Patents by Inventor Nicolaas P. Verwey

Nicolaas P. Verwey 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).

  • Process and an apparatus for packaging containers in a carrier in two rows of each at least two pieces as well as a blank to be used therein
    Patent number: 5495703
    Abstract: A process and an apparatus for packaging containers in a carrier in two rows, in which a first half carrier is formed from a first blank by bringing a bottom portion into a horizontal position, placing a first longitudinal wall portion perpendicularly thereto, folding two side wall portions and partition flaps cut from the first longitudinal wall portion into a position perpendicular to the first longitudinal wall portion, inserting containers between the side wall portions and the flaps and bringing a second longitudinal wall portion into a position parallel to the first longitudinal wall portion and connecting it with the side wall portions, after which, in a similar manner, a second half carrier with containers is formed from an identical blank and both half carriers are composed by connecting two corresponding longitudinal wall portions to form a carrier with two rows of containers. The blanks can be made with a minimum of waste material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Heineken Technical Services, B.V.
    Inventors: Jan P. Kruit, Nicolaas P. Verwey