Patents by Inventor Bryce James Fox

Bryce James Fox 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).

  • Automatic random box sealer and method of sealing boxes of different sizes
    Patent number: 11254459
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a box sealer including a first box measurer including a top flap engager configured to move downwardly from a disengaged position above a box at a box measuring position to an engaged position in which the top flap engager engages one or more of the four upright open top flaps of the box. The amount of movement of the top flap engager is partially used to determine the height of the box. The determined height is then used to position a combined flap closer and flap sealer at an appropriate position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLC
    Inventors: William Joseph Menta, Bryce James Fox
  • AUTOMATIC RANDOM BOX SEALER AND METHOD OF SEALING BOXES OF DIFFERENT SIZES
    Publication number: 20200148400
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a box sealer including a first box measurer including a top flap engager configured to move downwardly from a disengaged position above a box at a box measuring position to an engaged position in which the top flap engager engages one or more of the four upright open top flaps of the box. The amount of movement of the top flap engager is partially used to determine the height of the box. The determined height is then used to position a combined flap closer and flap sealer at an appropriate position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: William Joseph Menta, Bryce James Fox
  • Automatic random box sealer and method of sealing boxes of different sizes
    Patent number: 10597179
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a box sealer including a first box measurer including a top flap engager configured to move downwardly from a disengaged position above a box at a box measuring position to an engaged position in which the top flap engager engages one or more of the four upright open top flaps of the box. The amount of movement of the top flap engager is partially used to determine the height of the box. The determined height is then used to position a combined flap closer and flap sealer at an appropriate position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLC
    Inventors: William Joseph Menta, Bryce James Fox
  • AUTOMATIC RANDOM BOX SEALER AND METHOD OF SEALING BOXES OF DIFFERENT SIZES
    Publication number: 20170247129
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a box sealer including a first box measurer including a top flap engager configured to move downwardly from a disengaged position above a box at a box measuring position to an engaged position in which the top flap engager engages one or more of the four upright open top flaps of the box. The amount of movement of the top flap engager is partially used to determine the height of the box. The determined height is then used to position a combined flap closer and flap sealer at an appropriate position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: William Joseph Menta, Bryce James Fox