Inventor
HARTNESS THOMAS P
US39 patents
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HARTNESS INT INC
22 patentsUS5588282ADec 31, 1996
Continuous motion case packing apparatus and method
HARTNESS INT INC56 citations96
US6612420B1Sep 2, 2003
Device for transferring articles between oppositely running conveyors
HARTNESS INT INC57 citations95
US7032742B2Apr 25, 2006
Differential drive spiral accumulator apparatus
HARTNESS INT INC47 citations94
US7331156B2Feb 19, 2008
System for securely conveying articles and related components
HARTNESS INT INC49 citations92
US7299832B2Nov 27, 2007
Rotary filling machine and related components, and related method
HARTNESS INT INC39 citations92
US7278531B2Oct 9, 2007
Flexible conveyor and connection elements
HARTNESS INT INC31 citations92
US7264113B2Sep 4, 2007
Pivotable conveyor and link
HARTNESS INT INC22 citations92
US7261199B2Aug 28, 2007
Neck gripping conveyor and link, and related rotary filler and system
HARTNESS INT INC21 citations92
US7114535B2Oct 3, 2006
Circular motion filling machine and method
HARTNESS INT INC31 citations92
US7055677B2Jun 6, 2006
Conveyor with movable grippers, and related conveyor link
HARTNESS INT INC22 citations92
US7055676B2Jun 6, 2006
Conveyor with movable gripper and related conveyor link
HARTNESS INT INC21 citations92
US7036658B2May 2, 2006
Gripper conveyor with clear conveying path and related conveyor link
HARTNESS INT INC25 citations92
US7021453B2Apr 4, 2006
Conveyor with gear mechanism gripper and related conveyor link
HARTNESS INT INC19 citations92
US5186706AFeb 16, 1993
Carton erecting machine
HARTNESS INT INC25 citations92
US7191896B2Mar 20, 2007
Spiral accumulator apparatus
HARTNESS INT INC36 citations90
US7185753B2Mar 6, 2007
Shuttle conveyor
HARTNESS INT INC26 citations89
US7216758B2May 15, 2007
Conveyor with opposed spring-loaded grippers, and related conveyor link
HARTNESS INT INC17 citations84
US7207434B2Apr 24, 2007
Conveyor with center-actuatable gripper, and related conveyor link
HARTNESS INT INC18 citations84
US5197261AMar 30, 1993
Continuous case loading machine
HARTNESS INT INC13 citations74
US4513878AApr 30, 1985
Carton feeding apparatus
HARTNESS INT INC8 citations74
US4392586AJul 12, 1983
Apparatus for securing cartons on the top of articles carried in a case
HARTNESS INT INC7 citations74
US6883296B2Apr 26, 2005
Case tab-lock slitting and flap sealer in combination with a continuous radial motion case packing apparatus and method
HARTNESS INT INC4 citations61
HARTNESS THOMAS P
7 patentsUS4126163ANov 21, 1978
Centering device for bottle filling machines
HARTNESS THOMAS P23 citations81
US4078361AMar 14, 1978
Apparatus for controlling the flow of articles to a case packer
HARTNESS THOMAS P13 citations73
US4060166ANov 29, 1977
Container separator
HARTNESS THOMAS P13 citations73
US4029195AJun 14, 1977
Guide apparatus for an article conveying machine
HARTNESS THOMAS P18 citations73
US4248029AFeb 3, 1981
Case packer loading device
HARTNESS THOMAS P3 citations62
US3986321AOct 19, 1976
Control apparatus for article loading machine
HARTNESS THOMAS P3 citations62
US8234846B2Aug 7, 2012
Shrink film applying apparatus having independently drivable flight bar assemblies
HARTNESS THOMAS P1 citations51
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS
4 patentsUS7832553B2Nov 16, 2010
Heat-shrinkable holder for articles, heat-shrinkable package of articles, heat-shrinkable sleeve for articles, and method and device for packaging and sleeving articles
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS20 citations92
US7721876B2May 25, 2010
Adjustable side rails for article conveying system, and conveyor and system incorporating same
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS41 citations92
US7861490B2Jan 4, 2011
Method of packaging articles
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS10 citations83
US7850003B2Dec 14, 2010
Heat-shrinkable holder for articles, heat-shrinkable package of articles, and method of packaging articles
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS12 citations83