Patents by Inventor Phil Eichbauer

Phil Eichbauer 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).

  • Rail system for thermoformer with dual motor chain drive
    Patent number: 9079718
    Abstract: A thermoformer apparatus has sheet supporting rails which are divided into sections hinged together to facilitate widening of the spacing between the rails with adjuster drive mechanism as the sheet moves through an oven to eliminate sagging of the sheet as it becomes heated. Thermoformer chains are driven by a pair of independently operable servo motors each associated with a respective thermoformer chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Brown Machine, LLC
    Inventors: Victor Chun, James Martin, Steve Keeley, Keith Redburn, Phil Eichbauer
  • Rail System for Thermoformer with Dual Motor Chain Drive
    Publication number: 20140133940
    Abstract: A thermoformer apparatus has sheet supporting rails which are divided into sections hinged together to facilitate widening of the spacing between the rails with adjuster drive mechanism as the sheet moves through an oven to eliminate sagging of the sheet as it becomes heated. Thermoformer chains are driven by a pair of independently operable servo motors each associated with a respective thermoformer chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Victor Chun, James Martin, Steve Keeley, Keith Redburn, Phil Eichbauer
  • Lip Rolling Machine With Rotated Oven Guide Bar
    Publication number: 20130266904
    Abstract: A lip rolling machine for forming a lip on the rim of preformed containers such as cups, including a set of spaced apart tubular oven guide bars guiding a train of nested cups through an oven for preheating the rims thereof. One of the guide bars is driven to be rotated driven by a variable speed motor and a belt drive so as to maintain rotation of the train of cups while passing through the oven. One embodiment includes a fixed inner tube having an outer tube rotated on the inner but.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: James Martin, Victor Chun, Phil Eichbauer