Patents by Inventor David Butkevich

David Butkevich 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).

  • Container transport and manipulator for use with a label or screen printing applier
    Patent number: 5120392
    Abstract: A container transport and manipulator includes opening and closing beams mounting therealong spaced supports for engaging the ends of parallel horizontally disposed containers, and a swing platform, timed with the supports, for carrying the containers from one support to the next. The final support at the labeling or printing station rocks or manipulates the containers about the axis of curvature of the curved surface on which a label or printing is applied so that the labeling or printing can be smoothly and quickly done in reliable fashion. The final support is quickly set up and changed for different-shaped containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Screen-Tech Inc.
    Inventors: David Butkevich, Daniel M. Zubik