Patents by Inventor Jouni Suokas
Jouni Suokas 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).
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Patent number: 11919685Abstract: A product package includes a frame part provided with a base and walls. Edge parts on the top edge of the walls are folded outwards to form a flat edge section, where the frame part is a recess for product packing. The frame part is preferably a recyclable fiber material and the recess is lined on the inside with a separate inner lining removable from the frame part. The edge section functions as a fastening surface for the inner lining. The inner lining and the edge parts are arranged to form a one-piece and unbroken edge section of the package as a fastening surface for the inner lining. Adjacent edge parts are fastened in a leakproof manner at their ends to each other with a butt seam forming a corner seam and the fastening is reinforced with a reinforcement piece fastened under the corner seam and edge section ends.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: JOSPAK OYInventors: Jouni Suokas, Taneli Mero, Ari Lehikoinen
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Patent number: 11034481Abstract: The object of the invention is a product package and a method for producing the product package. The product package comprises a recess (1a) for the product to be packed, the recess being provided with a base and with walls in connection with the base, in which case the frame part (2) of the recess (1a) has been formed by means of folds from recyclable fiber material and the aforementioned recess (1a) is lined on the inside with a separate inner lining (3), which is removable from the aforementioned frame part. The top edges of the side walls and end walls of the frame part and also the top edges of the corner parts (10) form the top edge of the recess, which top edge is arranged to function as a fastening surface for the inner lining (3), which inner lining (3) is adapted to comprise an edge section (4) extending over the top edge (5a) of the recess (1a).Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Jospak OyInventor: Jouni Suokas
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Publication number: 20210086941Abstract: A product package includes a frame part provided with a base and walls. Edge parts on the top edge of the walls are folded outwards to form a flat edge section, where the frame part is a recess for product packing. The frame part is preferably a recyclable fiber material and the recess is lined on the inside with a separate inner lining removable from the frame part. The edge section functions as a fastening surface for the inner lining. The inner lining and the edge parts are arranged to form a one-piece and unbroken edge section of the package as a fastening surface for the inner lining. Adjacent edge parts are fastened in a leakproof manner at their ends to each other with a butt seam forming a corner seam and the fastening is reinforced with a reinforcement piece fastened under the corner seam and edge section ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Jouni SUOKAS, Taneli MERO, Ari LEHIKOINEN
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Patent number: 10899494Abstract: A product package is disclosed having e a frame part with a recess for a product and a removable inner lining. The frame part includes a base and connected side walls, end walls, and corner parts. The side and end walls each include a first part folded from the base and a second part folded from the first part toward the base. The side and end wall second parts include a cut edge which is fitted into the recess of the package, and the inner lining is fitted on top of the second parts so as to enclose the cut edges. The inner lining also includes an edge section which forms an edge flange extending over top edges of the frame part and a package lid which is arranged to be fastened to said flange.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: JOSPAK OYInventor: Jouni Suokas
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Publication number: 20200331660Abstract: The invention relates to a stackable product package, a method of manufacturing the same and a product package blank. The stackable product package comprises a body part (2) provided with a bottom (3), and with walls (2a, 2b, 2c) in connection with the bottom (3), as well as with rim members (4a) folded outwards along folding lines (4e), at the top edge of the walls, and constituting a substantially planar rim portion (4), the body part (2) enclosing a receiving space for the product to be packed. At the lateral edges of each intermediate wall (2c) of the body part (1), and in proximity to a folding line (2e), bracket members (2f, 2g) are provided to keep the product packages (1), when nested, spaced apart.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2018Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Jouni SUOKAS, Ari LEHIKOINEN, Taneli MERO
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Publication number: 20190248539Abstract: The invention covers a shelf-ready packaging (1) and a method for forming it. The shelf-ready packaging comprises at least a package base (2) and at least one detachable part (3), and the package base (2) and the detachable part (3) of the shelf-ready packaging (1) are attached to each other with a fastener (4), and the shelf-ready packaging (1) has one or more tearing elements (5) essentially lengthwise along the fastener (4) for opening the shelf-ready packaging (1). The package base (2) of the shelf-ready packaging (1) comprises at least a base (2a) and a back end (2b). The detachable part (3) and the package base (2) of the shelf-ready packaging (1) are attached to each other with fasteners (4), which form a fastening 20 seam between at least two edges of the walls (2a, 2b, 2e) of the package base (2) and the walls (3a, 3b, 3c, 3b?) of the detachable part (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2017Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: OY JOPAMAC ABInventor: Jouni Suokas
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Publication number: 20190092515Abstract: The object of the invention is a product package and a method for producing the product package. The product package comprises a recess (1a) for the product to be packed, the recess being provided with a base and with walls in connection with the base, in which case the frame part (2) of the recess (1a) has been formed by means of folds from recycleable fiber material and the aforementioned recess (1a) is lined on the inside with a separate inner lining (3), which is removable from the aforementioned frame part. The top edges of the side walls and end walls of the frame part and also the top edges of the corner parts (10) form the top edge of the recess, which top edge is arranged to function as a fastening surface for the inner lining (3), which inner lining (3) is adapted to comprise an edge section (4) extending over the top edge (5a) of the recess (1a).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: JOSPAK OYInventor: Jouni Suokas
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Publication number: 20190077573Abstract: The object of the invention is a product package and a method for producing the product package. The product package comprises a recess (1a) for the product to be packed, the recess being provided with a base and with walls in connection with the base, in which case the frame part (2) of the recess (1a) has been formed by means of folds from recyclable fiber material and the aforementioned recess (1a) is lined on the inside with a separate inner lining (3), which is removable from the aforementioned frame part. The top edges of the side walls and end walls of the frame part and also the top edges of the corner parts (10) form the top edge of the recess, which top edge is arranged to function as a fastening surface for the inner lining (3), which inner lining (3) is adapted to comprise an edge section (4) extending over the top edge (5a) of the recess (1a).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: JOSPAK OYInventor: Jouni Suokas
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Publication number: 20190009490Abstract: The object of the disclosure is a method and an apparatus for forming a package box. In the first phase of the method, a box blank is placed at the start of the box-forming process and is brought to the conveying motion. In the next phase, the markings of the package boxes are formed. In the third phase, the box blank is folded around an inner support and its ends are fastened together into one tubular blank component. In the fourth phase, a base panel is affixed to the box frames. In a fifth phase, the package boxes are transferred for further processing according to the order. The different phases of the method also comprise at least the following actions to be taken on the basis of online data coming from the picking system: In the first phase, a box blank is selected, which forms a box frame for one or more package boxes, the width of which box frame corresponds most suitably to the online data; or a box blank is cut to the correct width according to online data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: Oy Jopamac ABInventor: Jouni SUOKAS
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Publication number: 20190001604Abstract: The object of the disclosure is a method and an apparatus for mechanically forming a product package box. According to the disclosure, a product package box is formed with a box-forming apparatus from a tubular sleeve folded flat, which sleeve is mechanically opened into the correct shape of the product package box and to which is affixed an essentially integral base panel. On the basis of online data coming from a picking system, for each product package box, a sleeve is selected from a sleeve bundle, the height of which sleeve corresponds most suitably to the online data, or a sleeve of suitable height is cut from a sleeve blank.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventor: Jouni Suokas
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Patent number: 6453645Abstract: A method for packaging flat articles in a stack in a package such as a box. In particular, the method is used to stack articles having different thicknesses at different ends in the direction of their plane. A stack portion is gripped by a gripping device and rotated 180° from the direction of an adjacent stack portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2000Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: Jomet OyInventors: Jouni Suokas, Kari Heikkilä
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Patent number: 6128887Abstract: In a method for packaging flat articles, articles are brought in a continuous stack (P) along a support level to a grouping station so that their planes are upright from the support level, wherein product batches to be placed in a package, such as a box, are separated from the stack by an automatic grouping device. For grouping articles having different thicknesses at different ends in the direction of their plane, a stack portion (OP) is separated from the stack, the stack portion is gripped by a gripping device, and it is rotated around one axis so that its direction deviates from the original. The first stack portions (OP) so rotated are placed next to such second stack portions, whose directions in relation to said one axis deviate 180.degree. from the direction of the first stack portions, and the first and second stack portion so placed next to each other are formed to the product batch to be placed in the package.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1999Date of Patent: October 10, 2000Assignee: Jomet OyInventors: Jouni Suokas, Kari Heikkila
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Patent number: 6058684Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for packaging goods from a continuous stack. A conveyor is arranged on a base to move the continuous stack in a conveying direction. A separator means separates a stack portion of a predetermined size from the continuous stack. The stack portion is pushed aside from the conveying direction to a position within reach of a gripper. The gripper is used to transfer the stack along a second direction to at least one packaging position in a box or on a packaging blank. The gripper comprises at least two jaws which compress and hold the stack during the transfer. The gripper is arranged parallel to the base so that the base supports the stack portion from below during the transfer. In the method of the present invention, the stack portion is moved onto a cover part of a packaging blank and the packaging blank is folded around the stack portion to form a box.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1997Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Jomet OyInventor: Jouni Suokas
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Patent number: 6006499Abstract: An apparatus for packaging article goods, such as paper goods, forming a stack comprises a conveyor adapted to carry a continuous stack formed by identical individual articles, such as envelopes, and a displacer device located along one side of the stack advancing path and provided with a detector for a count article constituted by one of identical articles and protruding from the stack. A separator element is adapted to penetrate into the stack for producing a gap between a stack portion to be separated first from the stack and the rest of the stack. The apparatus also includes a pusher element which is located at the front of the separator element in the advancing direction of the conveyor and is adapted to move across the stack advancing path for displacing the stack portion to a further processing unit located along the other side of the advancing path. The separator element is aligned with a gripper which is adapted to clasp the protruding count article and then release it to be left in the stack.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1996Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: Jomet OyInventors: Jouni Ramo, Jouni Suokas
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Patent number: 5873693Abstract: An apparatus for packaging article goods fed in a stack comprises a feeding table for introducing the goods with the individual articles in an upright position in the form of a continuous stack, the table defining a feeding path for the stack, an aftertreatment unit for receiving the goods from the table and a grouping device provided on the table and including a pusher for moving a batch of a predetermined size aside form the rest of the continuous stack to the aftertreatment unit. The grouping device is arranged in a frame movable in a vertical direction to an upper position above the table to leave the table free for manual handling. The apparatus further comprises releasable locking members for securing the movable frame in the upper position.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1996Date of Patent: February 23, 1999Assignee: Jomet OyInventor: Jouni Suokas