Patents by Inventor Branko Skrak

Branko Skrak 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).

  • Apparatus and method for stripping filmic casings from products
    Patent number: 6725631
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and a method for processing packages made up of a filmic casing containing a product, to separate the casing from the product for subsequent further processing of the product. The package is moved through a series of steps to first weaken the casing, and then a leading end of the moving casing is gripped and the end of the casing is moved away from the product. As a result the casing is stripped off the product as the weakened casing opens and the product continues to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Inventors: Branko Skrak, Terry W. Thomson
  • Apparatus and method for stripping filmic casings from products
    Publication number: 20020162302
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and a method for processing packages made up of a filmic casing containing a product, to separate the casing from the product for subsequent further processing of the product. The package is moved through a series of steps to first weaken the casing, and then a leading end of the moving casing is gripped and the end of the casing is moved away from the product. As a result the casing is stripped off the product as the weakened casing opens and the product continues to move.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Terry W. Thomson, Branko Skrak
  • Apparatus and method for stripping filmic casings from products
    Publication number: 20020162303
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and a method for processing packages made up of a filmic casing containing a product, to separate the casing from the product for subsequent further processing of the product. The package is moved through a series of steps to first weaken the casing, and then a leading end of the moving casing is gripped and the end of the casing is moved away from the product. As a result the casing is stripped off the product as the weakened casing opens and the product continues to move.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Branko Skrak, Terry W. Thomson