Michael Lee Maynard

US Patent:

7682122, Mar 23, 2010

Filed:

Mar 31, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/095021

Inventors:

Michael D. Maynard - Paintsville KY, US
Richard C. Young - Bonita Springs FL, US
Ronald E. Ward - Paintsville KY, US

International Classification:

B65G 54/06

US Classification:

414276

Abstract:

A warehousing system and apparatus for retrieving articles from a preselected storage area containing a quantity of the same and delivering them to a designated area spaced therefrom. A track extends a selected distance along a predetermined path that is offset a selected distance from the stored articles. A motorized carriage is rollingly mounted on the track and has a load carrying support surface thereon on which a payload is accumulated one article after another during the building of such load. A rigid superstructure is carried by the carriage and an extendible and retractable reach is mounted on thereon. A power operated article gripping assembly is carried by the reach for grasping articles one at a time in the storage area and loading them in sequence onto the carriage for delivery to the designated area. The apparatus is controlled from a location spaced from the storage area and inter-relates and controls movement of the carriage along said track, extension and retraction of the reach, and operation of the article gripping assembly to retrieve articles.

US Patent:

20050095094, May 5, 2005

Filed:

Jul 20, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/895031

Inventors:

Michael Maynard - Paintsville KY, US
Richard Young - Bonita Springs FL, US
Ronald Ward - Paintsville KY, US

International Classification:

B65G001/00

US Classification:

414280000

Abstract:

A robotic parts handler system for removing containers filled with articles from a sorting, feeding and/or stacking apparatus such as a mail or package sorting apparatus, and moving the container to a selected location for insertion into another conveying system, transport device, carrier, or other apparatus at extremely high speeds. The invention relates to components of a system and a combination and sub-combination of such components to mechanically retrieve one or more items from a preselected area in which a quantity of such items are stored

US Patent:

20060045672, Mar 2, 2006

Filed:

Mar 31, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/095030

Inventors:

Michael Maynard - Paintsville KY, US
Richard Young - Bonita Springs FL, US
Ronald Ward - Paintsville KY, US

International Classification:

B65G 1/00

US Classification:

414276000

Abstract:

A track and carriage system that includes a pair of spaced apart parallel rails and a carriage rollingly mounted on the rails. The carriage is a rectangular, in plan view, structural unit having a pair of opposite parallel marginal edges with a frame side rail secured to each of the marginal edges. Rollers journalled on the side rails rollingly support the carriage on the rails. A motor mounting subassembly carried by the carriage provides a downwardly facing channel that receives therein a portion of one of the rails. A plurality of rollers on the motor mounting subassembly maintains a minium air gap between a linear motor mounted on the subassembly and a magnetic strip on an adjacently disposed side face of one of the rails. The carriage structural portion maybe a plurality of beams disposed side-by-side or one or more extruded monolithic cast structures. A structural plate like member maybe mounted on the load carrying frame. If desired a power driven roller conveyor maybe mounted on the carriage for loading and off loading goods. Also the motor mounting subassembly and a frame side rail secured thereto running on a single rail provides a mono rail transfer vehicle.