Patents by Inventor Mark Anthony Stackley

Mark Anthony Stackley 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).

  • Food Article Packaging Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20100255164
    Abstract: Packaging apparatus and method for inserting food articles into a bag of comparable size. The apparatus has a conveyor that orients the product along a longitudinal axis and delivers the food article to a tray disposed below the conveyor so the product drops from the conveyor and onto the tray. The tray and conveyor move at speeds selected so the product maintains its longitudinal orientation as it drops from the conveyor into the product tray. A bag scoop holds the bag mouth open while the tray carrying the product advances into the bag. A product stripper moves into a position behind the bagged product after passage of the tray so that when the tray returns to its start position, the stripper butts against the end of the product and holds the product while the tray slides out of the bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Curwood, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Stackley, Steve John Schult, David Lawrence Zuleger, Kenneth Eugene Nowak
  • Food article packaging apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7762047
    Abstract: Packaging apparatus and method for inserting food articles into a bag of comparable size. The apparatus has a conveyor that orients the product along a longitudinal axis and delivers the food article to a tray disposed below the conveyor so the product drops from the conveyor and onto the tray. The tray and conveyor move at speeds selected so the product maintains its longitudinal orientation as it drops from the conveyor into the product tray. A bag scoop holds the bag mouth open while the tray carrying the product advances into the bag. A product stripper moves into a position behind the bagged product after passage of the tray so that when the tray returns to its start position, the stripper butts against the end of the product and holds the product while the tray slides out of the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Curwood, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Stackley, Steve John Schult, David Lawrence Zuleger, Kenneth Eugene Nowak