Patents by Inventor Rod Gallaway

Rod Gallaway 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: 20240140722
    Abstract: A conveyor system includes a rail having one or more channels therein and one or more sleds operatively associated with the rail. A sled can include a body and one or more wheels mounted on the body and configured to move through the one or more channels in the rail. A sled can also include a holding device connected to the body. The holding device can be configured to engage a packaging container to move the packaging container along the rail. Multiple sleds can be used to secure a packaging container therebetween and move the packaging container along the rail. The conveyor system may also include a queue system that dynamically moves packaging containers to packaging stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Hanko Kiessner, Thomas Lamb, David Iverson, Rod Gallaway, Brady Sjoblom
  • Patent number: 11878871
    Abstract: A conveyor system includes a rail having one or more channels therein and one or more sleds operatively associated with the rail. A sled can include a body and one or more wheels mounted on the body and configured to move through the one or more channels in the rail. A sled can also include a holding device connected to the body. The holding device can be configured to engage a packaging container to move the packaging container along the rail. Multiple sleds can be used to secure a packaging container therebetween and move the packaging container along the rail. The conveyor system may also include a queue system that dynamically moves packaging containers to packaging stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Packsize LLC
    Inventors: Hanko Kiessner, Thomas Lamb, David Iverson, Rod Gallaway, Brady Sjoblom
  • Patent number: 11697556
    Abstract: A conveyor system includes a rail having one or more channels therein and one or more sleds operatively associated with the rail. A sled can include a body and one or more wheels mounted on the body and configured to move through the one or more channels in the rail. A sled can also include a holding device connected to the body. The holding device can be configured to engage a packaging container to move the packaging container along the rail. Multiple sleds can be used to secure a packaging container therebetween and move the packaging container along the rail. The conveyor system may also include a queue system that dynamically moves packaging containers to packaging stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: PACKSIZE LLC
    Inventors: Hanko Kiessner, Thomas Lamb, David Iverson, Rod Gallaway, Brady Sjoblom
  • Publication number: 20230074095
    Abstract: A conveyor system includes a rail having one or more channels therein and one or more sleds operatively associated with the rail. A sled can include a body and one or more wheels mounted on the body and configured to move through the one or more channels in the rail. A sled can also include a holding device connected to the body. The holding device can be configured to engage a packaging container to move the packaging container along the rail. Multiple sleds can be used to secure a packaging container therebetween and move the packaging container along the rail. The conveyor system may also include a queue system that dynamically moves packaging containers to packaging stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Hanko Kiessner, Thomas Lamb, David Iverson, Rod Gallaway, Brady Sjoblom
  • Publication number: 20210245960
    Abstract: A conveyor system includes a rail having one or more channels therein and one or more sleds operatively associated with the rail. A sled can include a body and one or more wheels mounted on the body and configured to move through the one or more channels in the rail. A sled can also include a holding device connected to the body. The holding device can be configured to engage a packaging container to move the packaging container along the rail. Multiple sleds can be used to secure a packaging container therebetween and move the packaging container along the rail. The conveyor system may also include a queue system that dynamically moves packaging containers to packaging stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Hanko Kiessner, Thomas Lamb, David Iverson, Rod Gallaway, Brady Sjoblom