Patents by Inventor Bernardus G. J. L. Venema

Bernardus G. J. L. Venema 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).

  • Method of positioning products on a tape comprising compartments as well as an apparatus for implementing the method
    Patent number: 5005338
    Abstract: Three sets of product pick-up elements each pick up products in a linear array, the three arrays being parallel. One set places products from a vibratory feeder to a buffer array, a second set places product into a measuring station from the buffer and the third set places products onto a packaging tape from the measuring station. Faulty products are individually discharged from the third set. A process is disclosed for filling the intervening empty slots in the tape due to the selective discharge of the faulty products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Pieter Kemkers, Johannes H. M. Van Roosmalen, Bernardus G. J. L. Venema