Patents by Inventor Steve Sarvik

Steve Sarvik 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).

  • Patent number: 5346200
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for separating a bag from a stack of bags. The assembly comprises a bag magazine having a bottom portion for supporting a stack of bags and a cutout section in the bottom portion. A gripping member is employed for engaging a bag in said magazine adjacent said bottom portion. A moving device is further provided for moving the gripping member between at least first and second positions, wherein the gripping member engages a bag through the cutout section when in the first position and wherein the second position is horizontally displaced from the cutout section. Movement of the gripping member from the first position to the second position while engaging the bag slidably removes the bag from the bag magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignee: BallCorporation
    Inventors: Steve Sarvik, Gert Hellstrom, Denniver Olsson