Patents by Inventor Victor Nicolas Prutu

Victor Nicolas Prutu 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).

  • Method and apparatus for measuring outside dimensions and the center of gravity of a package
    Patent number: 5672815
    Abstract: A non-intrusive method and apparatus for determining the center of gravity of a package, while the package is moving. A multi-segment conveyor is used having segments at differing slopes relative to each other, along with sensors used to approximate the time it takes a box to "tilt" from one conveyor segment to the other. Also disclosed is the use of a herringbone conveyor in conjunction with a plurality of sidewardly disposed sensors to approximate one spacial coordinate of the package's gravity center with the use of the tilting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Victor Nicolas Prutu