Patents by Inventor Gert Ask

Gert Ask 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).

  • Process of manufacturing sealed packages containing a pourable food product and packaging equipment for performing such process
    Patent number: 8099933
    Abstract: A process of manufacturing sealed packages containing a pourable food product from a web packaging material moving along a predetermined path involves providing a recurring pattern of printed register marks on the web packaging material, applying a recurring pattern of bend or fold lines on the web packaging material as a function of the detected position of the printed register marks, generating new references, distinct from the bend or fold lines, on the web packaging material in a synchronized way with the application of the recurring pattern of bend or fold lines; and performing one or more subsequent operations on the web packaging material based on a synchronization pulse created by detection of the new references.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Benedetti, Nelcio Carlos Do Amaral, Gabor Benkö, Gert Ask, Magnus Dahl
  • PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING SEALED PACKAGES CONTAINING A POURABLE FOOD PRODUCT AND PACKAGING EQUIPMENT FOR PERFORMING SUCH PROCESS
    Publication number: 20100016137
    Abstract: A process of manufacturing sealed packages containing a pourable food product from a web packaging material moving along a predetermined path involves providing a recurring pattern of printed register marks on the web packaging material, applying a recurring pattern of bend or fold lines on the web packaging material as a function of the detected position of the printed register marks, generating new references, distinct from the bend or fold lines, on the web packaging material in a synchronized way with the application of the recurring pattern of bend or fold lines; and performing one or more subsequent operations on the web packaging material based on a synchronization pulse created by detection of the new references.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finances S.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Benedetti, Nelcio Carlos Do Amaral, Gabor Benkö, Gert Ask, Magnus Dahl