Patents by Inventor Steven Gadau

Steven Gadau 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).

  • Patent number: 7717255
    Abstract: A conveying system includes a robotic arm, an end-of-arm-tool, carried by the robotic arm, and a conveyor. In one example, the end of arm tool includes a plurality of engagement mechanisms arranged in an array. Each engagement mechanism includes at least two opposed fingers moveable between engaged and released positions, and is thereby adapted to grasp a soft-sided article from the conveyor. The conveyor includes a plurality of parallel tracks, each track separated from an adjacent track by a groove. A plurality of stops is configured to stop a plurality of soft-sided articles in an array analogous to the arrayed engagement mechanisms of the end-of-arm tool. In operation, the opposed fingers of each engagement mechanism pass through the grooves defined within the conveyor, to grasp upstream and downstream sides of an article, respectively, and underneath the article, which is then lifted by the robotic arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Pearson Packaging Systems
    Inventors: Troy Scott, Chad E. Deines, Steven Gadau, Allen Jerome Chase
  • Publication number: 20080131253
    Abstract: Described herein are various implementations of an end of arm tool, apparatus, and method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Pearson Packaging
    Inventors: Troy Scott, Chad E. Deines, Steven Gadau, Allen Jerome Chase