Patents by Inventor Steven Sebastiaan Vroonland

Steven Sebastiaan Vroonland 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).

  • Item handling system, method and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 11010854
    Abstract: A mobile drive apparatus (1001) for item handling. The drive apparatus comprises at least one platform for supporting an item; a drive means; and a movable door (5003, 5001) coupled to the at least one platform and configured to move between an open position in which the platform is accessible to a user and a closed position in which the platform is enclosed. The apparatus further comprises control means coupled to the drive means. The control means are configured to control the drive means to move the drive apparatus from a current location associated with an item pickup point to a second different location for processing by an item handling hub, in response to receiving an indication that a token presented by the user is a valid token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventors: Stephane Cheikh, Steven Sebastiaan Vroonland, Koos Termeulen, Reinout Jules Reinhilde Vander Meulen, Julien Rochat, Nicola Tomatis, Luc Bergeron, Gregoire Terrien
  • Item Handling System, Method and Apparatus Therefor
    Publication number: 20190147558
    Abstract: A mobile drive apparatus (1001) for item handling. The drive apparatus comprises at least one platform for supporting an item; a drive means; and a movable door (5003, 5001) coupled to the at least one platform and configured to move between an open position in which the platform is accessible to a user and a closed position in which the platform is enclosed. The apparatus further comprises control means coupled to the drive means. The control means are configured to control the drive means to move the drive apparatus from a current location associated with an item pickup point to a second different location for processing by an item handling hub, in response to receiving an indication that a token presented by the user is a valid token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Stephane Cheikh, Steven Sebastiaan Vroonland, Koos Termeulen, Reinout Jules Reinhilde Vander Meulen, Julien Rochat, Nicola Tomatis, Luc Bergeron, Gregoire Terrien
  • Robot
    Patent number: D853461
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Inventors: Stephane Cheikh, Steven Sebastiaan Vroonland, Koos Termeulen, Reinout Jules Reinhilde Vander Meulen, Julien Rochat, Nicola Tomatis