Patents by Inventor Marinus J.H.M. Van Den Elzen

Marinus J.H.M. Van Den Elzen 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).

  • Device for packaging products and array of packaged products
    Patent number: 11072445
    Abstract: A method for packaging products, such as candies, wherein the products are positioned on a first sheet which is continuously moved in a transport direction, wherein the products are covered by a second sheet which is continuously moved in the same transport direction and which is aligned substantially plane-parallel to the first sheet, and wherein the first and second sheets are sealed together near the outer edges of the individual products or grouped products by a sealing device, wherein the sealing device comprises sealing ribs extending substantially transversely to the transport direction on one side of the moving sheets, wherein said sealing ribs are being moved at the same speed as the sheets and the sealing ribs seal the first and second sheets together in between the moving products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Marinus J. H. M. Van Den Elzen, Albertus C. H. Van Liempd
  • DEVICE FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS AND ARRAY OF PACKAGED PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20190193875
    Abstract: A method for packaging products, such as candies, wherein the products are positioned on a first sheet which is continuously moved in a transport direction, wherein the products are covered by a second sheet which is continuously moved in the same transport direction and which is aligned substantially plane-parallel to the first sheet, and wherein the first and second sheets are sealed together near the outer edges of the individual products or grouped products by a sealing device, wherein the sealing device comprises sealing ribs extending substantially transversely to the transport direction on one side of the moving sheets, wherein said sealing ribs are being moved at the same speed as the sheets and the sealing ribs seal the first and second sheets together in between the moving products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Marinus J.H.M. Van Den Elzen, Albertus C.H. Van Liempd
  • Method and device for packaging products and array of packaged products
    Patent number: 10259601
    Abstract: A method for packaging products, such as candies, the method comprising the steps of positioning the products on a first sheet which is continuously moved in a transport direction, covering the products by a second sheet which is continuously moved in the same transport direction and which is aligned substantially plane-parallel to the first sheet, and sealing together the first and second sheets near the outer edges of the individual products or grouped products by a sealing device, wherein the sealing device comprises sealing ribs extending substantially transversely to the transport direction on one side of the moving sheets, wherein said sealing ribs are being moved at the same speed as the sheets and the sealing ribs seal the first and second sheets together in between the moving products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Marinus J. H. M. Van Den Elzen, Albertus C. H. Van Liempd
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS AND ARRAY OF PACKAGED PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20140041342
    Abstract: A method for packaging products, such as candies, the method comprising the steps of positioning the products on a first sheet which is continuously moved in a transport direction, covering the products by a second sheet which is continuously moved in the same transport direction and which is aligned substantially plane-parallel to the first sheet, and sealing together the first and second sheets near the outer edges of the individual products or grouped products by a sealing device, wherein the sealing device comprises sealing ribs extending substantially transversely to the transport direction on one side of the moving sheets, wherein said sealing ribs are being moved at the same speed as the sheets and the sealing ribs seal the first and second sheets together in between the moving products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Marinus J.H.M. Van Den Elzen, Albertus C.H. Van Liempd