Patents by Inventor Antonius Adrianus Arnoldus Smits

Antonius Adrianus Arnoldus Smits 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: 9365307
    Abstract: A device for packaging products in a box, includes a frame having a moving conveyor, a guide for supporting the products from an entry end to an exit end of the guide, and a mechanism for holding a box at the exit end of the guide such that the opening of the box extends parallel to the guide at the other side thereof. The conveyor has support members extending perpendicular to the conveyor and towards the guide when they move along the guide. The device further includes a feeder for feeding the products at the entry end of the guide between two support members, wherein the products are stacked in parallel for moving the stack of products at the exit end past the edge of the exit end into-said the box, and a mechanism for transporting the box in a direction parallel to the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Guk-Sigma B. V.
    Inventor: Antonius Adrianus Arnoldus Smits
  • Publication number: 20130167478
    Abstract: A device for packaging products in a box, including a frame having a moving conveyor, a guide for supporting the products from an entry end to an exit end of said guide, which guide extends parallel to said conveyor, means for holding a box at the exit end of said guide such that the opening of the box extends parallel to said guide at the other side thereof, said conveyor having support members extending perpendicular to the conveyor and towards said guide when they move along said guide, a feeder for feeding said products at the entry end of said guide between two support members, wherein said products are stacked in parallel means for moving said stack of products at the exit end past the edge of said exit end into said box, and means for transporting the box in a direction parallel to said guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventor: Antonius Adrianus Arnoldus Smits
  • Publication number: 20120102892
    Abstract: A device for packaging substantially flat products (1) in a box (2), comprising a guide and a stop having a surface (7) perpendicular to said guide, said stop surface (7) being perpendicular to said guide, wherein a slot (8) extends between the end of said guide and said stop surface 7), means for holding a box (2) at the other side of said guide with its opening towards the slot, a reciprocating push member (23) arranged to push one or more products (1) through said slot (8) into said box (2) with each reciprocating movement, guide means (51) arranged to guide said products (1) into said box (2) such that they rest with one side against the bottom of the box and with their flat front side against a first end wall of the box (2) or against the flat back side of the one or more products that were previously pushed into the box, and box guidance means arranged to allow movement of the box relative to said slot from a start position to an end position such that the products fill the box from said first end wall
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: SIGMA ENGINEERING B.V.
    Inventor: Antonius Adrianus Arnoldus Smits
  • Patent number: 6820672
    Abstract: A device for affixing objects to products moving in a row, which device includes a holder for a stock of the objects and with an affixing device that includes a carrier for removing an object from the holder and moving the object. The affixing device is capable of rotary movement about an axis of rotation. The object is affixed to the moving product during the rotary movement of the affixing device. The affixing device can be driven intermittently between rotation and standstill. During the standstill of the affixing device, the carrier can remove the object from the holder. Preferably, more than one carrier is provided, with the carriers each provided with a suction nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Inventor: Antonius Adrianus Arnoldus Smits