Larry A Olson

US Patent:

D453578, Feb 12, 2002

Filed:

Mar 24, 2000

Appl. No.:

29/120714

Inventors:

Larry J. Olson - Villa Park IL

Assignee:

Oly-Ola Sales, Inc. - Villa Park IL

International Classification:

2501

US Classification:

D25164

US Patent:

6370445, Apr 9, 2002

Filed:

Sep 4, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/148213

Inventors:

Larry A. Olson - Naperville IL
James A. Trchka - Clarendon Hills IL
William T. Montgomery - Lancaster PA

Assignee:

R. R. Donnelley Sons Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G06F 1700

US Classification:

700219, 700224, 700223

Abstract:

A system controls a package assembly line. The package assembly line has a piece feeder and a component feeder. The piece feeder is arranged to feed pieces to a transport of the package assembly line. The component feeder is arranged to feed components to the transport of the package assembly line so that the components and the pieces are combined into packages. The components have corresponding component identifiers thereon. The system includes a memory for storing a piece data file having piece identifiers corresponding to pieces fed by the piece feeder, a detector for detecting a component identifier from a component being fed by the component feeder toward the transport, a comparator for comparing the detected component identifier to a corresponding piece identifier, and in response to the comparison controlling the feeding of a component or rejecting a component.

US Patent:

20010053946, Dec 20, 2001

Filed:

Aug 15, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/929973

Inventors:

Larry Olson - Naperville IL, US
James Trchka - Clarendon Hills IL, US
William Montgomery - Lancaster PA, US

Assignee:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

International Classification:

G06F019/00

US Classification:

700/116000, 700/117000, 700/115000, 700/112000, 700/095000, 700/096000

Abstract:

A system controls a package assembly line. The package assembly line has a piece feeder and a component feeder. The piece feeder is arranged to feed pieces to a transport of the package assembly line. The component feeder is arranged to feed components to the transport of the package assembly line so that the components and the pieces are combined into packages. The components have corresponding component identifiers thereon. The system includes a memory for storing a piece data file having piece identifiers corresponding to pieces fed by the piece feeder, a detector for detecting a component identifier from a component being fed by the component feeder toward the transport, a comparator for comparing the detected component identifier to a corresponding piece identifier, and a data list re-sequencer for re-sequencing the piece data file if the detected component identifier fails to match the corresponding piece identifier.

US Patent:

58385746, Nov 17, 1998

Filed:

Oct 11, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/540937

Inventors:

Larry A. Olson - Naperville IL
James A. Trchka - Clarendon Hills IL
William T. Montgomery - Lancaster PA

Assignee:

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G06F 1700

US Classification:

36447807

Abstract:

A system controls a package assembly line. The package assembly line has a piece feeder and a component feeder. The piece feeder is arranged to feed pieces to a transport of the package assembly line. The component feeder is arranged to feed components to the transport of the package assembly line so that the components and the pieces are combined into packages. The components have corresponding component identifiers thereon. The system includes a memory for storing a piece data file having piece identifiers corresponding to pieces fed by the piece feeder, a detector for detecting a component identifier from a component being fed by the component feeder toward the transport, a comparator for comparing the detected component identifier to a corresponding piece identifier, and a data list re-sequencer for re-sequencing the piece data file if the detected component identifier fails to match the corresponding piece identifier.