Patents by Inventor Willy Thierry

Willy Thierry 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).

  • Feeder mechanism for a packaging machine
    Patent number: 7441764
    Abstract: An apparatus for sequentially manipulating from a supply point of a hopper carton blanks each having a contacting panel and for transferring the blanks to an in-feed end of a packaging machine. The apparatus comprises carton pick up means for sequentially engaging the contacting panel and for withdrawing from the hopper a blank. The carton pick up means is supported by a holder frame that is connected to a swingable collar structure to move the blank in a first direction transverse to the contacting panel of the blank in the hopper. The holder frame is slidably connected to the collar structure through rods to move the blank in a second direction transverse to the first direction to transfer the blank to the in-feed end for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Mead Westvaco Packaging Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Willy Thierry, Lilian Joseph
  • Feeder mechanism for a packaging machine
    Publication number: 20060160686
    Abstract: An apparatus for sequentially manipulating from a supply point of a hopper carton blanks each having a contacting panel and for transferring the blanks to an in-feed end of a packaging machine. The apparatus comprises carton pick up means for sequentially engaging the contacting panel and for withdrawing from the hopper a blank. The carton pick up means is supported by a holder frame that is connected to a swingable collar structure to move the blank in a first direction transverse to the contacting panel of the blank in the hopper. The holder frame is slidably connected to the collar structure through rods to move the blank in a second direction transverse to the first direction to transfer the blank to the in-feed end for further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Willy Thierry, Lilian Joseph