Patents by Inventor William B. Pappas

William B. Pappas 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: 20230229125
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating automation of a self-lifting forklift. According to one or more embodiments, a system is provided that can be located on or within a forklift. The system can comprise a lifting system that provides for vertically lifting or lowering the forklift, a power supply, a memory that stores computer readable and executable components, and a processor that executes the computer readable and executable components stored in the memory. The processor can be operably couple to: a plurality of sensors that sense conditions associated with the forklift, a context component that determines context of the forklift, an analysis component that analyzes information from the plurality of sensors and the context component, and a control component that controls the forklift based on an output from the analysis component, wherein the control includes automatically lifting or lowering of the forklift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: William B. Pappas, Alan D. Alford, Gerardo Orlando, Himanshu S. Amin
  • Publication number: 20230124326
    Abstract: Improved lifting devices typically configured to move heavy loads to and from the cargo area or bed of an associated vehicle are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: William B. Pappas, Alan D. Alford
  • Patent number: 11520304
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating automation of a self-lifting forklift. According to one or more embodiments, a system is provided that can be located on or within a forklift. The system can comprise a lifting system that provides for vertically lifting or lowering the forklift, a power supply, a memory that stores computer readable and executable components, and a processor that executes the computer readable and executable components stored in the memory. The processor can be operably couple to: a plurality of sensors that sense conditions associated with the forklift, a context component that determines context of the forklift, an analysis component that analyzes information from the plurality of sensors and the context component, and a control component that controls the forklift based on an output from the analysis component, wherein the control includes automatically lifting or lowering of the forklift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventors: William B. Pappas, Alan D Alford, Gerardo Orlando, Himanshu S. Amin
  • Publication number: 20200319613
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating automation of a self-lifting forklift. According to one or more embodiments, a system is provided that can be located on or within a forklift. The system can comprise a lifting system that provides for vertically lifting or lowering the forklift, a power supply, a memory that stores computer readable and executable components, and a processor that executes the computer readable and executable components stored in the memory. The processor can be operably couple to: a plurality of sensors that sense conditions associated with the forklift, a context component that determines context of the forklift, an analysis component that analyzes information from the plurality of sensors and the context component, and a control component that controls the forklift based on an output from the analysis component, wherein the control includes automatically lifting or lowering of the forklift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: William B. Pappas, Alan D. Alford, Gerardo Orlando, Himanshu S. Amin