Patents by Inventor Andre DE SAERT

Andre DE SAERT 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).

  • Nestable transport members and a corresponding track
    Patent number: 9540183
    Abstract: An apparatus for advancing articles or tooling includes a frame having a first portion and a second portion spaced apart and opposing the first portion. The first and second portions each comprise an outer track and an inner track that extend parallel with the outer track. The outer and inner tracks define a machine direction. The apparatus includes a first transport member and as second transport member. The first and second transport members are defined by a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion separating the first and second end portions. The first and second end portions of the first and second transport members are at least partially nestable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Clifford Theodore Papsdorf, Hilde Cloostermans-Huwaert, Andre De Saert
  • NESTABLE TRANSPORT MEMBERS AND A CORRESPONDING TRACK
    Publication number: 20160362256
    Abstract: An apparatus for advancing articles or tooling includes a frame having a first portion and a second portion spaced apart and opposing the first portion. The first and second portions each comprise an outer track and an inner track that extend parallel with the outer track. The outer and inner tracks define a machine direction. The apparatus includes a first transport member and as second transport member. The first and second transport members are defined by a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion separating the first and second end portions. The first and second end portions of the first and second transport members are at least partially nestable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Clifford Theodore PAPSDORF, Hilde CLOOSTERMANS-HUWAERT, Andre DE SAERT