Patents by Inventor Jean L. Boisseau

Jean L. Boisseau 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).

  • Device for breaking and removing a tie surrounding a bundle
    Patent number: 5156516
    Abstract: A process and device for breaking and removing a tie which surrounds a bundle of blanks and is arranged in a vertical plane characterized by an arrangement for holding the bundle and transporting it between a first location and a second location, an arrangement for creating a space between an upper surface of the bundle and each of the ties, an arrangement for breaking the ties being inserted in the space to engage the tie and to hold the tie after it has been transversely broken to allow the blanks to be deposited at the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Vega Automation
    Inventor: Jean L. Boisseau
  • Process for breaking and removing a tie surrounding a bundle
    Patent number: 4995784
    Abstract: A process and device for breaking and removing a tie which surrounds a bundle of blanks and is arranged in a vertical plane characterized by an arrangement for holding the bundle and transporting it between a first location and a second location, an arrangement for creating a space between an upper surface of the bundle and each of the ties, an arrangement for breaking the ties being inserted in the space to engage the tie and to hold the tie after it has been transversely broken to allow the blanks to be deposited at the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1991
    Assignee: Vega Automation
    Inventor: Jean L. Boisseau