Patents by Inventor Stuart Ligo

Stuart Ligo 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).

  • Material handling apparatus with vehicle track for reducing vehicle damage
    Patent number: 12246918
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for delivering items to a plurality of storage locations is provided. The system includes a plurality of storage locations. The storage locations may be positioned to provide an aisle and a plurality of delivery vehicles may be operable within the aisle to deliver items to the storage locations. The system may include a track that the guides the vehicles to the storage locations. A reorientation assembly may be provided for re-orienting the vehicles relative to the track to reduce misalignment between the vehicles and the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: OPEX Corporation
    Inventors: Michael York, Joseph Lakawicz, Stuart Ligo
  • Material Handling Apparatus with Item Scanning Station
    Publication number: 20240165672
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for delivering items to a plurality of storage locations. The items are fed into the apparatus at an input station having a scanning station. The scanning station evaluates one or more characteristics of each item. The items are then loaded onto a delivery mechanism that delivers the items to storage locations. Once at the appropriate storage location, the delivery mechanism discharges the item to the storage location and returns to receive another item to be delivered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Lakawicz, Stuart Ligo, Monty McVaugh, Scott Ferguson
  • Material Handling Apparatus with Vehicle Track for Reducing Vehicle Damage
    Publication number: 20240124229
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for delivering items to a plurality of storage locations is provided. The system includes a plurality of storage locations. The storage locations may be positioned to provide an aisle and a plurality of delivery vehicles may be operable within the aisle to deliver items to the storage locations. The system may include a track that the guides the vehicles to the storage locations. A reorientation assembly may be provided for re-orienting the vehicles relative to the track to reduce misalignment between the vehicles and the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michael York, Joseph Lakawicz, Stuart Ligo
  • Material handling apparatus with item scanning station
    Patent number: 11911798
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for delivering items to a plurality of storage locations. The items are fed into the apparatus at an input station having a scanning station. The scanning station evaluates one or more characteristics of each item. The items are then loaded onto a delivery mechanism that delivers the items to storage locations. Once at the appropriate storage location, the delivery mechanism discharges the item to the storage location and returns to receive another item to be delivered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Lakawicz, Stuart Ligo, Monty McVaugh, Scott Ferguson
  • Material Handling Apparatus with Item Scanning Station
    Publication number: 20230390806
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for delivering items to a plurality of storage locations. The items are fed into the apparatus at an input station having a scanning station. The scanning station evaluates one or more characteristics of each item. The items are then loaded onto a delivery mechanism that delivers the items to storage locations. Once at the appropriate storage location, the delivery mechanism discharges the item to the storage location and returns to receive another item to be delivered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Lakawicz, Stuart Ligo, Monty McVaugh, Scott Ferguson
  • Material handling apparatus with vehicle track for reducing vehicle damage
    Patent number: 11807456
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for delivering items to a plurality of storage locations is provided. The system includes a plurality of storage locations. The storage locations may be positioned to provide an aisle and a plurality of delivery vehicles may be operable within the aisle to deliver items to the storage locations. The system may include a track that the guides the vehicles to the storage locations. A reorientation assembly may be provided for re-orienting the vehicles relative to the track to reduce misalignment between the vehicles and the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventors: Michael York, Joseph Lakawicz, Stuart Ligo
  • Material Handling Apparatus with Vehicle Track for Reducing Vehicle Damage
    Publication number: 20220348407
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for delivering items to a plurality of storage locations is provided. The system includes a plurality of storage locations. The storage locations may be positioned to provide an aisle and a plurality of delivery vehicles may be operable within the aisle to deliver items to the storage locations. The system may include a track that the guides the vehicles to the storage locations. A reorientation assembly may be provided for re-orienting the vehicles relative to the track to reduce misalignment between the vehicles and the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Michael York, Joseph Lakawicz, Stuart Ligo
  • Material handling apparatus with vehicle track for reducing vehicle damage
    Patent number: 11453553
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for delivering items to a plurality of storage locations is provided. The system includes a plurality of storage locations. The storage locations may be positioned to provide an aisle and a plurality of delivery vehicles may be operable within the aisle to deliver items to the storage locations. The system may include a track that the guides the vehicles to the storage locations. A reorientation assembly may be provided for re-orienting the vehicles relative to the track to reduce misalignment between the vehicles and the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: OPEX Corporation
    Inventors: Michael York, Joseph Lakawicz, Stuart Ligo
  • Material Handling Apparatus with Vehicle Track for Reducing Vehicle Damage
    Publication number: 20220258208
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for delivering items to a plurality of storage locations is provided. The system includes a plurality of storage locations. The storage locations may be positioned to provide an aisle and a plurality of delivery vehicles may be operable within the aisle to deliver items to the storage locations. The system may include a track that the guides the vehicles to the storage locations. A reorientation assembly may be provided for re-orienting the vehicles relative to the track to reduce misalignment between the vehicles and the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Michael York, Joseph Lakawicz, Stuart Ligo