Eugene A Eckert

US Patent:

20130152511, Jun 20, 2013

Filed:

Aug 9, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/810620

Inventors:

Stephen Derby - Troy NY, US
John McFadden - Fairlee VT, US
David Brown - Pittsford NY, US
Eugene Eckert - Hamburg NJ, US

International Classification:

B65B 3/00

US Classification:

53452, 53558

Abstract:

The system () includes a product engager (), a transporter () and a patterned depositor () for engaging products () and transporting the products () from the product engager () to the patterned depositor (), such as between a product bagging machine () that forms and fills a bag (), a conveyor that transports the bags as the products () and delivers them to a case packing machine as the patterned depositor (). The product engager () and the patterned depositor () include first and second drivers () and the transporter () includes an adjustable-length buffer () to compensate for any temporary difference between a first product delivery rate of the product engager () and a rate of movement of the products () passing from the product engager () along the transporter () to the patterned depositor ().

US Patent:

20140021221, Jan 23, 2014

Filed:

Feb 10, 2012

Appl. No.:

14/004203

Inventors:

Stephen Derby - Troy NY, US
John McFadden - Fairlee VT, US
David Brown - Pittsford NY, US
Eugene Eckert - Hamburg NJ, US

International Classification:

B65D 35/30

US Classification:

222 95, 222105, 29428

Abstract:

The refillable container () includes a semi-rigid outer shell () that defines an interior void () and includes a detachable pour spout (). The container () may be refilled with a plurality of collapsible inserts (). Instead of rigid beverage bottles and other flowable substance containers, the collapsible inserts () may be transported from a manufacturing to a filling facility in a collapsed state (), and do not have to include semi-rigid materials thereby minimizing disposal requirements. A tilt-pouring embodiment (), a helical track embodiment (), a helical axle embodiment () and an air-bladder embodiment () of refillable containers having common components permit dispensing of products from the containers () to achieve virtually zero waste of the products.

US Patent:

20180354664, Dec 13, 2018

Filed:

May 8, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/974486

Inventors:

- Pittsford NY, US
Eugene ECKERT - Hamburg NJ, US
David BROWN - Pittsford NY, US

International Classification:

B65B 5/08
B65B 5/10
B65B 55/00

Abstract:

A method includes providing a container having a folding side wall, the folding side wall in an open position defining a side access port having a predetermined side access port frame of reference. The folding side wall is positioned in the open position. Content/items are ordinated from a first arrangement of the content/items to a second arrangement of the content/items, different than the first arrangement of the content/items and disposed within the container with the second arrangement of the content/items ordinated with respect to the predetermined side access port frame of reference and an access direction to the content/items through the side access port.

US Patent:

20170015545, Jan 19, 2017

Filed:

Jan 25, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/005813

Inventors:

- Pittsford NY, US
John McFadden - Fairlee VT, US
David BROWN - Pittsford NY, US
Eugene ECKERT - Hamburg NJ, US

International Classification:

B67D 7/14
B65D 6/16
B67D 7/02
B65D 35/30
B65D 77/06
B65D 8/00
B65D 23/08

Abstract:

The refillable container includes a semi-rigid outer shell that defines an interior void and includes a detachable pour spout. The container may be refilled with a plurality of collapsible inserts. Instead of rigid beverage bottles and other flowable substance containers, the collapsible inserts may be transported from a manufacturing to a filling facility in a collapsed state, and do not have to include semi-rigid materials thereby minimizing disposal requirements. A tilt-pouring embodiment, a helical track embodiment, a helical axle embodiment and an air-bladder embodiment of refillable containers having common components permit dispensing of products from the containers to achieve virtually zero waste of the products.