Patents by Inventor Theodore M. Hammond

Theodore M. Hammond 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).

  • Publication number: 20230196037
    Abstract: A label applicator system includes a first label applicator moveably coupled to a track configured to be moved along the track and fixed at plurality of positions along the track and a second label applicator moveably coupled to the track configured to be moved along the track and fixed at plurality of positions along the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventors: Theodore M. Hammond, John P. Dwyer
  • Publication number: 20230196054
    Abstract: A container includes a plurality of panels foldably connected to one another to enclose an interior space. A corner panel of the plurality of panels forms an oblique angle relative to a first one of the plurality of panels connected to the corner panel and relative to a second one of the plurality of panels connected to the corner panel. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is affixed to a surface of or proximate to the corner panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Dwyer, Theodore M. Hammond, Craig W. Buscema
  • Publication number: 20220230002
    Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag applicator including a spool system for holding and guiding a tape including a plurality of RFID tags from a first spool to a second spool, an RFID programmer coupled to spool system to send a programming signal to each of the tags passing from the first spool to the second spool, an RFID reader coupled to the spool system for reading a return signal from a programmed RFID tag in order to reject or accept the programmed tag, and an applicator member operatively coupled to the RFID reader to cause an RFID tag to peel away from the tape onto a passing substrate if the RFID tag is accepted by the RFID reader or pass to the second spool if rejected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventors: Theodore M. Hammond, John P. Dwyer