Patents by Inventor Geert Antoine Van Ballegooijen

Geert Antoine Van Ballegooijen 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).

  • Gripping device, packaging machine and method for placing boxes in an outer packaging
    Patent number: 7694492
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gripping device (2) for placing boxes (1), in particular egg boxes, in an outer packaging, wherein the gripping device comprises a amobile frame (3); grippers (4) placed on both sides of the frame in such a way that in use the grippers are situated on both sides of the box, whereby the grippers can be moved between a box supporting position and an unloading position, wherein each gripper is formed by a mainly pen-shaped body with a hook-shaped end (6), whereby at least the hook-shaped end (6) can be rotated around the longitudinal axis of the gripper, and wherein the grippers on the one side of the box are attached staggeringly in relation to the grippers on the other side of the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: FPS Food Processing Systems B.V.
    Inventors: Geert Antoine Van Ballegooijen, Arie Gerard Van Ballegooijen