute includes an inlet defining a first end and a second end, where the first end of the inlet is mechanically coupled to the surface of the conveyor. Further, the chute includes at least one tube configured to be rotated by the actuation unit at a defined rotational speed. The chute also includes an outlet mechanically coupled to the at least one tube. In this aspect, the defined angle and the defined rotational speed is based on at least one of: physical characteristic of an item to be passed through the chute, a rate of inflow of the item through the inlet, and a rate of outflow of the item through the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
    Inventors: Richmond Emory Best, Greg Roth
  • Patent number: 10954082
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein, relates to a sortation conveyer system comprising a cart coupling assembly for coupling two adjacent carts. The cart coupling assembly includes a coupling disc having: (a) a control slot, (b) a bearing slot, and (c) one or more arcuately shaped mounting slots. The coupling disc is mounted on a cart such that, upon rotation of the coupling disc, a control slot cavity defined by the control slot slid ably moves about a position register screw along the control slot cavity and a cavity defined by a respective mounting slot slid ably moves relative to a respective mounting pin received in the mounting slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC
    Inventors: Richmond Emory Best, Mark Kenneth Vegh
  • Patent number: 10898926
    Abstract: A controller of a material handling system performs a method of dynamic spacing on a sortation conveyor by predicting fullness of divert destinations. Required tray spacing between inducted articles destined for the same divert destination can be reduced when the divert destination is calculated to have sufficient capacity. Fewer discharge commands need to be ignored due to insufficient tray spacing. The material handling systems can achieve higher throughput by having fewer articles that cannot be discharged to an assigned destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Kenneth Vegh, Richmond Emory Best, Thomas Severinsen
  • Publication number: 20210002076
    Abstract: A material handling system includes a conveyor, an actuation unit, and a chute. The chute is mechanically coupled to the conveyor at a defined angle with respect to a surface of the conveyor. The chute includes an inlet defining a first end and a second end, where the first end of the inlet is mechanically coupled to the surface of the conveyor. Further, the chute includes at least one tube configured to be rotated by the actuation unit at a defined rotational speed. The chute also includes an outlet mechanically coupled to the at least one tube. In this aspect, the defined angle and the defined rotational speed is based on at least one of: physical characteristic of an item to be passed through the chute, a rate of inflow of the item through the inlet, and a rate of outflow of the item through the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Richmond Emory Best, Greg Roth
  • Publication number: 20200109017
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein, relates to a sortation conveyer system comprising a cart coupling assembly for coupling two adjacent carts. The cart coupling assembly includes a coupling disc having: (a) a control slot, (b) a bearing slot, and (c) one or more arcuately shaped mounting slots. The coupling disc is mounted on a cart such that, upon rotation of the coupling disc, a control slot cavity defined by the control slot slid ably moves about a position register screw along the control slot cavity and a cavity defined by a respective mounting slot slid ably moves relative to a respective mounting pin received in the mounting slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Richmond Emory Best
  • Patent number: 10532895
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein relate to a sortation conveyer system including a cart coupling assembly for coupling two adjacent carts. The cart coupling assembly includes a coupling disc having a control slot, a bearing slot, and one or more arcuately shaped mounting slots. The coupling disc is mounted on a cart such that, upon rotation of the coupling disc, a control slot cavity defined by the control slot slidably moves about a position register screw along the control slot cavity, and a cavity defined by a respective mounting slot slidably moves relative to a respective mounting pin received in the mounting slot. Cavities defined by the control slot facilitate a continual translation of a center of rotation of the coupling disc linearly, to adjust a gap between the two carts. The control slot includes position registers that restrict a sliding movement of the control slot cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
    Inventor: Richmond Emory Best
  • Publication number: 20190329986
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a conveyor carrier cart. The conveyor carrier cart includes a main body, a pair of pivoting arms, and a folding mechanism. The main body defines a load carrying surface to support one or more objects disposed thereon. The pair of pivoting arms include a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end pivotally connects each pivoting arm with the main body through the folding mechanism and the distal end connects with a guide member of a conveyor assembly. Each pivoting arm is configured to pivot between a deployed position and a retracted position. In the deployed position, the distal end of each pivoting arm engages the guide member of the conveyor assembly. In the retracted position, the distal end of each pivoting arm pivots about the folding mechanism to disengage from the guide member of the conveyor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Richmond Emory BEST, John MERTZ
  • Patent number: 10450142
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a conveyor carrier cart. The conveyor carrier cart includes a main body, a pair of pivoting arms, and a folding mechanism. The main body defines a load carrying surface to support one or more objects disposed thereon. The pair of pivoting arms include a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end pivotally connects each pivoting arm with the main body through the folding mechanism and the distal end connects with a guide member of a conveyor assembly. Each pivoting arm is configured to pivot between a deployed position and a retracted position. In the deployed position, the distal end of each pivoting arm engages the guide member of the conveyor assembly. In the retracted position, the distal end of each pivoting arm pivots about the folding mechanism to disengage from the guide member of the conveyor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
    Inventors: Richmond Emory Best, John Mertz
  • Publication number: 20190151901
    Abstract: A controller of a material handling system performs a method of dynamic spacing on a sortation conveyor by predicting fullness of divert destinations. Required tray spacing between inducted articles destined for the same divert destination can be reduced when the divert destination is calculated to have sufficient capacity. Fewer discharge commands need to be ignored due to insufficient tray spacing. The material handling systems can achieve higher throughput by having fewer articles that cannot be discharged to an assigned destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Kenneth Vegh, Richmond Emory Best, Thomas Severinsen
  • Patent number: 10226794
    Abstract: A controller of a material handling system performs a method of dynamic spacing on a sortation conveyor by predicting fullness of divert destinations. Required tray spacing between inducted articles destined for the same divert destination can be reduced when the divert destination is calculated to have sufficient capacity. Fewer discharge commands need to be ignored due to insufficient tray spacing. The material handling systems can achieve higher throughput by having fewer articles that cannot be discharged to an assigned destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Kenneth Vegh, Richmond Emory Best, Thomas Severinsen
  • Publication number: 20190022702
    Abstract: A controller of a material handling system performs a method of dynamic spacing on a sortation conveyor by predicting fullness of divert destinations. Required tray spacing between inducted articles destined for the same divert destination can be reduced when the divert destination is calculated to have sufficient capacity. Fewer discharge commands need to be ignored due to insufficient tray spacing. The material handling systems can achieve higher throughput by having fewer articles that cannot be discharged to an assigned destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Kenneth Vegh, Richmond Emory Best, Thomas Severinsen