The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
May. 13, 2022
Nucor Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Jason Alan Freidenberger, Darlington, SC (US);
Joseph Patrick Cagle, Florence, SC (US);
Christopher Ray Couch, Huntertown, IN (US);
Richard Thomas Erickson, Madison, AL (US);
Travis Marshall Fuhrman, Simpsonville, KY (US);
John Lyman Hale, Corinne, UT (US);
Matthew Glenn Hire, Spencerville, IN (US);
Christopher William Martin, Monroeton, PA (US);
James E. Ogburn, III, Darlington, SC (US);
Jonathan Pressley Poston, Florence, SC (US);
Peter Michael Puglisi, Painted Post, NY (US);
Phillip Murray Sylvester, Jr., Florence, SC (US);
Adam Taylor Watkins, Henagar, AL (US);
NUCOR CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A joist assembly system that is structured for dynamic retrieval of components, dynamic and precise positioning and location of retrieved components, assembly of the components to form a joist, and delivery of the assembled joist. The joist assembly system has a plurality of material handling systems, a plurality of welding systems, and a rigging table system. The material handling systems are structured to load and position the components such as chords and webs onto the rigging table. The rigging table in turn supports the chords or webs. Subsequently, the plurality of welding systems weld the webs to the chords to form the joist.