Douglas Machine Inc.

Agdia Inc.

Christopher Todd Davis

Richard Willard Lukanen, Jr

Aaron M Frederick

David Leon Anderson

Mark Baumgartner

Thomas Harold Peterman

Cory Hodgson

Andrew Bristow

Darren Lynn Cook

Grant Pexsa

Duane Brown

Rich Schoeneck

Paul A Syverson

Robert Allan Danner, Jr

Irvan Leo Pazdernik

Daniel Leonard Floding

Travis John Bakker

Matthew D Toyli

Vernon J Anderson

Gene Allen Corle

Craig D Sholts

Christopher D Harren

Michael Paul Bauer

Simin Jiang

Grady J Ries

Andrew L Bristow

Cory D Hodgson

Grant L Pexsa

A robotic case packer is provided. The packer includes a case conveying apparatus, a case set up station, a case loading station, downstream of the case set up station, and a loaded case closure station, downstream of the case loading station, the case conveying apparatus receiving and conveying a case blank for case set up, case loading and loaded case closure operations, a process flow path as to case operations delimited by the case conveying apparatus. The case set up station, characterized by a case set up robot operable in a process flow path direction, secures a case blank from a source of case blanks and transfers the blank to the case conveying apparatus. The case loading station, characterized by a case loading robot operable across the process flow path direction, transfers an article group for case loading into a set up case conveyed by the case conveying apparatus. The case closure station, characterized by a loaded case closure robot operable in the process flow path direction, effectuates a compressed sealed closure of a loaded case conveyed by the case conveying apparatus.

Robotic case packer platform and packing method

A top loading assembly is provided. The assembly includes a robotic arm and an article collector assembly supported thereby. The robotic arm is characterized by first and second arm segments and three pivotable arm joints, a first arm joint Jbeing a distal arm joint for operatively supporting said collector assembly, a second arm joint Jbeing an intermediate arm joint, and a third arm joint Jbeing a terminal/anchorable arm joint. The collector assembly, directable from an article collection locus to a collected article loading locus, includes a collector adapted to effectuate select clamping in relation to articles collected by the collector during direction of the collector assembly from the article collection locus to the collected article loading locus.

Robotic article handling system and operations

A robotic end of arm tool to effectuate loaded case closure is provided. The tool includes a loaded case flap folding assembly to effectuate folding of flaps extending from a first case panel of a loaded case and, advantageously, loaded case squaring assemblies. The folding assembly includes flap engaging elements, a linkage and an actuator, the flap engaging elements operatively united with the linkage, the linkage actuatable via the actuator in furtherance of causing the flap engaging elements to engage the flaps extending from the first case panel. Flap engaging elements include a first flap engaging element for engagement with a first flap extending from the first case panel of the loaded case, and second and third flap engaging elements for engagement with second and third flaps opposingly extending from the first case panel, each of the second and third flaps adjacent the first flap.

End of arm tool for loaded case closure

A case setup apparatus is generally provided. The apparatus is characterized by a robotic arm and a case engaging apparatus carried by the robotic arm. The case engaging apparatus is characterized by a picker arm assembly for picking a case blank from a source of case blanks, and a rack arm assembly for attaching to a picked case blank. The picker arm assembly is fixedly supported within the case engaging apparatus and the rack arm assembly is pivotably supported, relative to the picker arm assembly, within the case engaging apparatus. A flap folding subassembly is provided and translatably supported within the case engaging apparatus for reversible travel parallel to the picker arm assembly. The subassembly includes flap engaging members, a flap engaging member of the flap engaging members being forwardly extendable to disassociate adjacent flaps of a case blank in advance of folding a flap by the flap engaging members.

Robotic case erector

A system for loading an accumulated article group into a case is provided. The system includes an article accumulation station, a grouped article loading station, and a pusher assembly. The accumulation station includes an article receiver assembly in furtherance of delimiting an accumulated article group, and a grouped article guide structure within which the accumulated article group is positionable by operation of the article receiver assembly. The grouped article loading station includes a gate assembly, having first and second operable configurations, and an actuatable gate through which the accumulated article group passes during loading of the group into a case presented for receipt of same. The pusher assembly includes an actuatable pusher for effectuating a transfer of the accumulated article group from the accumulation station to the loading station, flat packing operations effectuated via transfer of the grouped article guide structure over the actuatable gate of the first operably configured pivotable gate assembly by the pusher, vertical packing operations effectuated via transfer of the accumulated article group to the actuatable gate of the second operably configured pivotable gate assembly.

Intermittent case packer assembly and methods

A portable testing device includes a hosing with an integrated touchscreen display and a receptacle in which a sample holder containing a biological sample and reagent mixture can be placed. The portable testing device further includes an optical assembly positioned in the housing, an electronic assembly that is configured to receive data from the optical assembly and transmit it for display upon the touchscreen display, and a power supply in the housing to power the portable testing device. The optical assembly includes an excitation filter that extends across the entire optical assembly and an emission filter that extends across the entire optical assembly.

Portable testing device for analyzing biological samples

A portable testing device includes a housing with an integrated touchscreen display and a receptacle in which a sample holder containing a biological sample and reagent mixture can be placed. The portable testing device further includes an optical assembly positioned in the housing, an electronic assembly that is configured to receive data from the optical assembly and transmit it for display on the touchscreen display, and a power supply in the housing to power the portable testing device. The optical assembly includes an excitation filter that extends across the entire optical assembly and an emission filter that extends across the entire optical assembly.

A product metering apparatus () includes a first product conveyance mechanism () conveying product in a continuous stream. A platform () supports product and is movable along a closed path between a loading position adjacent to the first product conveyance mechanism () and a transfer position adjacent to an output in the form of a second product conveyance mechanism () spaced from the first product conveyance mechanism () in the conveying direction. The platform () in the loading position receives the product in the continuous stream from the first product conveyance mechanism () and is then accelerated to a speed greater than the first product conveyance mechanism () creating a gap between the product supported on the platform () and the product remaining in the continuous stream on the first product conveyance mechanism (). A sweep bar () is inserted into the gap and abuts with the product on the platform () for assisting transfer of the product on the platform () to the output.

Transfer device metering apparatus and methods

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Alexandria, MN, United States of America

Christopher Todd Davis