Patents by Inventor Matheus E. Antonis

Matheus E. Antonis 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 stacking trays with articles
    Patent number: 4997339
    Abstract: A device for stacking egg-trays comprising a feed conveyor (2) advancing the trays one after the other, a second conveyor (3) for discharging the trays stacked on each other, a transport mechanism (15) operating between the feed and the discharge conveyor having carrying forks for transporting one tray at a time onto a support platform (30) which collects the trays and periodically oscillates through a 90.degree. arc so as to stack the subsequent trays in a staggered relationship. The platform is also capable of a vertical movement from a high position to a low positioin and vice versa for depositing a stack of trays upon the discharge conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1991
    Assignee: FPS Food Processing Systems B.V.
    Inventor: Matheus E. Antonis