Patents by Inventor Krzysztof Linka

Krzysztof Linka 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 for producing a bottle using a multifunctional detabber apparatus
    Patent number: 9616619
    Abstract: A multifunctional detabber apparatus and method for producing bottles having a bottom surface with a hook projection integrally molded with and extending from the bottom surface in a deployed position. The bottom surface also includes at least one locking channel in order to receive and releasably secure the hook projection in a non-deployed position. The multifunctional detabber apparatus includes at least a grabber, a trimmer, and a hook closer. The grabber includes first and second jaws which surround the bottle and prevent movement. The trimmer includes first and second strikers for creating an outer periphery of the hook projection and an opening in the hook projection. The hook closer includes a mandrel that extends to bend and secure the hook projection in the locking channel in the bottom surface of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Grzegorz Woinski, Slawomir Strupinski, Krzysztof Linka
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BOTTLE USING A MULTIFUNCTIONAL DETABBER APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150367570
    Abstract: A multifunctional detabber apparatus and method for producing bottles having a bottom surface with a hook projection integrally molded with and extending from the bottom surface in a deployed position. The bottom surface also includes at least one locking channel in order to receive and releasably secure the hook projection in a non-deployed position. The multifunctional detabber apparatus includes at least a grabber, a trimmer, and a hook closer. The grabber includes first and second jaws which surround the bottle and prevent movement. The trimmer includes first and second strikers for creating an outer periphery of the hook projection and an opening in the hook projection. The hook closer includes a mandrel that extends to bend and secure the hook projection in the locking channel in the bottom surface of the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Grzegorz Woinski, Slawomir Strupinski, Krzysztof Linka
  • Multifunctional detabber apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9149975
    Abstract: A multifunctional detabber apparatus and method for producing bottles having a bottom surface with a hook projection integrally molded with and extending from the bottom surface in a deployed position. The bottom surface also includes at least one locking channel in order to receive and releasably secure the hook projection in a non-deployed position. The multifunctional detabber apparatus includes at least a grabber, a trimmer, and a hook closer. The grabber includes first and second jaws which surround the bottle and prevent movement. The trimmer includes first and second strikers for creating an outer periphery of the hook projection and an opening in the hook projection. The hook closer includes a mandrel that extends to bend and secure the hook projection in the locking channel in the bottom surface of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Grzegorz Woinski, Slawomir Strupinski, Krzysztof Linka