Patents by Inventor Tim Bast

Tim Bast 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: 11952158
    Abstract: The present invention provides a food packaging machine comprising a packaging material supply module, a food supply module, a filling module. The food packaging machine further comprises a hardware data processor operably connected to the packaging material supply module, operably connected to the food supply module, so operable to create a food data transaction, and operably connected to a network data processing system. The hardware data processor is operable to send the food data transaction to the network data processing system for the data transaction to be appended to a packaged food production data hash tree. The present invention further provides a system for packaging food comprising a plurality of food packaging machines as well as methods for tracking food data transactions in a food packaging machine and in a system for packaging food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
    Inventor: Tim Bast
  • Patent number: 11475461
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for tracking food data transactions in a network data processing system comprising the steps of reading a network storage devices a packaged food production data hash tree, receiving a food data transaction from a hardware data processor in a food packaging machine, appending the food data transaction to the packaged food production data hash tree, and causing decentralised storage of identical instances of the appended packaged food production data hash tree in the plurality of network storage devices. The present invention further provides a network data processing system and a computer program for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventor: Tim Bast
  • Publication number: 20220024637
    Abstract: There is described a package-spout assembly having a package having a pour opening surface area and a reusable spout. The package comprises a first fastening device being arranged adjacent to the pour opening surface area and the spout comprises a second fastening device. The first fastening device and the second fastening device are configured such to removably and/or releasably couple the spout onto the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
    Inventor: Tim BAST
  • Publication number: 20210295249
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, performed by an electronic device, for food item monitoring. The method comprises obtaining a food item identifier indicative of a food item. The method comprises obtaining first event data associated with the food item identifier. The first event data is associated with a first event and is indicative of a first event type and a first event time of the first event. The method comprises determining a first value of a food status parameter of the food item at the time of the first event. The method comprises estimating, based on a model for the food status parameter of the food item, a primary value of the food status parameter of the food item, the model having the first event type, and the first event time as input. The method comprises outputting the primary value of the food status parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: Tim Bast
  • Publication number: 20210019760
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for tracking food data transactions in a network data processing system comprising the steps of reading a network storage devices a packaged food production data hash tree, receiving a food data transaction from a hardware data processor in a food packaging machine, appending the food data transaction to the packaged food production data hash tree, and causing decentralised storage of identical instances of the appended packaged food production data hash tree in the plurality of network storage devices. The present invention further provides a network data processing system and a computer program for carrying out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventor: Tim Bast
  • Publication number: 20200407092
    Abstract: The present invention provides a food packaging machine comprising a packaging material supply module, a food supply module, a filling module. The food packaging machine further comprises a hardware data processor operably connected to the packaging material supply module, operably connected to the food supply module, so operable to create a food data transaction, and operably connected to a network data processing system. The hardware data processor is operable to send the food data transaction to the network data processing system for the data transaction to be appended to a packaged food production data hash tree. The present invention further provides a system for packaging food comprising a plurality of food packaging machines as well as methods for tracking food data transactions in a food packaging machine and in a system for packaging food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Tim Bast
  • Patent number: 10773446
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing plastic bottles comprising: a blow moulding machine including a blow moulding carousel being configured to transform a succession of plastic preforms into respective bottles; a filling machine including: a filling carousel, and a plurality of handling units; a labeling unit configured to feed a succession of labels to be attached to the respective bottles; and a conveying system configured to transfer the bottles within the apparatus. The labeling unit is arranged peripherally to the filling carousel and is configured to feed the labels to the handling units carrying the respective bottles while the handling units are advanced by the filling carousel. The conveying system includes a plurality of consecutive transport star wheels transferring the bottles in a continuous stream from the blow moulding carousel to the filling carousel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Tim Bast, Roberto Zoni
  • Publication number: 20170080625
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing plastic bottles comprising: a blow moulding machine including a blow moulding carousel being configured to transform a succession of plastic preforms into respective bottles; a filling machine including: a filling carousel, and a plurality of handling units; a labeling unit configured to feed a succession of labels to be attached to the respective bottles; and a conveying system configured to transfer the bottles within the apparatus. The labeling unit is arranged peripherally to the filling carousel and is configured to feed the labels to the handling units carrying the respective bottles while the handling units are advanced by the filling carousel. The conveying system includes a plurality of consecutive transport star wheels transferring the bottles in a continuous stream from the blow moulding carousel to the filling carousel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Tim BAST, Roberto ZONI
  • Patent number: 8580703
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst composition for polymerising olefin monomers to polyolefins comprising a catalyst component and a first additive component. The first additive component is a fossil and may for example be obtained from coal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Inventors: Helmut Alt, Tim Bast
  • Publication number: 20070254803
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst composition for polymerising olefin monomers to polyolefins comprising a catalyst component and a first additive component. The first additive component is a fossil and may for example be obtained from coal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Helmut Alt, Tim Bast
  • Patent number: 6908457
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article, such as a diaper. The disposable absorbent article has a first region juxtaposed with the front of the wearer and a second region juxtaposed with the back of the wearer. The disposable absorbent article includes a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to the topsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. Since the first region is juxtaposed with the front of the wearer it should be superior in the handling of urine while the second region which is juxtaposed with the back of the wearer should be superior in the handling of low-viscosity fecal material. The first region has a PACORM value of less than 120 mg and the second region has a trans-topsheet capacity of at least 0.2 grams per square inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tim Bast, John Peter Lankhof
  • Patent number: 6822034
    Abstract: An anti-microbial, curable silicone rubber composition and method for making same, comprising in at least a portion of the exposed surface of said composition an organic matrix containing homogeneously dispersed particles of metallic silver having a particle size in the range of 1 to 50 nm (silver nanoparticles) in an amount providing on the surface of said composition an anti-microbially effective but less than cytotoxic silver concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Inventors: Bernhard Hanke, Tim Bast
  • Publication number: 20040092677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to synthetic material comprising a network polymer. The material has a set of less than 0.1% after having been stretched to 300% of its original length for 10 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Bernhard Hanke, Bernhard Rieger, Tim Bast
  • Publication number: 20040082930
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article, such as a diaper. The disposable absorbent article has a first region juxtaposed with the front of the wearer and a second region juxtaposed with the back of the wearer. The disposable absorbent article includes a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to the topsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. Since the first region is juxtaposed with the front of the wearer it should be superior in the handling of urine while the second region which is juxtaposed with the back of the wearer should be superior in the handling of low-viscosity fecal material. The first region has a PACORM value of less than 120 mg and the second region has a trans-topsheet capacity of at least 0.2 grams per square inch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Tim Bast, John Peter Lankhof
  • Patent number: 6676646
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article, such as a diaper. The disposable absorbent article has a first region juxtaposed with the front of the wearer and a second region juxtaposed with the back of the wearer. The disposable absorbent article includes a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to the topsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. Since the first region is juxtaposed with the of the wearer it should be superior in the handling of urine while the second region which is juxtaposed with the back of the wearer should be superior in the handling of low-viscosity fecal material. The first region has a PACORM value of less than 120 mg and the second region has a trans-topsheet capacity of at least 0.2 grams per square inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tim Bast, John Peter Lankhof
  • Patent number: 6652502
    Abstract: The present invention is a disposable absorbent article having a liquid pervious topsheet, a backsheet joined to the topsheet, and a fecal management member positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. The fecal management member includes a backing and a sheet of fibers. The sheet of fibers have anchor portions in the backing at spaced bonding locations and have arcuate portions of the sheet projecting from the backing between bonding locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tim Bast, Jorg Muller
  • Publication number: 20020165511
    Abstract: The present invention is a disposable absorbent article having a liquid pervious topsheet, a backsheet joined to the topsheet, and a fecal management member positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. The fecal management member includes a backing and a sheet of fibers. The sheet of fibers have anchor portions in the backing at spaced bonding locations and have arcuate portions of the sheet projecting from the backing between bonding locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Tim Bast, Jorg Muller
  • Publication number: 20020151857
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article, such as a diaper. The disposable absorbent article has a first region juxtaposed with the front of the wearer and a second region juxtaposed with the back of the wearer The disposable absorbent article includes a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet joined to the topsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. Since the first region is juxtaposed with the of the wearer it should be superior in the handling of urine while the second region which is juxtaposed with the back of the wearer should be superior in the handling of low-viscosity fecal material The first region has a PACORM value of less than 120 mg and the second region has a trans-topsheet capacity of at least 0.2 grams per square inch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2000
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Tim Bast, John Peter Lankhof
  • Patent number: 6440114
    Abstract: The present invention is a disposable absorbent article having a liquid pervious topsheet, a backsheet joined to the topsheet, and a fecal management member positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. The fecal management member includes a backing and a sheet of fibers. The sheet of fibers has anchor portions in the backing at spaced bonding locations and has arcuate portions of the sheet projecting from the backing between bonding locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tim Bast, Jorg Muller
  • Publication number: 20020082340
    Abstract: An anti-microbial, curable silicone rubber composition and method for making same, comprising in at least a portion of the exposed surface of said composition an organic matrix containing homogeneously dispersed particles of metallic silver having a particle size in the range of 1 to 50 nm (silver nanoparticles) in an amount providing on the surface of said composition an anti-microbially effective but less than cytotoxic silver concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Bernhard Hanke, Tim Bast