Patents by Inventor Mark F. Friedlein

Mark F. Friedlein 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).

  • Container filling systems and methods
    Patent number: 9725193
    Abstract: A method of filling a cartridge having one or more pouches. The method may include the steps of placing the pouch on a support, placing a first cartridge half over the pouch and the support, placing the pouch and the first cartridge half on a second cartridge half to form the cartridge, maneuvering the cartridge to a filling unit, and filling the pouch within the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventor: Mark F. Friedlein
  • CONTAINER FILLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20150298830
    Abstract: A method of filling a cartridge having one or more pouches. The method may include the steps of placing the pouch on a support, placing a first cartridge half over the pouch and the support, placing the pouch and the first cartridge half on a second cartridge half to form the cartridge, maneuvering the cartridge to a filling unit, and filling the pouch within the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: Mark F. Friedlein
  • Container filling systems and methods
    Patent number: 9090362
    Abstract: A method of filling a cartridge having one or more pouches. The method may include the steps of placing the pouch on a support, placing a first cartridge half over the pouch and the support, placing the pouch and the first cartridge half on a second cartridge half to form the cartridge, maneuvering the cartridge to a filling unit, and filling the pouch within the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventor: Mark F. Friedlein
  • Container filling systems and methods
    Patent number: 8333224
    Abstract: A method of filling a cartridge having one or more pouches and a filling system therefore. The method may include the steps of placing the pouch on a support, placing a first cartridge half over the pouch and the support, placing the pouch and the first cartridge half on a second cartridge half to form the cartridge, maneuvering the cartridge to a filling unit, and filling the pouch within the cartridge. The filling system may include a pouch transport system, a pouch and cartridge pallet, a pouch transfer assembly to position a pouch from the pouch transport system on the pouch and cartridge pallet, a cartridge takeoff device to position a first cartridge half on the pouch and a second cartridge half on the pouch and cartridge pallet, a cartridge assembly device to place the first cartridge, half with the pouch on the second cartridge half, and a cartridge filling unit to fill the pouch of the cartridge with a liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Robert V. Sheehy, Mark F. Friedlein
  • Container Filling Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20100326562
    Abstract: A method of filling a cartridge having one or more pouches. The method may include the steps of placing the pouch on a support, placing a first cartridge half over the pouch and the support, placing the pouch and the first cartridge half on a second cartridge half to form the cartridge, maneuvering the cartridge to a filling unit, and filling the pouch within the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert V. Sheehy, Mark F. Friedlein