Jeffrey W Hahn

US Patent:

57687609, Jun 23, 1998

Filed:

Oct 31, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/551217

Inventors:

Howard M. Citron - South Salem NY
David K. Asano - Shenorock NY
Henry R. Baietto - Northport NY
Sullivan S. Chen - Huntington NY
Alexis W. De Frondeville - Somerville MA
Jeffrey H. Hahn - Greenwich CT
Thomas J. Probst - White Plains NY
John E. Massucci - Bronx NY
Dinu Costin - Rosolyn Estates NY
Ralph E. Peragine - Massapequa NY

Assignee:

Nynex Science & Technology, Inc. - White Plains NY

International Classification:

B23P 2100
B65B 6900

US Classification:

29430

Abstract:

A pipelined system for removing the contents of sealed coin-collection boxes, wherein each box requires a set of different operations to be performed in seriatim to remove the box contents. The operations include removing a seal, opening a box lid, removing the box contents, resetting the lid and resealing the box. The pipelined system comprises a rotary surface for supporting a plurality of the boxes at spaced locations. Stationary surfaces mount a plurality of box-processing units, including pneumatic actuators and processing tools, at spaced stations to form a pipeline. The processing units each perform a different one of the processing operations during each processing cycle. A motor assembly pivots the rotary surface for stepwise positioning the boxes at different ones of the stations. A control system, including computer and pneumatic systems, causes the box-processing units to perform the different processing operations simultaneously on all boxes in the pipeline. Each time that the box-processing units complete their operations, the motor assembly pivots the rotary surface, advancing the boxes along the pipeline to the next processing station, where the processing cycle repeats so that the boxes are processed in a time staggered pattern.

US Patent:

58650148, Feb 2, 1999

Filed:

Apr 9, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/838709

Inventors:

Howard M. Citron - South Salem NY
David K. Asano - Shenorock NY
Henry R. Baietto - Northport NY
Sullivan S. Chen - Huntington NY
Alexis W. De Frondeville - Somerville MA
Jeffrey H. Hahn - Greenwich CT
Thomas J. Probst - White Plains NY
John E. Massucci - Bronx NY
Dinu Costin - Rosolyn Estates NY
Ralph E. Peragine - Masspequa NY

Assignee:

Nynex Science and Technology, Inc. - White Plains NY

International Classification:

B65B 4326

US Classification:

53492

Abstract:

A pipelined system for removing the contents of sealed coin-collection boxes, wherein each box requires a set of different operations to be performed in seriatim to remove the box contents. The operations include removing a seal, opening a box lid, removing the box contents, resetting the lid and resealing the box. The pipelined system comprises a rotary surface for supporting a plurality of the boxes at spaced locations. Stationary surfaces mount a plurality of box-processing units, including pneumatic actuators and processing tools, at spaced stations to form a pipeline. The processing units each perform a different one of the processing operations during each processing cycle. A motor assembly pivots the rotary surface for stepwise positioning the boxes at different ones of the stations. A control system, including computer and pneumatic systems, causes the box-processing units to perform the different processing operations simultaneously on all boxes in the pipeline. Each time that the box-processing units complete their operations, the motor assembly pivots the rotary surface, advancing the boxes along the pipeline to the next processing station, where the processing cycle repeats so that the boxes are processed in a time staggered pattern.

US Patent:

57155860, Feb 10, 1998

Filed:

Nov 15, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/558327

Inventors:

Howard M. Citron - South Salem NY
David K. Asano - Shenorock NY
Henry R. Baietto - Northport NY
Sullivan S. Chen - Huntington NY
Alexis W. De Frondeville - Somerville MA
Jeffrey H. Hahn - Greenwich CT
Thomas J. Probst - White Plains NY
John E. Massucci - Bronx NY
Dinu Costin - Rosolyn Estates NY
Ralph E. Peragine - Massapequa NY

Assignee:

NYNEX Science & Technology, Inc. - White Plains NY

International Classification:

B23P 1102
B23P 1902
B23Q 1500
B23Q 710

US Classification:

294071

Abstract:

A pipelined system for removing the contents of sealed coin-collection boxes, wherein each box requires a set of different operations to be performed in seriatim to remove the box contents. The operations include removing a seal, opening a box lid, removing the box contents, resetting the lid and resealing the box. The pipelined system comprises a rotary surface for supporting a plurality of the boxes at spaced locations. Stationary surfaces mount a plurality of box-processing units, including pneumatic actuators and processing tools, at spaced stations to form a pipeline. The processing units each perform a different one of the processing operations during each processing cycle. A motor assembly pivots the rotary surface for stepwise positioning the boxes at different ones of the stations. A control system, including computer and pneumatic systems, causes the box-processing units to perform the different processing operations simultaneously on all boxes in the pipeline. Each time that the box-processing units complete their operations, the motor assembly pivots the rotary surface, advancing the boxes along the pipeline to the next processing station, where the processing cycle repeats so that the boxes are processed in a time staggered pattern.

US Patent:

57356610, Apr 7, 1998

Filed:

Oct 31, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/550562

Inventors:

Alexis W. De Frondeville - Somerville MA
Howard M. Citron - South Salem NY
David K. Asano - Yorktown Heights NY
Jeffrey H. Hahn - Greenwich CT

Assignee:

Nynex Science & Technology, Inc. - White Plains NY

International Classification:

B65G 104

US Classification:

414276

Abstract:

A mobile article transporter for carrying and storing a plurality of similar articles in a compact configuration. The transporter comprises a plurality of relatively friction-free conveyors located one above the other. Each conveyor includes a set of rollers that lie in an inclined plane along which the articles gravitate. Alternate ones of the conveyors tilt in opposite directions to form a Z-shaped structure through which the articles cascade to load the transporter from the bottom up. Pivoted article transfer carriages mount in the transporter for transferring articles between adjacent conveyors. The transfer carriages include guide arms and control arms that direct articles from an upper conveyor to the next lower conveyor. When the lower conveyor is filled with articles, the uppermost article thereon abuttingly engages the guide arms to prevent rotation of the transfer carriage, thereby preventing articles from gravitating onto the full conveyor. Articles may be loaded or unloaded from any point on the transporter or from a single point at either end of the transporter.

US Patent:

60389524, Mar 21, 2000

Filed:

May 13, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/078161

Inventors:

Howard M. Citron - South Salem NY
David K. Asano - Shenorock NY
Henry R. Baietto - Northport NY
Sullivan S. Chen - Huntington NY
Alexis W. De Frondeville - Somerville MA
Jeffrey H. Hahn - Greenwich CT
Thomas J. Probst - White Plains NY
John E. Massucci - Bronx NY
Dinu Costin - Rosolyn Estates NY
Ralph E. Peragine - Massapequa NY

Assignee:

Nynex Science and Technology Inc. - White Plains NY

International Classification:

B26D 130

US Classification:

83605

Abstract:

A pipelined system for removing the contents of sealed coin-collection boxes, wherein each box requires a set of different operations to be performed in seriatim to remove the box contents. The operations include removing a seal, opening a box lid, removing the box contents, resetting the lid and resealing the box. The pipelined system comprises a rotary surface for supporting a plurality of the boxes at spaced locations. Stationary surfaces mount a plurality of box-processing units, including pneumatic actuators and processing tools, at spaced stations to form a pipeline. The processing units each perform a different one of the processing operations during each processing cycle. A motor assembly pivots the rotary surface for stepwise positioning the boxes at different ones of the stations. A control system, including computer and pneumatic systems, causes the box-processing units to perform the different processing operations simultaneously on all boxes in the pipeline. Each time that the box-processing units complete their operations, the motor assembly pivots the rotary surface, advancing the boxes along the pipeline to the next processing station, where the processing cycle repeats so that the boxes are processed in a time staggered pattern.

US Patent:

57156581, Feb 10, 1998

Filed:

Nov 15, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/555995

Inventors:

Howard M. Citron - South Salem NY
David K. Asano - Shenorock NY
Henry R. Baietto - Northport NY
Sullivan S. Chen - Huntington NY
Alexis W. De Frondeville - Somerville MA
Jeffrey H. Hahn - Greenwich CT
Thomas J. Probst - White Plains NY
John E. Massucci - Bronx NY
Dinu Costin - Rosolyn Estates NY
Ralph E. Peragine - Massapequa NY

Assignee:

Nynex Science & Technology, Inc. - White Plains NY

International Classification:

B65B 4326
B65B 4338
B65B 4340

US Classification:

53492

Abstract:

A pipelined system for removing the contents of sealed coin-collection boxes, wherein each box requires a set of different operations to be performed in seriatim to remove the box contents. The operations include removing a seal, opening a box lid, removing the box contents, resetting the lid and resealing the box. The pipelined system comprises a rotary surface for supporting a plurality of the boxes at spaced locations. Stationary surfaces mount a plurality of box-processing units at spaced stations to form a pipeline. The box-processing units, which are serially arranged and operate in parallel, include a seal-removal tool, a lid-opener tool, a box-inverter that dumps the box contents into a coin sorter/counter system, a lid-reset tool and a seal-insert tool. Each time that the box-processing units complete their operations, a motor assembly pivots the rotary surface, advancing the boxes along the pipeline to the next processing station, where the processing cycle repeats so that the boxes are processed in a time staggered pattern.

US Patent:

57350345, Apr 7, 1998

Filed:

Nov 15, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/559301

Inventors:

Howard M. Citron - South Salem NY
David K. Asano - Shenorock NY
Henry R. Baietto - Northport NY
Sullivan S. Chen - Huntington NY
Alexis W. De Frondeville - Somerville MA
Jeffrey H. Hahn - Greenwich CT
Thomas J. Probst - White Plains NY
John E. Massucci - Bronx NY
Dinu Costin - Rosolyn Estates NY
Ralph E. Peragine - Massapequa NY

Assignee:

NYNEX Science & Technology, Inc. - White Plains NY

International Classification:

B21D 3903
B23Q 1700
B23P 2100

US Classification:

2940709

Abstract:

A pipelined system for removing the contents of sealed coin-collection boxes, wherein each box requires a set of different operations to be performed in seriatim to remove the box contents. The operations include removing a seal, opening a box lid, removing the box contents, resetting the lid and resealing the box. The pipelined system comprises a rotary surface for supporting a plurality of the boxes at spaced locations. Stationary surfaces mount a plurality of box-processing units, including pneumatic actuators and processing tools, at spaced stations to form a pipeline. The processing units each perform a different one of the processing operations during each processing cycle. A motor assembly pivots the rotary surface for stepwise positioning the boxes at different ones of the stations. A control system, including computer and pneumatic systems, causes the box-processing units to perform the different processing operations simultaneously on all boxes in the pipeline. Each time that the box-processing units complete their operations, the motor assembly pivots the rotary surface, advancing the boxes along the pipeline to the next processing station, where the processing cycle repeats so that the boxes are processed in a time staggered pattern.