Patents by Inventor Erwin R. J. Methorst

Erwin R. J. Methorst 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: 7452316
    Abstract: A packing product and apparatus and method for manufacturing same are disclosed. The packing product includes at least one face sheet and at least one crumpled sheet pad attached to the face sheet. A package and method of packaging an article are also disclosed, the package including a container, one or more crumpled sheet pads positioned in the container, one or more face sheets positioned adjacent to the crumpled sheet pads, and an article positioned in the container in at least partial abutting relation to the one or more face sheets. The one or more face sheets may have portions that are folded to envelop the article. Also, the face sheet may include an opening having a pattern corresponding to a shape of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Ranpak Corp.
    Inventors: Hubertus Y. M. Cals, Erwin R. J. Methorst, Koen Kuypers, Pierre H. G. Kobben
  • Publication number: 20030145561
    Abstract: A packing product and apparatus and method for manufacturing same are disclosed. The packing product includes at least one face sheet and at least one crumpled sheet pad attached to the face sheet. A package and method of packaging an article are also disclosed, the package including a container, one or more crumpled sheet pads positioned in the container, one or more face sheets positioned adjacent to the crumpled sheet pads, and an article positioned in the container in at least partial abutting relation to the one or more face sheets. The one or more face sheets may have portions that are folded to envelop the article. Also, the face sheet may include an opening having a pattern corresponding to a shape of the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Hubertus Y.M. Cals, Erwin R.J. Methorst, Koen Kuypers, Pierre H.G. Kobben