Patents by Inventor Lee Kuipers
Lee Kuipers 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: 11661290Abstract: A system for forming horizontally stacked groups of containers includes an infeed screw set, an orienting screw set, and a grouping mechanism. Containers are presented to the infeed screw in a vertical orientation, and are progressed from the infeed screw set to the orienting screw set via a transitioning pocket defined by overlapping pockets of the infeed and orienting screw sets. As containers are progressed through the orienting screw the containers are rotated via a series of orienting pockets to a horizontal orientation and progressed via a series of nesting pockets to form a series of horizontally nested containers. The series is discharged to a grouping mechanism which separates a predefined number of containers from the series to form a horizontally stacked group, which is outfed from the stacking system.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Morrison Timing Screw CompanyInventors: Ryan Finke, Nick Lynn Wilson, Mark Burk, Lee Kuipers, Timothy J. Dupin, Armando Garza, Chris L J Wilson
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Publication number: 20220135350Abstract: A system for forming horizontally stacked groups of containers includes an infeed screw set, an orienting screw set, and a grouping mechanism. Containers are presented to the infeed screw in a vertical orientation, and are progressed from the infeed screw set to the orienting screw set via a transitioning pocket defined by overlapping pockets of the infeed and orienting screw sets. As containers are progressed through the orienting screw the containers are rotated via a series of orienting pockets to a horizontal orientation and progressed via a series of nesting pockets to form a series of horizontally nested containers. The series is discharged to a grouping mechanism which separates a predefined number of containers from the series to form a horizontally stacked group, which is outfed from the stacking system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Morrison Timing Screw Company dba Morrison Container Handling SolutionsInventors: Ryan Finke, Nick Lynn Wilson, Mark Burk, Lee Kuipers, Timothy J. Dupin, Armando Garza, Chris LJ Wilson
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Publication number: 20180228828Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions comprising blended materials comprising a substantially crystalline HCV nucleotide polymerase inhibitor; a first solid dispersion formulation, which comprises an HCV NS5a inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable polymers or a mixture thereof, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable surfactants or a mixture thereof, and optionally one or more excipients, and a second solid dispersion formulation, which comprises an HCV NS3 inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable polymers or a mixture thereof, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable surfactants or a mixture thereof, and optionally one or more excipients.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.Inventors: James DiNunzio, William A Marinaro, Jesse Lee Kuiper, Craig Alfred McKelvey, Melanie J. Marota
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Publication number: 20180228827Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions comprising blended materials comprising a substantially crystalline HCV nucleotide polymerase inhibitor; a solid dispersion formulation, which comprises an HCV NS5a inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable polymers or a mixture thereof, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable surfactants or a mixture thereof; and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable surfactants or a mixture thereof; and optionally one or more excipients.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.Inventors: William A Marinaro, David Harris, James DiNunzio, Sutthilug Sotthivirat, Sundeep Sudish Dhareshwar, Gerard Ross Klinzing, Jesse Lee Kuiper, Yung-Chi Lee, Craig Alfred McKelvey, Michael McNevin, Li Xiong
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Publication number: 20180228826Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions comprising blended materials comprising a substantially crystalline HCV nucleotide polymerase inhibitor; a first solid dispersion formulation, which comprises an HCV NS5a inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable polymers or a mixture thereof; and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable surfactants or a mixture thereof; and optionally one or more excipients; and a second solid dispersion formulation, which comprises an HCV NS3 inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable polymers or a mixture thereof; and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable surfactants or a mixture thereof; and optionally one or more excipients.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.Inventors: David Harris, James DiNunzio, William A Marinaro, Sutthilug Sotthivirat, Chad David Brown, Sundeep Sudish Dhareshwar, Jesse Lee Kuiper, Yung-Chi Lee, Craig Alfred McKelvey, Michael McNevin, Elise Topol Miller, Li Xiong
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Patent number: 8899646Abstract: A gripper formed as a single component includes a hoop portion connecting facing arms. Each arm may have a tang end, a jaw end and a pivot intermediate the tang and jaw ends and be attached to the hoop portion at the pivot to be pivotable to change the size of a jaw opening defined by the jaw ends. The hoop portion is cyclically loaded in use and configured to act as a stress concentrator for the gripper and provide a failure point for consistently initiating a failure crack in the hoop portion at time of failure of the gripper. Each of the facing arms is attachable to a base such that at failure, the fractured portions of the gripper are retained to the base.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Morrison Container Handling Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Nick Wilson, Lee Kuipers, Mark Burk
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Publication number: 20140175819Abstract: A gripper formed as a single component includes a hoop portion connecting facing arms. Each arm may have a tang end, a jaw end and a pivot intermediate the tang and jaw ends and be attached to the hoop portion at the pivot to be pivotable to change the size of a jaw opening defined by the jaw ends. The hoop portion is cyclically loaded in use and configured to act as a stress concentrator for the gripper and provide a failure point for consistently initiating a failure crack in the hoop portion at time of failure of the gripper. Each of the facing arms is attachable to a base such that at failure, the fractured portions of the gripper are retained to the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Morrison Container Handling Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Nick Wilson, Lee Kuipers, Mark Burk
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Patent number: 8672376Abstract: A gripper formed as a single component includes a hoop portion connecting facing arms. Each arm may have a tang end, a jaw end and a pivot intermediate the tang and jaw ends and be attached to the hoop portion at the pivot to be pivotable to change the size of a jaw opening defined by the jaw ends. The hoop portion is cyclically loaded in use and configured to act as a stress concentrator for the gripper and provide a failure point for consistently initiating a failure crack in the hoop portion at time of failure of the gripper. Each of the facing arms is attachable to a base such that at failure, the fractured portions of the gripper are retained to the base.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Morrison Container Handling Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Nick Wilson, Lee Kuipers, Mark Burk