Patents by Inventor Jean-Marc Henri Kirouac

Jean-Marc Henri Kirouac 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).

  • Billet carrier assembly
    Patent number: 8753106
    Abstract: Methods and systems for producing thermoformed articles from pre-cut thermoformable billets are provided. The system may include a heating apparatus for heating the billets, a billet thermoformer for thermoforming the billet into an article, a discharge system for evacuated the formed articles from the thermoformer, and an inspection system for inspecting each of the formed articles for the presence of a defect. Conveyors and billet carriers are provided for transporting the billets between the various components of the system, and loaders are provided for loading the billets onto the conveyor and/or billet carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Printpack Illinois, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Henry Lee, Jean-Marc Henri Kirouac, Matthew Neil Piercy
  • Methods and systems for thermoforming with billets
    Patent number: 8287270
    Abstract: Methods and systems for producing thermoformed articles from pre-cut thermoformable billets are provided. The system may include a heating apparatus for heating the billets, a billet thermoformer for thermoforming the billet into an article, a discharge system for evacuated the formed articles from the thermoformer, and an inspection system for inspecting each of the formed articles for the presence of a defect. Conveyors and billet carriers are provided for transporting the billets between the various components of the system, and loaders are provided for loading the billets onto the conveyor and/or billet carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Printpack Illinois Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Henry Lee, Jean-Marc Henri Kirouac, Matthew Neil Piercy
  • Methods and Systems for Thermoforming with Billets
    Publication number: 20110074057
    Abstract: Methods and systems for producing thermoformed articles from pre-cut thermoformable billets are provided. The system may include a heating apparatus for heating the billets, a billet thermoformer for thermoforming the billet into an article, a discharge system for evacuated the formed articles from the thermoformer, and an inspection system for inspecting each of the formed articles for the presence of a defect. Conveyors and billet carriers are provided for transporting the billets between the various components of the system, and loaders are provided for loading the billets onto the conveyor and/or billet carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: PRINTPACK ILLINOIS, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Henry Lee, Jean-Marc Henri Kirouac, Matthew Neil Piercy
  • Shaped container bottom
    Patent number: 7104416
    Abstract: Disclosed is a shaped container bottom for containing a plurality of curved snack pieces where the container bottom comprises a bottom panel. The bottom panel has a concave-shape about a major axis of the container. The concave bottom panel conforms to the shape the snack piece without the snack piece resting upon the bottom panel. Also disclosed is a shaped container bottom for containing a plurality of curved snack pieces where the container bottom comprises a bottom panel. The bottom panel further comprises a plurality of flat portions and a bottom panel center disposed between the flat portions. The bottom panel center conforms to the shape of the snack pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mary Carmen Gasco, Shane Edwin Meeker, Ronald Peter DeVlam, Mark William Rakentine, Patrick Lee O'Brien, Jean-Marc Henri Kirouac, Janet Adele Veith
  • Shaped container bottom
    Publication number: 20020125255
    Abstract: Disclosed is a shaped container bottom for containing a plurality of curved snack pieces where the container bottom comprises a bottom panel. The bottom panel has a concave-shape about a major axis of the container. The concave bottom panel conforms to the shape the snack piece without the snack piece resting upon the bottom panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Mary Carmen Gasco, Shane Edwin Meeker, Ronald Peter DeVlam, Mark William Rakentine, Patrick Lee O'Brien, Jean-Marc Henri Kirouac, Janet Adele Veith
  • Package
    Patent number: D452152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Shane Edwin Meeker, Ronald Peter DeVlam, Mary Carmen Gasco, Mark William Rakentine, Pat Lee O'Brien, Jean-Marc Henri Kirouac, Janet Adele Veith
  • Container
    Patent number: D426160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: The Quaker Oats Company
    Inventors: Dean Lindsay, Tiffany Park, Jean-Marc Henri Kirouac, Michael William Worstell, Patrick Lee O'Brien, Christopher True, John Cherry
  • Container
    Patent number: D429150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: The Quaker Oats Company
    Inventors: Dean Lindsay, Tiffany Park, Christopher True, John Cherry, Jean-Marc Henri Kirouac, Michael William Worstell, Patrick Lee O'Brien