Patents by Inventor Robert Eugene SWITEK

Robert Eugene SWITEK 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: 20250381676
    Abstract: A piece of equipment for on-demand food preparation, for instance on an assembly line, that can use an end-of-arm tool to retrieve and deposit food items on a horizontal surface, such as the surface of a conveyor. The end-of-arm tool may include a peel, in which the peel can be translated from a retracted position to an extended position to transfer food items. The piece of equipment may translate the peel quickly into the extended position to facilitate the retrieval of food items from the horizontal surface. The piece of equipment may be rotated to position the robotic appendage and the peel in a desired direction. The peel may include a push bar that may be movable between a withdrawn position and a push position to selectively push items off of the peel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2025
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Inventors: Joshua Gouled Goldberg, Vaibhav Goel, Alexander John Garden, Robert Eugene Switek
  • Patent number: 12370692
    Abstract: A piece of equipment for on-demand food preparation, for instance on an assembly line, that can use an end-of-arm tool to retrieve and deposit food items on a horizontal surface, such as the surface of a conveyor. The end-of-arm tool may include a peel, in which the peel can be translated from a retracted position to an extended position to transfer food items. The piece of equipment may translate the peel quickly into the extended position to facilitate the retrieval of food items from the horizontal surface. The piece of equipment may be rotated to position the robotic appendage and the peel in a desired direction. The peel may include a push bar that may be movable between a withdrawn position and a push position to selectively push items off of the peel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Congruens Group, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Gouled Goldberg, Vaibhav Goel, Alexander John Garden, Robert Eugene Switek
  • Publication number: 20240300112
    Abstract: A piece of equipment for on-demand food preparation, for instance on an assembly line, that can use an end-of-arm tool to retrieve and deposit food items on a horizontal surface, such as the surface of a conveyor. The end-of-arm tool may include a peel, in which the peel can be translated from a retracted position to an extended position to transfer food items. The piece of equipment may translate the peel quickly into the extended position to facilitate the retrieval of food items from the horizontal surface. The piece of equipment may be rotated to position the robotic appendage and the peel in a desired direction. The peel may include a push bar that may be movable between a withdrawn position and a push position to selectively push items off of the peel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Gouled Goldberg, Vaibhav Goel, Alexander John Garden, Robert Eugene Switek
  • Patent number: 12005566
    Abstract: A piece of equipment for on-demand food preparation, for instance on an assembly line, that can use an end-of-arm tool to retrieve and deposit food items on a horizontal surface, such as the surface of a conveyor. The end-of-arm tool may include a peel, in which the peel can be translated from a retracted position to an extended position to transfer food items. The piece of equipment may translate the peel quickly into the extended position to facilitate the retrieval of food items from the horizontal surface. The piece of equipment may be rotated to position the robotic appendage and the peel in a desired direction. The peel may include a push bar that may be movable between a withdrawn position and a push position to selectively push items off of the peel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Congruens Group, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Gouled Goldberg, Vaibhav Goel, Alexander John Garden, Robert Eugene Switek
  • Publication number: 20200238534
    Abstract: A piece of equipment for on-demand food preparation, for instance on an assembly line, that can use an end-of-arm tool to retrieve and deposit food items on a horizontal surface, such as the surface of a conveyor. The end-of-arm tool may include a peel, in which the peel can be translated from a retracted position to an extended position to transfer food items. The piece of equipment may translate the peel quickly into the extended position to facilitate the retrieval of food items from the horizontal surface. The piece of equipment may be rotated to position the robotic appendage and the peel in a desired direction. The peel may include a push bar that may be movable between a withdrawn position and a push position to selectively push items off of the peel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua Gouled GOLDBERG, Vaibhav GOEL, Alexander John GARDEN, Robert Eugene SWITEK