Patents by Inventor Simon CRAIG

Simon 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).

  • Fruit packaging tray, apparatus and process
    Patent number: 12187471
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a packaging tray for use in packaging items, the tray having a first region having a cross-section which defines a concave surface having one or more cross-sections suitable to receive an item and a second region having a cross-section which is substantially straight. Embodiments provide a process in which tray may be loaded by depositing kiwi fruit and then agitated to settle and align the kiwifruit in the concave sections assisted with the straight sections providing space for movement of the kiwifruit laterally to the concave sections and directing the kiwifruit of the agitated tray towards the concave section. The tray is wrapped after the items are deposited and the wrapped tray is loaded into a box with settled items and loads the wrapped tray into a box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: PUNCHBOWL AUTOMATION IP LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Craig, Mark Roche, Simon Craig, Michael Powick
  • A FRUIT PACKAGING TRAY, APPARATUS AND PROCESS
    Publication number: 20220267039
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a packaging tray for use in packaging items, the tray having a first region having a cross-section which defines a concave surface having one or more cross-sections suitable to receive an item and a second region having a cross-section which is substantially straight. Embodiments provide a process in which tray may be loaded by depositing kiwi fruit and then agitated to settle and align the kiwifruit in the concave sections assisted with the straight sections providing space for movement of the kiwifruit laterally to the concave sections and directing the kiwifruit of the agitated tray towards the concave section. The tray is wrapped after the items are deposited and the wrapped tray is loaded into a box with settled items and loads the wrapped tray into a box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Robert CRAIG, Mark ROCHE, Simon CRAIG, Michael POWICK