Patents by Inventor Timothy D. Hoffman

Timothy D. Hoffman 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).

  • System and method for packaging article layers
    Patent number: 7506490
    Abstract: A system for packaging articles includes a first collection area for receiving and arranging a plurality of articles having a substantially non-uniform geometry. A transport device is included and a consolidation area for constructing an article layer, each article layer constructed from the plurality of arranged articles transported from the first collection area by the transport device. The consolidation area includes a stabilizer providing substantially continuous lateral support along the periphery of arranged articles of the article layer being constructed to substantially prevent tipping of the plurality of arranged articles. A portion of the arranged articles transported by the transport device is oriented differently from the other arranged articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Dyco, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter D. Yohe, Ronald H. Cordingly, Timothy D. Hoffman
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING ARTICLE LAYERS
    Publication number: 20090056276
    Abstract: A system for packaging articles includes a first collection area for receiving and arranging a plurality of articles having a substantially non-uniform geometry. A transport device is included and a consolidation area for constructing an article layer, each article layer constructed from the plurality of arranged articles transported from the first collection area by the transport device. The consolidation area includes a stabilizer providing substantially continuous lateral support along the periphery of arranged articles of the article layer being constructed to substantially prevent tipping of the plurality of arranged articles. A portion of the arranged articles transported by the transport device is oriented differently from the other arranged articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: Dyco, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter D. Yohe, Ronald H. Cordingly, Timothy D. Hoffman