Patents by Inventor Albert J. Suenens

Albert J. Suenens 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: 5637178
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing innerspring constructions for mattresses, cushions and the like, consisting of strings of jackets encasing each one coil spring, which are fixed side to side by means of an adhesive; the apparatus consisting of at least:a moving means or conveyor for moving a string of a particular size according to its longitudinal direction;a fixed applicator mounted in front of the conveyor, for depositing adhesive to a string moving along on said conveyor andmeans for positioning the coated side of said string to a similar string and pushing it into contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: NV B'Linea
    Inventors: Albert J. Suenens, Marcel Ghysels
  • Patent number: 5126004
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing innerspring constructions for mattresses, cushions and the like, consisting of strings of jackets encasing each one coil spring, whcih are fixed side to side by means of an adhesive; the apparatus consisting of at least:a moving means or conveyor for moving a string of a particular size according to its longitudinal direction;a fixed applicator mounted in front of the conveyor, for depositing adhesive to a string moving along on said conveyor andmeans for positioning the coated side of said string to a similar string and pushing it into contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: NV B'Linea
    Inventors: Albert J. Suenens, Marcel Ghysels
  • Patent number: 5016305
    Abstract: An innerspring construction for mattresses, cushions and the like, with jackets encasing separate coil springs which are arranged in a parallel fashion with respect to their longitudinal axes, the jackets being made out of oblong strips of cover which have been adhered side to side, the adhesive consisting of an relatively flexible coating which is spread in a substantially continuous manner over the contact surface of at least certain adjacent jackets of adjacent strings, in such a way that deformation of both said fabric and the adhered strings remain possible in the direction of the longitudinal axes of the springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Assignee: NV B'Linea
    Inventors: Albert J. Suenens, Marcel Ghysels