Patents by Inventor Robert Lindsay CRAIG

Robert Lindsay CRAIG 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).

  • Carton lidding and stacking apparatus and process
    Patent number: 11858231
    Abstract: A process of manipulating a closable carton with lid panels extending from walls of the carton and tabs received in slots formed in the lid panels to secure the lid panels to close the carton. The process has a step of moving a folding element transverse to each wall from which a lid extends to move the one or more lids into a position which closes the carton. The process has a step of lifting the closed carton past a non-return support and into engagement with another carton to provide a stack of closed cartons supported by the non-return support. The process has a step of the support then releasing a stack of closed cartons to a conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: PUNCHBOWL AUTOMATION IP LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Lindsay Craig, Simon John Craig, Mark Francis Roche
  • CARTON LIDDING AND STACKING APPARATUS AND PROCESS
    Publication number: 20220410520
    Abstract: A process of manipulating a closable carton with lid panels extending from walls of the carton and tabs received in slots formed in the lid panels to secure the lid panels to close the carton. The process has a step of moving a folding element transverse to each wall from which a lid extends to move the one or more lids into a position which closes the carton. The process has a step of lifting the closed carton past a non-return support and into engagement with another carton to provide a stack of closed cartons supported by the non-return support. The process has a step of the support then releasing a stack of closed cartons to a conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Lindsay CRAIG, Simon John CRAIG, Mark Francis ROCHE