Patents by Inventor Erik Marnix Onno Halsema

Erik Marnix Onno Halsema 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).

  • Method and device for packing articles
    Patent number: 6974299
    Abstract: Collection assembly for collecting and stacking articles. The articles are first moved adjacent to one another with the aid of positioning elements. The positioning elements comprise the conveyor belt that extends obliquely with respect to the distribution conveyor and that can be moved over the distribution conveyor to a greater or lesser extent. After bringing the articles into a row on a discharge plate, these are stacked, optionally via a buffer plate, on a lift plate and after the stack has been compressed to some extent this stack is slid into the box in such a way that the products concerned are placed vertically in the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: BluePrint Automation B.V.
    Inventors: Bouwe Prakken, Erik Marnix Onno Halsema, René Michaël Hoveling, Antonius Johannes Van Rootselaar, Tom Vink
  • Method and device for packing articles
    Publication number: 20040129530
    Abstract: Collection assembly (1) for collecting and stacking articles (6). The articles are first moved adjacent to one another with the aid of positioning means. (7) The positioning means comprise the conveyor belt (7) that extends obliquely with respect to the distribution conveyor (2) and that can be moved over the distribution conveyor to a greater or lesser extent. After bringing the articles (6) into a row on a discharge plate (13), these are stacked, optionally via a buffer plate (14), on a lift plate (15) and after the stack has been compressed to some extent this stack is slid into the box in such a way that the products concerned are placed vertically in the box (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Bouwe Prakken, Erik Marnix Onno Halsema, Rene Michael Hoveling, Antonius Johannes Van Rootselaar, Tom Vink