Patents by Inventor Begona Bustinza

Begona Bustinza 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).

  • DEFORMATION OF THIN WALLED BODIES BY REGISTERED SHAPING
    Publication number: 20240165690
    Abstract: A machine for shaping an initially tubular cylindrical preform 1 to form a non-round shape in registration with printed or similarly applied surface decoration or the like on the preform, comprises: a conveyor (3, FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventor: Begona Bustinza
  • Deformation of thin walled bodies by registered shaping
    Patent number: 11919063
    Abstract: A machine for shaping an initially tubular cylindrical preform to form a non-round shape in registration with printed or similarly applied surface decoration or the like on the preform, comprises: a conveyor for carrying a series of the preforms; a tool table having a plurality of tool stations between which the preforms are conveyed by indexed motion of the conveyor, the tool table being reciprocable along an axis towards and away from the conveyor, to bring forming tools at the tool stations into and out of operative engagement with the preforms; a registered shaping tool at at least one of the tool stations operatively arranged to deform the preforms to an out-of-round shape; at least one sensor operatively arranged to determine the angular orientation of each preform in a plane normal to the reciprocation axis; at least one reorientation actuator operatively arranged to cause relative rotation between each preform and the registered shaping tool, whereby the registered shaping tool and the preforms are br
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Envases (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Begona Bustinza
  • DEFORMATION OF THIN WALLED BODIES BY REGISTERED SHAPING
    Publication number: 20200180008
    Abstract: A machine for shaping an initially tubular cylindrical preform to form a non-round shape in registration with printed or similarly applied surface decoration or the like on the preform, comprises: a conveyor for carrying a series of the preforms; a tool table having a plurality of tool stations between which the preforms are conveyed by indexed motion of the conveyor, the tool table being reciprocable along an axis towards and away from the conveyor, to bring forming tools at the tool stations into and out of operative engagement with the preforms; a registered shaping tool at at least one of the tool stations operatively arranged to deform the preforms to an out-of-round shape; at least one sensor operatively arranged to determine the angular orientation of each preform in a plane normal to the reciprocation axis; at least one reorientation actuator operatively arranged to cause relative rotation between each preform and the registered shaping tool, whereby the registered shaping tool and the preforms are br
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Begona Bustinza