Patents by Inventor Joseph Paul Sagel

Joseph Paul Sagel 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).

  • In-canister product cooling
    Publication number: 20040208958
    Abstract: Snack products are cooled after stacking in a rigid container by blowing cooled, dry area into the containers. The process provides sufficient cooling to prevent implosion of the rigid containers under conditions of changing temperature and pressure yet requires much less space than conventional cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Benjamin Adam Avis, Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Input control for rotary sealing turret
    Patent number: 6616392
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for regulating the throughput of a rotary turret heat-sealing machine, without changing the rotational speed of the rotary turret. An indexing clutch is controlled to feed cans into the rotary turret such that only a predetermined number of sealing heads are used to seal cans fed therein. The predetermined number of cans is calculated based on a desired throughput rate. Dwell times, temperatures, and pressures can remain constant while varying radically the can throughput.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Input control for rotary sealing turret
    Publication number: 20030063964
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for regulating the throughput of a rotary turret heat-sealing machine, without changing the rotational speed of the rotary turret. An indexing clutch is controlled to feed cans into the rotary turret such that only a predetermined number of sealing heads are used to seal cans fed therein. The predetermined number of cans is calculated based on a desired throughput rate. Dwell times, temperatures, and pressures can remain constant while varying radically the can throughput.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventor: Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Method for determining bag size and case pack configurations
    Patent number: 6473718
    Abstract: A method for determining bag size to adequately accommodate a food product filled into a ba y a form and fill machine, and subsequently determining the appropriate case pack configuration. The method efficiently and accurately determines a bag size that is large enough to accommodate the product that falls into the bag without interfering with the sealing process of the bag and while determining the appropriate amount of fill within the bag. The method uses various empirically determined relationships from historical bag sizing trials for a specific product and applies these relationships to a series of models in order to solve for a bag length. The method eliminates the need for costly and time-consuming bag sizing trials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Recct, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Bierschenk, Boderick Gerard Hall, Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D471101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Bezek, Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D471102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Edward Gehring, Joseph Paul Sagel, Timothy Leroy Uebele
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D471446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: RECOT, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Bezek, Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D471447
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D471448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Edward Gehring, Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D471449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Bezek, Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D471450
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Edward Gehring, Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D471800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Edward Gehring, Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D471805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Bezek, Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D471806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Edward Gehring, Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D472804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Edward Gehring, Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D472806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Bezek, Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D475622
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: RECOT, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D477218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: RECOT, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Edward Gehring, Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D479991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: RECOT, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Anthony Bezek, Joseph Paul Sagel
  • Snack food container
    Patent number: D479992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: RECOT, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Edward Gehring, Joseph Paul Sagel