Patents by Inventor Antonius Jacobus Maria Verhoeven

Antonius Jacobus Maria Verhoeven 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: 7823940
    Abstract: A device for gripping a flexible container, such as a bag filled with fluid, comprising a chamber that is open on one side with a peripheral wall that encloses the open side, a container support that extends in the peripheral direction inside the peripheral wall, as well as an orifice for connecting a vacuum source to the chamber, wherein the chamber can be placed with the open side against the container, such that a vacuum can be generated between the chamber and the container for bringing the container in to contact around the container support transversely to the peripheral direction. The orifice is outside the container support and extends in the peripheral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Friesland Brands B.V.
    Inventor: Antonius Jacobus Maria Verhoeven