Patents by Inventor Greg Gulik

Greg Gulik 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).

  • Machine and methods for attaching a tray blank to a cover blank
    Patent number: 11400679
    Abstract: A machine including a first deck, a second deck, a first blank transfer assembly, and a second blank transfer assembly is provided. The first and second decks are coupled to a frame. The first blank transfer assembly extends from a first end to a second end and includes a first pick-up assembly moveable between the first end, proximate the second deck, and the second end, proximate the first deck. The second blank transfer assembly extends from a third end to a fourth end and includes a second pick-up assembly moveable between the third end, proximate the second deck, and the fourth end, proximate the first deck. The first blank transfer assembly and the second blank transfer assembly are operationally offset when moving between the first and second ends and the third and fourth ends, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: WESTROCK SHARED SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Dean Graham, Amer Aganovic, Greg Gulik
  • MACHINE AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING RETAINING WEB TO CONTAINER BLANK
    Publication number: 20210114326
    Abstract: A machine including a deck, a first platform, a second platform, a first web transfer assembly, and a second web transfer assembly is provided. The deck and first and second platforms are coupled to a frame. The first web transfer assembly extends from a first end to a second end and includes a first pick-up assembly moveable between the first end, proximate the first platform, and the second end, proximate the deck. The second web transfer assembly extends from a third end to a fourth end and includes a second pick-up assembly moveable between the third end, proximate the second platform, and the fourth end, proximate the deck. The first web transfer assembly and the second web transfer assembly are operationally offset when moving between the first and second end and the third and fourth ends, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Dean Graham, Amer Aganovic, Greg Gulik
  • Machine and methods for attaching retaining web to container blank
    Patent number: 10899101
    Abstract: A machine including a deck, a first platform, a second platform, a first web transfer assembly, and a second web transfer assembly is provided. The deck and first and second platforms are coupled to a frame. The first web transfer assembly extends from a first end to a second end and includes a first pick-up assembly moveable between the first end, proximate the first platform, and the second end, proximate the deck. The second web transfer assembly extends from a third end to a fourth end and includes a second pick-up assembly moveable between the third end, proximate the second platform, and the fourth end, proximate the deck. The first web transfer assembly and the second web transfer assembly are operationally offset when moving between the first and second end and the third and fourth ends, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Dean Graham, Amer Aganovic, Greg Gulik
  • MACHINE AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING A TRAY BLANK TO A COVER BLANK
    Publication number: 20190308381
    Abstract: A machine including a first deck, a second deck, a first blank transfer assembly, and a second blank transfer assembly is provided. The first and second decks are coupled to a frame. The first blank transfer assembly extends from a first end to a second end and includes a first pick-up assembly moveable between the first end, proximate the second deck, and the second end, proximate the first deck. The second blank transfer assembly extends from a third end to a fourth end and includes a second pick-up assembly moveable between the third end, proximate the second deck, and the fourth end, proximate the first deck. The first blank transfer assembly and the second blank transfer assembly are operationally offset when moving between the first and second ends and the third and fourth ends, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Dean Graham, Amer Aganovic, Greg Gulik
  • MACHINE AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING RETAINING WEB TO CONTAINER BLANK
    Publication number: 20190308382
    Abstract: A machine including a deck, a first platform, a second platform, a first web transfer assembly, and a second web transfer assembly is provided. The deck and first and second platforms are coupled to a frame. The first web transfer assembly extends from a first end to a second end and includes a first pick-up assembly moveable between the first end, proximate the first platform, and the second end, proximate the deck. The second web transfer assembly extends from a third end to a fourth end and includes a second pick-up assembly moveable between the third end, proximate the second platform, and the fourth end, proximate the deck. The first web transfer assembly and the second web transfer assembly are operationally offset when moving between the first and second end and the third and fourth ends, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Dean Graham, Amer Aganovic, Greg Gulik