Patents by Inventor Christopher HOVANEC

Christopher HOVANEC 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).

  • Automated carton closing and conveying device
    Patent number: 11186398
    Abstract: A device is provided for closing, sealing and conveying corrugated cartons having a top flap and a next adjacent flap, and includes a frame, a moving conveyor belt associated with the frame and defining a track with an inlet end and an outlet end, and a fixed bracket secured to the frame and having a first plurality of linearly aligned rollers defining a first side of the track. A movable bracket is associated with the frame, having a second plurality of linearly aligned rollers defining a second side of the track and being transversely movable relative to the track under operator control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
    Inventors: David Burchett, Doug Wilson, Christopher Hovanec
  • AUTOMATED CARTON CLOSING AND CONVEYING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210039817
    Abstract: A device is provided for closing, sealing and conveying corrugated cartons having a top flap and a next adjacent flap, and includes a frame, a moving conveyor belt associated with the frame and defining a track with an inlet end and an outlet end, and a fixed bracket secured to the frame and having a first plurality of linearly aligned rollers defining a first side of the track. A movable bracket is associated with the frame, having a second plurality of linearly aligned rollers defining a second side of the track and being transversely movable relative to the track under operator control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: David BURCHETT, Doug WILSON, Christopher HOVANEC