Patents by Inventor Alexis Manneux

Alexis Manneux 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).

  • Box opening movement with guides
    Patent number: 11919683
    Abstract: A method of processing boxes includes shuttling a box in a first direction and cutting to separate outer flaps of the box from one another as the box moves past a cutting tool in the first direction, wherein the outer flaps overlie inner flaps. The method includes engaging a set of opening guides with the outer flaps of the box to drive the outer flaps open. The method includes opening inner flaps using shape memory and shuttling the box in the first direction over an inclined plane after the inner and outer flaps are open to flatten the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Alexis Manneux
  • BOX OPENING MOVEMENT WITH GUIDES
    Publication number: 20210354871
    Abstract: A method of processing boxes includes shuttling a box in a first direction and cutting to separate outer flaps of the box from one another as the box moves past a cutting tool in the first direction, wherein the outer flaps overlie inner flaps. The method includes engaging a set of opening guides with the outer flaps of the box to drive the outer flaps open. The method includes opening inner flaps using shape memory and shuttling the box in the first direction over an inclined plane after the inner and outer flaps are open to flatten the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Alexis Manneux