Patents by Inventor Derek Ian Campbell Ford

Derek Ian Campbell Ford 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).

  • Method and apparatus for removing goods from a two-part carton
    Patent number: 11827405
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing goods from a two-part carton having a base and a lid, the base being formed with side walls having external gussets secured against external side faces of the carton, the apparatus including: a lid removal module for engaging the lid and removing it from the carton; expansion members configured to be advanced between the gussets and the external side faces of the carton to remove the gussets from the side faces; engagement members for engaging side walls of the base and drawing them away from the goods and holding them in a position away from the goods; and a goods transfer module for engaging the goods and removing them from the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: VISY R & D PTY LTD
    Inventors: Michael William Griffith, Kaine Michael Cole, Derek Ian Campbell Ford, Matthew Stevens
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING GOODS FROM A TWO-PART CARTON
    Publication number: 20220274730
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing goods from a two-part carton having a base and a lid, the base being formed with side walls having external gussets secured against external side faces of the carton, the apparatus including: a lid removal module for engaging the lid and removing it from the carton; expansion members configured to be advanced between the gussets and the external side faces of the carton to remove the gussets from the side faces; engagement members for engaging side walls of the base and drawing them away from the goods and holding them in a position away from the goods; and a goods transfer module for engaging the goods and removing them from the carton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: VISY R & D PTY LTD
    Inventors: Michael William Griffith, Kaine Michael Cole, Derek Ian Campbell Ford, Matthew Stevens