Patents by Inventor Johan Spaans

Johan Spaans 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).

  • Publication number: 20240391623
    Abstract: An assembly for applying a strap around the outer circumferential surface of a bulky item. The assembly comprises a binding zone configured to receive the bulky item; a channel defined along a guiding surface of a strap guiding device that surrounds the binding zone and is configured to guide strap material around the bulky item; and a binding apparatus with a binding head for delivering the strap material to the channel and for fastening a first end of the strap material to a second end of the strap material to form the strap. The channel has two channel ends that define an opening through which the binding head can pass. The opening in the channel can be rotated to allow placement of the bulky item into the binding zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Tebulo Industrial Automation B.V.
    Inventor: Johan Spaans
  • Patent number: 7913599
    Abstract: A device for parting a strip (6) of binding material that has been fitted around an article (5), such as a roll of sheet material or bundle of sections and the like, comprising a housing (1) provided with a support (12) for supporting the device with respect to the article (5), two blades (7, 8) connected to the housing (1), at least one blade (8) of which can be moved with respect to the housing (1), drive means (37) for moving the blades with respect to one another between an open position and a closed position for cutting through and/or snipping through the strip (6) when the housing (1) is bearing on the article, and a clamp (16) for holding the parted strip. The clamp (16) and one of the blades can be brought into interaction with one another to clamp the strip (6) between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Tebulo Industrial Automation B.V.
    Inventors: Johan Spaans, Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria Olivier, Johannes Gerardus Liefting
  • Patent number: 7832246
    Abstract: An installation for processing material in strip form, such as a sealing strip that has been removed from a roll of material, comprises a rotary head, by means of which one end of the material in strip form can be grasped and on which said material in strip form can be wound, and guide means for guiding the material in strip form in the peripheral direction during winding. The guide means have a movable guide section that can be shifted between an open and a closed position, respectively, such that in the open position the wound-up material in strip found can be removed from the guide means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Tebulo Industrial Automation B.V.
    Inventors: Johan Spaans, Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria Olivier
  • Publication number: 20070095187
    Abstract: A device for parting a strip (6) of binding material that has been fitted around an article (5), such as a roll of sheet material or bundle of sections and the like, comprising a housing (1) provided with a support (12) for supporting the device with respect to the article (5), two blades (7, 8) connected to the housing (1), at least one blade (8) of which can be moved with respect to the housing (1), drive means (37) for moving the blades with respect to one another between an open position and a closed position for cutting through and/or snipping through the strip (6) when the housing (1) is bearing on the article, and a clamp (16) for holding the parted strip. The clamp (16) and one of the blades can be brought into interaction with one another to clamp the strip (6) between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Johan Spaans, Hendrikus Olivier, Johannes Liefting
  • Publication number: 20070063090
    Abstract: An installation for processing material in strip form, such as a sealing strip that has been removed from a roll of material, comprises a rotary head, by means of which one end of the material in strip form can be grasped and on which said material in strip form can be wound, and guide means for guiding the material in strip form in the peripheral direction during winding. The guide means have a movable guide section that can be shifted between an open and a closed position, respectively, such that in the open position the wound-up material in strip found can be removed from the guide means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Johan Spaans, Hendrikus Wilhelmus Olivier
  • Publication number: 20050005455
    Abstract: A device for parting a strip (6) of binding material that has been fitted around an article (5), such as a roll of sheet material or bundle of sections and the like, comprising a housing (1) provided with a support (12) for supporting the device with respect to the article (5), two blades (7, 8) connected to the housing (1), at least one blade (8) of which can be moved with respect to the housing (1), drive means (10) for moving the blades with respect to one another between an open position and a closed position for cutting through and/or snipping through the strip (6) when the housing (1) is bearing on the article, and a clamp (16) for holding the parted strip. The clamp (16) and one of the blades can be brought into interaction with one another to clamp the strip (6) between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Johan Spaans, Hendrikus Olivier, Johannes Liefting