Patents by Inventor Wayne L. McClintic

Wayne L. McClintic 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).

  • Bin destacker and restacker
    Patent number: 4036375
    Abstract: Means for destacking or restacking sequences of bins wherein the bins are transferred serially from their initial position to their final desired position by clamping assemblies located at the outer end of pivot arms, the pivot arms being capable both of vertical translation and of rotation while maintaining the vertical orientation of the bin being transferred. One or more photosensing devices is used to properly position the pivot arms and associated clamping assemblies relative to the uppermost bin in the stack to be transferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1977
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne L. McClintic, Charles E. Sheetz