Patents by Inventor Ronald Fortman

Ronald Fortman 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).

  • Transfer assembly
    Patent number: 8700214
    Abstract: Transfer assembly for transferring large numbers of products from a supply conveyor to a further position, such as one or more discharge conveyors. It is proposed to use a number of pick-and-place robots to this end, wherein the adjacent operating ranges are positioned along a line, which line extends at a small angle to the conveying direction. Preferably, the discharge conveyor extends parallel to the line and crosses the supply conveyor and is situated above it. In this way, it is possible to transfer large numbers of products using a limited number of transfer robots and to guarantee that all products are removed from the supply conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: BluePrint Holding B.V.
    Inventor: Ronald Fortman
  • TRANSFER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20110224821
    Abstract: Transfer assembly for transferring large numbers of products from a supply conveyor to a further position, such as one or more discharge conveyors. It is proposed to use a number of pick-and-place robots to this end, wherein the adjacent operating ranges are positioned along a line, which line extends at a small angle to the conveying direction. Preferably, the discharge conveyor extends parallel to the line and crosses the supply conveyor and is situated above it. In this way, it is possible to transfer large numbers of products using a limited number of transfer robots and to guarantee that all products are removed from the supply conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: BLUEPRINT HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Ronald FORTMAN
  • Device for individually engaging on a configuration of a number of products with a certain mutual distance
    Patent number: 6217093
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device for engaging on a configuration of a number of products with a certain mutual distance. The present invention has a frame and a number of pushing members mounted on the frame for movement between a first and a second position. The present invention also has a drive for moving the pushing members and a number of engaging members mounted on the frame for movement with a variable mutual distance. These engaging members are configured to correspond with the configuration of the products. Each of the pushing members has a contact surface which lies against an engaging member for varying the distance between adjacent engaging members during movement of the pushing member between the first and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: EBM Techniek B.V.
    Inventors: Ronald Walter Neutel, Gerrit De Gooyer, Ronald Fortman, Rijk Rijksen