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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:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jonathan D. Parker, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Aaron J. Peper, Toledo, OH (US);
Brian D. Macleod, Maumee, OH (US);
Assignee:
Kaufman Engineered Systems, Inc., Waterville, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/100 ;
Abstract
This machine is a cell for bulk palletizing a load such as the packaging of containers (bottles). The machine comprises a tier building system, a bulk load and dunnage supply systems. The cell also includes a programmable robot with cantilevered arm including an effector for transferring pallets, tiers of bulk product, tier sheets and top frames to the load build area. The effector includes an inverted drawer, suction means, pallet gripper means and top frame grippers for doing the transferring.