Patents by Inventor Thomas Fickler

Thomas Fickler 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).

  • Packing assembly
    Patent number: 10737818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging assembly and a method of packaging differently sized products, such as fresh meat cuts. The packaging assembly can include at least one thermoform packaging machine having at least two forming stations. The thermoform packaging machine can also include a control unit configured for providing, during operation and in a manner that is automatically adaptable in response to the supplied products, formats with a first or a second number of troughs for placing the respective products thereinto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Lau, Thomas Fickler
  • PACKAGING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160159510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging assembly and a method of packaging differently sized products, such as fresh meat cuts. The packaging assembly can include at least one thermoform packaging machine having at least two forming stations. The thermoform packaging machine can also include a control unit configured for providing, during operation and in a manner that is automatically adaptable in response to the supplied products, formats with a first or a second number of troughs for placing the respective products thereinto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Christian Lau, Thomas Fickler