Patents by Inventor H.ang.kan Edqvist

H.ang.kan Edqvist 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 a device for positioning cylindrical items
    Patent number: 5919028
    Abstract: A method for rotating and orienting cans in a multipack configuration pushes the cans off a conveyor belt to a scanning and rotating stations where the cans are rotated until the sensors detect that the cans are facing the correct direction. The cans are then shifted back to the conveyor belt. This is useful to prevent unintentional reading of e.g. bar codes on a single item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Inventor: H.ang.kan Edqvist
  • Package and method for producing said package
    Patent number: 5775486
    Abstract: To prevent honeycombing of containers of adjacent multipacks each having a container positioning top-carrier and which are combined together by means of a strapping band, cardboard or other material is placed between the juxtaposed surfaces of the cylindrical containers in each group before the strapping band is applied. Good package stability and minimal waste result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Inventor: H.ang.kan Edqvist