Patents by Inventor Edwin G. Olson

Edwin G. Olson 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).

  • Vacuum transfer apparatus for packing layers of articles in a container
    Patent number: 4567712
    Abstract: Packing apparatus for packing layers of cylindrical articles in a container. The apparatus includes means for accumulating a layer of alternately staggered lines of cylindrical articles arranged end-to-end at a pickup position. The apparatus also includes means for making vacuum contact with each article and transferring the entire layer to the container where it is released and forms a tightly packed flat layer. The packing apparatus also includes means for folding back the top flaps of each empty container as it is conveyed to the loading station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Thomas P. Varallo, Albert W. G. Ervine, Joseph J. Duffy, Edwin G. Olson
  • Vacuum transfer apparatus for packing layers of articles in a container
    Patent number: 4514956
    Abstract: Packing apparatus for packing layers of cylindrical articles in a container. The apparatus includes means for accumulating a layer of alternately staggered lines of cylindrical articles arranged end-to-end at a pickup position. The apparatus also includes means for making vacuum contact with each article and transferring the entire layer to the container where it is released and forms a tightly packed flat layer. The packing apparatus also includes means for folding back the top flaps of each empty container as it is conveyed to the loading station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1985
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Thomas P. Varallo, Albert W. G. Ervine, Joseph J. Duffy, Edwin G. Olson