Patents by Inventor Robert N. Willis

Robert N. Willis 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).

  • Tray saddle arrangement for automated product handling system
    Patent number: 5531563
    Abstract: In order to prevent stacks of containers from shifting under the influence of vibration produced by an automated product handling system and assuming positions wherein jamming/mishandling is apt to occur, a container saddle ad stopper arrangement is provided on one or more of the platforms on which the container stacks are received and arranged to engage in recesses formed in the underside of the containers in a manner which ensures that the lowermost trays assume the required orientation and position on the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert N. Willis