Patents by Inventor Ted Clucas

Ted Clucas 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 carton unloader
    Patent number: 10807805
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein generally relate to techniques for conveying articles on a conveyor system of a robotic carton unloader in a material handling environment. In accordance with an embodiment, the robotic carton unloader includes angled center guides for conveying and guiding one or more articles on one or more individually actuatable zones of the center conveyor. In this aspect, one or more zones may be actuated selectively to move rollers-driven belts of respective zones, in either of an upstream direction or a downstream direction, to separate and convey cartons on the center conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC
    Inventors: Dominic George Clucas, Matt Wicks, Ted Clucas, Michael L. Girtman
  • ROBOTIC CARTON UNLOADER
    Publication number: 20180362270
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein generally relate to techniques for conveying articles on a conveyor system of a robotic carton unloader in a material handling environment. In accordance with an embodiment, the robotic carton unloader includes angled center guides for conveying and guiding one or more articles on one or more individually actuatable zones of the center conveyor. In this aspect, one or more zones may be actuated selectively to move rollers-driven belts of respective zones, in either of an upstream direction or a downstream direction, to separate and convey cartons on the center conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Dominic George Clucas, Matt Wicks, Ted Clucas, Michael L. Girtman