Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Huston

Ronald L. Huston 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).

  • Method and apparatus for palletizing randomly arriving mixed size and content parcels
    Patent number: 5175692
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for automatically palletizing parcels of various sizes, shapes and contents which arrive in random order at a pickup point to be transferred onto a pallet. A system is disclosed including a digital computer operating under an expert computer program which takes information about attribute factors of the parcels and applies predetermined rules to assign a space for the parcel on the pallet, and communicates coordinates of the assigned space to a flexible material handling robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: University of Cincinnati
    Inventors: Abdel-Kadar Mazouz, Gale D. Slutzky, Ernest L. Hall, Richard L. Shell, Ronald L. Huston
  • Display panel for shelving
    Patent number: D291097
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1987
    Assignee: Hulsizer's, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Dalbey, Ronald L. Huston