Patents by Inventor Theodore Hartka

Theodore Hartka 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 apparatus for managing box-finishing machine
    Patent number: 7069856
    Abstract: A computer network is used to manage and monitor operation of a box-finishing machine which prints information on and cuts or creases corrugated boards to be formed into boxes. The equipment used on the machine is provided with radio frequency information tags detected by an electronic reader which transmits the identification to a computer so that it can be determined by an operator that sufficient equipment is in storage and staging areas for use on the machine. Several computer terminals are provided at different areas throughout a plant so that access is easily provided to different personnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Sun Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore Hartka, Louis M. Sardella
  • Method and apparatus for managing box finishing machine
    Publication number: 20050252396
    Abstract: A computer network is used to manage and monitor operation of a box-finishing machine which prints information on and cuts or creases corrugated boards to be formed into boxes. The equipment used on the machine is provided with radio frequency information tags detected by an electronic reader which transmits the identification to a computer so that it can be determined by an operator that sufficient equipment is in storage and staging areas for use on the machine. Several computer terminals are provided at different areas throughout a plant so that access is easily provided to different personnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Theodore Hartka, Louis Sardella