Patents by Inventor Saadat Fadaie

Saadat Fadaie 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).

  • Robotic system for mixing articles in containers
    Patent number: 5553442
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for changing the mix of articles in a plurality of containers. A first set of containers is conveyed to a mixing station, each container of the first set of containers containing a plurality of articles having physical characteristics differing from the physical characteristics of the plurality of articles in the other containers of the first set of containers. A second set of containers is transported to the mixing station, each of the containers of the second set of containers defining a space for accommodating a layer of articles. At the mixing station, articles are removed from each of the containers of the first set of containers, consolidated, and inserted into the containers of the second set of containers at the mixing station to at least partially form a layer of articles therein comprised of a mix of articles from all the containers of the first set of containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: James River Paper Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Saadat Fadaie
  • Receptacle with corner lock
    Patent number: 5402932
    Abstract: A receptacle includes pairs of opposed side panels which are connected by connector flaps. The connector flaps have two relatively movable flap portions and the flap portions cooperate with tabs formed in the side panels to lock the receptacle into assembled condition and prevent up and down movement of the connector flaps relative to the rest of the receptacle structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: James River Paper Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Saadat Fadaie
  • Method of using a robotic system for mixing and packing articles
    Patent number: 5385438
    Abstract: A method for transferring articles between containers to vary the mix of articles in the containers. A plurality of containers are moved to a mixing station and apparatus including a robot removes selected articles from the containers and places them into other of the containers to provide the desired mix of articles. In the arrangement disclosed, the articles are cups and the method is employed to change the color mix of the cups in the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: James River Paper Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Saadat Fadaie
  • Robotic system for mixing and packing articles
    Patent number: 5328319
    Abstract: A system for transferring articles between containers to vary the mix of articles in the containers. A plurality of containers are moved to a mixing station and apparatus including a robot removes selected articles from the containers and places them into other of the containers to provide the desired mix of articles. In the arrangement disclosed, the articles are cups and the system is employed to change the color mix of the cups in the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Assignee: James River Paper Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Saadat Fadaie