THOMAS CLARENCE BROWN, MD
Anesthesiologist Assistant at Acorn Dr, Vestal, NY

7104395, Sep 12, 2006

Nov 5, 2002

10/288178

Thomas M. Brown - Vestal NY, US
Anthony J. Desanto - Montrose PA, US
Gary J. Locke - Endicott NY, US

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

B65G 13/06

19878106, 19878101

A conveyor conveys objects. The conveyor includes a plurality of sections, a first control panel, and a second control panel. The plurality of sections define the structure of the conveyor. Each of the plurality of sections has components for controlling the mechanical operation of each section. The controller controls and powers the conveyor. The first control panel provides control and power to a first group of four of the plurality of sections. The first control panel provides power to the components of the first group. The second control panel provides control and power to a second group of four of the plurality of sections. The second control panel provides power to the components of the second group. The modular interconnectivity components interconnect the controller, the first control panel, the second control panel, the first group, and the second group. The controller provide control and power to the first control panel and the second control panel.

7114608, Oct 3, 2006

Mar 16, 2004

10/802263

Thomas M. Brown - Vestal NY, US
Richard T. Evans - Endicott NY, US
Kenneth E. Gluck - Vestal NY, US
Douglas G. Miller - Vestal NY, US
Eugene Stradley - Owego NY, US

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

B65G 47/34, B65G 15/12

1983701, 198809

A directional transition module for moving an article translating on a primary roller conveyor extending along a first axis to a secondary conveyor for translation along a second axis angularly disposed with respect to the first axis includes at least one flexible drive member supported by a chassis for cycling through a predetermined driver cycle having an upper cycle portion and a lower cycle portion. The upper cycle portion is such that, when the directional transition module is installed for use in conjunction with the primary roller conveyor, the drive member cycles between first and second rollers of the primary roller conveyor. The drive member includes first and second segments wherein the first segment has a profile sufficiently low such that, when the first segment cycles through the upper cycle portion, it does not extend above a plane defined by the tops of the first and second rollers. The second segment has a profile sufficiently high such that, when the second segment cycles through the upper cycle portion, at least one section of the second segment extends above the plane defined by the tops of the first and second rollers to engage and at least partially lift the article for directional transition.

2004002, Feb 5, 2004

Aug 2, 2002

10/210079

Thomas Brown - Vestal NY, US
Richard Evans - Endicott NY, US
Mary Wilcoxen - Apalachin NY, US

G06F007/00

707/001000

Inventory management of work-in-process (WIP) inventory within a processing facility is accomplished with a staged holding area in concert with control systems. Receiving of material into the staging area is tracked by scanning mechanisms such as Radio Frequency ID (RFID) or bar coding methods. Aggregation of material is recorded by cart sizing factors into the automatic control system. Carts are stored temporarily in locations arranged in a pre-determined grid fashion. The grid location information for a cart is made known to the automatic control system for reference or reporting to production supervisors. Down-stream processing can request staged inventory material from staging operators via overhead message boards or computer screens. Requests may be by particular types of material or by specific cart grid location. Manual entry or manual release of material is also accommodated including manual corrections of staged materials. Release of entire cart contents to down-stream processing is converted to actual material counts

2004026, Dec 30, 2004

Apr 26, 2004

10/832105

Thomas Brown - Vestal NY, US
Richard Evans - Endicott NY, US
Kenneth Gluck - Vestal NY, US
Douglas Miller - Vestal NY, US
Eugene Stradley - Owego NY, US

B65G013/07

198/781050, 198/836400

An alternatively configurable roller conveyor module includes left and right frame members rotatably supporting rollers for rotation above roller axes extending along a roller plane. Each frame member includes upper and lower edges and includes roller-mounting apertures extending along a roller-plane axis situated between the upper and lower edges and corresponding to the intersection of the roller plane with the frame member. The roller-plane axis of each frame member is closer to the lower edge than to the upper edge of that frame member and, in various versions, each of the frame members exhibits sufficient symmetry about at least one of (a) a first plane orthogonal to the roller-plane axis of the frame member and (b) a second plane passing between the upper and lower edges of the frame member such that the left and right frame members are adapted for cooperative assembly in a roller conveyor module that is selectively configurable into at least two alternative configurations selected from among configurations including (i) a left high-wall/right high-wall configuration, (ii) a left low-wall/right low-wall, (iii) a left high-wall/right low-wall and (iv) a left low-wall/right high-wall configuration.

2006008, Apr 27, 2006

Dec 8, 2005

11/297765

Thomas Brown - Vestal NY, US
Anthony Desanto - Montrose PA, US
Sary Locke - Endicott NY, US

B65G 13/06

198781100, 198781060

A conveyor conveys objects. The conveyor includes a plurality of sections, a first control panel, and a second control panel. The plurality of sections define the structure of the conveyor. Each of the plurality of sections has components for controlling the mechanical operation of each section. The controller controls and powers the conveyor. The first control panel provides control and power to a first group of four of the plurality of sections. The first control panel provides power to the components of the first group. The second control panel provides control and power to a second group of four of the plurality of sections. The second control panel provides power to the components of the second group. The modular interconnectivity components interconnect the controller, the first control panel, the second control panel, the first group, and the second group. The controller provide control and power to the first control panel and the second control panel.

7137502, Nov 21, 2006

May 7, 2002

10/139678

Patrick J. Carey - Endwell NY, US
Thomas M. Brown - Vestal NY, US
Dale J. Larson - Newark Valley NY, US

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

B65G 47/00

198444, 198399

A mail tray singulator for controlling the handling, movement and sensing of mail trays or other mail items into a single file arrangement on a conveyor system for downstream processing. The mail tray singulator includes conveyor modules configured at preferably right angles with respect to one another. The modules are configured so that they can be readily adapted to preexisting conveyor systems with minimal reconfiguration. The system may use differing speed, height and belt friction conveyor belts between adjacent modules to achieve separation and enhance the effect of the right angle configuration between adjacent conveyor modules. Guard rails and side rail rollers may also be employed. Photoeyes, in conjunction with a programmable logic controller, allow the conveyors to be started/stopped based on pre-programmed scenarios.

2003021, Nov 27, 2003

Apr 17, 2003

10/417201

Thomas Brown - Vestal NY, US
Patrick Carey - Endwell NY, US
Dale Larson - Newark Valley NY, US

B65B021/02

414/414000, 414/810000

A control and method of use implemented by an unloading mechanism for unloading products from an intermediate container onto a conveyor for downstream processing. The controls tilt the mechanism, in embodiments, to a relative angle from a horizontal or supporting surface and proximate the conveyor. A gate is controlled to slidably mount between an open position and a closed position in order to allow product slide from the structure.