Patents by Inventor Adrianus De Vos

Adrianus De Vos has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9914588
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage and dispensing system for products and/or packagings. The system (1) comprises at least one carrier (3) with at least a bottom (34) which defines thereon a space for the products and/or packagings, a storage area (2), such as a storage rack or shelving system, for selectively accommodating the carrier, and at least one transporter (4) for selective displacement of the carrier from and/or to and into and/or out of the storage area. In a situation where it is accommodated in the storage area the carrier comprises a gripping element (31) on a side oriented outside the storage area, and the transporter comprises a gripping device (23) acting on the gripping element at least during displacement of the carrier into and/or out of the storage area. Space can thus be saved in the storage area laterally of carriers placed therein, and a compact configuration of the storage area can be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: ASDA Stores Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Visser, Adrianus De Vos, Wouter Johannes Van Den Berg
  • Publication number: 20150045944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage and dispensing system for products and/or packagings. The system (1) comprises at least one carrier (3) with at least a bottom (34) which defines thereon a space for the products and/or packagings, a storage area (2), such as a storage rack or shelving system, for selectively accommodating the carrier, and at least one transporter (4) for selective displacement of the carrier from and/or to and into and/or out of the storage area. In a situation where it is accommodated in the storage area the carrier comprises a gripping element (31) on a side oriented outside the storage area, and the transporter comprises a gripping device (23) acting on the gripping element at least during displacement of the carrier into and/or out of the storage area. Space can thus be saved in the storage area laterally of carriers placed therein, and a compact configuration of the storage area can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Anthony Visser, Adrianus De Vos, Wouter Johannes Van Der Berg
  • Patent number: 8661774
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for packaging at least two products with individual weights in a package in a quantity corresponding to a target weight. The device comprises a feed, packaging means, weighing means (9) and throughfeed means. The device further comprises at least two adding means with associated weighing means (17) in a weighing unit (14) for the purpose of selectively adding unrelated products or groups thereof to the packaging, and with selection and control means for selecting at least one of the at least two unrelated products or groups on the basis of the weight of the initial group, the target weight and the weights of the at least two unrelated products or groups determined with the weighing means (17) associated with the adding means for the purpose of actuating the adding means in order to add at least one selected of the at least two unrelated products or groups thereof to the packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Visser 'S-Gravendeel Holding B.V.
    Inventor: Adrianus De Vos
  • Publication number: 20110036061
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for packaging at least two products with individual weights in a package in a quantity corresponding to a target weight. The device comprises a feed, packaging means, weighing means (9) and throughfeed means. The device further comprises at least two adding means with associated weighing means (17) in a weighing unit (14) for the purpose of selectively adding unrelated products or groups thereof to the packaging, and with selection and control means for selecting at least one of the at least two unrelated products or groups on the basis of the weight of the initial group, the target weight and the weights of the at least two unrelated products or groups determined with the weighing means (17) associated with the adding means for the purpose of actuating the adding means in order to add at least one selected of the at least two unrelated products or groups thereof to the packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventor: Adrianus De Vos