Patents by Inventor Alvin C. Formo

Alvin C. Formo 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).

  • Process and apparatus for packaging limp articles
    Patent number: 5228275
    Abstract: Stacks of limp articles such as flour tortillas are deposited on a conveyor having slotted blocks to support the stack in arched configuration with the central portion raised and side portions drooping from the central portion. A pusher having depending fingers with bent supporting ends is movable to push the stack of articles off the conveyor onto a guide into a bag and to move the filled bag onto a receiving trough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Formost Packaging Machines, Inc.
    Inventor: Alvin C. Formo