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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Frito-lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Cory Burns, Dallas, TX (US);
Kevin L. Cote, Allen, TX (US);
John Robert Eberle, Plano, TX (US);
Gregory William Hoell, Richardson, TX (US);
Nathan R Huntoon, Frisco, TX (US);
Timothy Jackson, McKinney, TX (US);
Assignee:
FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G05B 19/401 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 9/1687 (2013.01); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); G05B 19/401 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40033 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40053 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40542 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for measuring a dimension of a non-rigid object and using the dimension to pick and place the object. A first input device conveys a non-rigid object into contact with a feed forward unit, which contact causes a displacement of the feed forward unit. The displacement measures a dimension of the object. The measured dimension is transmitted via at least one line of communication.