Patents by Inventor Christopher Peter Makar

Christopher Peter Makar 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).

  • Thickness adjustment and stabilizer bar system for a case erector
    Patent number: 7311650
    Abstract: A case forming machine for erecting cases from knock down case form to an open form and move an opened case downward to a bottom forming station using a fixed and a moveable jaw system is improved by providing a plurality of stabilizer bars having their bottom edges in a radial plane relative to the pivotal axis. Also provided is a micrometer type adjustment mechanism that is used for adjusting the gap between the fixed and moveable jaws when the jaws are in the parallel pick-up position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Wexxar Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Peter Makar, Clive Peter Sewell, Warren Brett Payne
  • Thickness adjustment and stabilizer bar system for a case erector
    Patent number: 7131941
    Abstract: A case forming machine for erecting cases from knock down case form to an open form and move an opened case downward to a bottom forming station using a fixed and a moveable jaw system is improved by providing a plurality of radially spaced, concentric stabilizer bars fixed to the fixed jaw and arranged to form concentric segments of circles centered on the pivotal axis of the moveable jaw and having their bottom edges in a radial plane relative to the pivotal axis. Also provided is a micrometer type adjustment mechanism that is used for adjusting the gap between the fixed and moveable jaws when the jaws are in the parallel pick-up position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Wexxar Packaging Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Peter Makar, Peter Clive Sewell, Brett Warren Payne