Patents by Inventor James M. O'Neill

James M. O'Neill 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).

  • Packing of cylindrical articles
    Patent number: 5570567
    Abstract: Equipment 10 for packing cylindrical articles includes a receiving station 18 for receiving articles to be packed. A displacing device is arranged in the receiving station 18 in proximity to a conveyor 16 for displacing articles from the conveyor 16. An accumulating station 22 is mountable relative to the conveyor 16 to receive articles displaced from the conveyor 16. The accumulating station 22 is displaceably arranged relative to the receiving station 18 to facilitate formation of a predetermined close packed array in the accumulating station 22.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Metal Box South Africa Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen K. Laubscher, James M. O'Neill