Patents by Inventor Arie Jan Theodorus KNOOK

Arie Jan Theodorus KNOOK 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: 10858207
    Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus and a method for unstacking preformed products (2), for example packaging units, stacked in a stack, these products comprising for example planar parts (4) and projecting parts (3) which are all stacked onto and into each other in line, wherein the method comprises, —placing a gripper with at least a single suction cup unit (51) of flexible material, more particularly a suction mouth thereof, on a planar product part (4) of such a product, —suction-engaging such a product, —conveying the product to a delivery location, and—releasing the product, wherein upon suction the planar product part (4) is pulled against a plate (55) which is part of the apparatus. It has been found that in this way in a suitable manner stacks of flexible and thin-walled packaging units can be unstacked, without the stack being disturbed or the packaging unit taken off being damaged or being picked up in the wrong position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: MOBA GROUP B.V.
    Inventor: Arie Jan Theodorus Knook
  • Publication number: 20180105379
    Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus and a method for unstacking preformed products (2), for example packaging units, stacked in a stack, these products comprising for example planar parts (4) and projecting parts (3) which are all stacked onto and into each other in line, wherein the method comprises,—placing a gripper with at least a single suction cup unit (51) of flexible material, more particularly a suction mouth thereof, on a planar product part (4) of such a product,—suction-engaging such a product,—conveying the product to a delivery location, and—releasing the product, wherein upon suction the planar product part (4) is pulled against a plate (55) which is part of the apparatus. It has been found that in this way in a suitable manner stacks of flexible and thin-walled packaging units can be unstacked, without the stack being disturbed or the packaging unit taken off being damaged or being picked up in the wrong position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventor: Arie Jan Theodorus KNOOK