Patents by Inventor Andre Tombuelt

Andre Tombuelt 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).

  • Assembly for forming bags
    Patent number: 11312517
    Abstract: An assembly for forming bags, having a belt drive for feeding a film at a film speed to a former shoulder to form a tubular film, a set of jaws movable at a jaw speed to engage and seal a tubular film to form a closed bag, and a sensor assembly to provide a volume signal indicative of a volume of the closed bag, wherein the controller is configured to adjust at least one of the film speed and the jaw speed in response to the volume signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TNA Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Brian Pearson, Andre Tombuelt
  • ASSEMBLY FOR FORMING BAGS
    Publication number: 20200391895
    Abstract: Disclosed in an assembly for forming bags, having a belt drive for feeding a film at a film speed to a former shoulder to form a tubular film, a set of jaws movable at a jaw speed to engage and seal a tubular film to form a closed bag, and a sensor assembly to provide a volume signal indicative of a volume of the closed bag, wherein the controller is configured to adjust at least one of the film speed and the jaw speed in response to the volume signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Brian Pearson, Andre Tombuelt