79 patents
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Utility
System and Method for Optimizing the Height of a Box for Shipping
27 Oct 22
A system for closing a shipping container that has a rectangular bottom wall, upstanding side walls extending from the periphery of the bottom wall, and an open top end, includes a sled capable of moving the container between a first station and a second station spaced from the first station, and a flap-folding assembly movable with the sled.
Uwe Klarner, Remi Parisse, Jean-Yves Sia
Filed: 6 Jul 22
Utility
Compact dunnage converter
18 Oct 22
A compact dunnage conversion machine includes a converging chute with a restricted inlet, a powered feed assembly with a sealed gearbox, a plurality of interchangeable power supplies, and a restricted outlet chute.
Daniel L. Carlson, Donald A. Gorg, Thomas A. Bilkie
Filed: 15 Feb 19
Utility
Automatic dunnage conforming apparatus and method
27 Sep 22
An apparatus for conforming a dunnage element about contents in a container includes an array of pushers having biased end portions that are movable relative to one another and having end faces for engaging the dunnage element.
Jean-Yves Sia, Uwe Klärner, Rémi Parisse
Filed: 6 Feb 19
Utility
Compact Dunnage Conversion Machine
15 Sep 22
A dunnage conversion machine is provided for converting a sheet stock material into a relatively lower density dunnage product as it moves downstream through the conversion machine.
Brian Stinard
Filed: 25 Mar 20
Utility
Fan-folded Sheet Stock Material Support for Use with a Dunnage Conversion Machine and Method
25 Aug 22
A supply of single-ply, fan-folded sheet stock material includes a holder that facilitates simultaneously loading multiple plies of sheet stock material into a dunnage conversion machine for conversion into a dunnage product.
Robert C. Cheich, Brian H. Stewartson
Filed: 12 May 22
Utility
System and method for optimizing the height of a box for shipping
16 Aug 22
A system for closing a shipping container that has a rectangular bottom wall, upstanding side walls extending from the periphery of the bottom wall, and an open top end, includes a sled capable of moving the container between a first station and a second station spaced from the first station, and a flap-folding assembly movable with the sled.
Uwe Klarner, Remi Parisse, Jean-Yves Sia
Filed: 27 Nov 18
Utility
Dunnage conversion machine and method
12 Jul 22
A method of making a dunnage product includes the following steps: (a) converting a sheet stock material into a lower density strip of dunnage having a width and a height that is less than the width; and (b) cutting the strip of dunnage to form a discrete dunnage product of a desired length by cutting across less than the width of the strip of dunnage to maintain a connection between the strip of dunnage and the discrete dunnage product.
Shawnasee E. Burns, William D. Bruck
Filed: 2 May 17
Utility
Compact manual dunnage conversion apparatus
12 Jul 22
A manually-operated dunnage conversion apparatus includes a housing, a support mounted in the housing and configured to support a supply of sheet material for dispensing from the dunnage conversion apparatus, and one or both of (a) a guide member mounted in the housing downstream of the support and providing a resilient surface across which the sheet material may be drawn to restrict tearing of the sheet material as it is drawn from the dunnage conversion apparatus, and (b) a tensioning assembly mounted in the housing and configured to apply a compressive force between opposite axial sides of the housing to control the force necessary to dispense the supply of sheet material.
Dennis J. Wagner, Robert C. Cheich
Filed: 6 Aug 18
Utility
Forming Assembly for a Dunnage Conversion Machine, Dunnage Conversion Machine and Pre-prepared Sheet Stock Material
16 Jun 22
A cushioning conversion machine converts a sheet stock material into a relatively lower-density cushioning dunnage product.
Robert C. CHEICH, Dennis J. WAGNER, Peter L.C. LEMMENS, Rob A.H. PLUIJMEN
Filed: 12 Feb 20
Utility
Fan-folded sheet stock material support for use with a dunnage conversion machine and method
14 Jun 22
A supply of single-ply, fan-folded sheet stock material (100) includes a holder that has inclined support surfaces (114, 116, 120, 122) and intersecting support walls (124, 126) that support the support surfaces in their inclined orientations.
Robert C. Cheich, Brian H. Stewartson
Filed: 26 Oct 17
Utility
Dunnage conversion machine and method
14 Jun 22
A dunnage conversion machine converts a sheet stock material into a dunnage product that is relatively thicker and less dense than the stock material.
Robert C. Cheich, Jiri Sip
Filed: 31 Oct 17
Utility
Expandable slit-sheet stock material, dunnage conversion system and method for expanding
7 Jun 22
An improved expandable slit-sheet stock material is configured to aid in temporarily restricting opening of a plurality of slits of the slit-sheet stock material, such as during winding of the unexpanded stock material or during expansion of the stock material.
Robert C. Cheich, Dennis J. Wagner
Filed: 28 Mar 18
Utility
Dunnage conversion machine, helically-crumpled dunnage product and method
7 Jun 22
A machine for converting a sheet stock material into a relatively less dense dunnage product includes both (a) a helical pre-form assembly having a cylindrical mandrel with a longitudinal axis and a guide member for guiding the sheet stock material from a supply thereof into a helical path along and around the mandrel so as to form a helical pre-form that rotates around the longitudinal axis and advances parallel to the longitudinal axis; and (b) a restriction in the path of the pre-form that slows the advance and rotation of the pre-form past the restriction, the restriction causing the pre-form to retard longitudinal advancement, to twist upon itself, and to permanently deform as it moves past the restriction, thereby longitudinally and helically crumpling the pre-form.
Mike J. Timmers, Raimond P. M. Demers
Filed: 13 Jan 20
Utility
Dunnage Conversion Machine, Method, and Product with a Polygonal Cross-section
2 Jun 22
A machine for converting a sheet material into a relatively less dense dunnage product includes a forming assembly and a feeding assembly downstream of the forming assembly.
Robert C. CHEICH, Dennis J. WAGNER
Filed: 12 Mar 20
Utility
Dunnage conversion machine and method
10 May 22
A dunnage conversion machine (36) converts a sheet stock material into a dunnage product that is relatively thicker and less dense than the stock material, but is relatively thin and sufficiently flexible to function as a protective wrap.
Robert C. Cheich, David V. Murphy, Steven M. Toneff, Maurice Jozef Paulus Anthonius Savelberg, Raymond Paulus Hubertus Nolle, Pedro Erik Willem Winkens
Filed: 25 May 17
Utility
Coiler for a Dunnage Conversion Machine and Method for Coiling a Strip of Dunnage
31 Mar 22
A coiler for producing tighter or smaller coils of dunnage uses a cam to move fork pins from a dunnage-receiving position inwardly to a more closely-spaced coiling position.
Jordy VAN DER KAAP, Ron H.J. HENDRIX, Ruud E.J. BRULS
Filed: 16 Jan 20
Utility
Dunnage conversion machine and method
22 Mar 22
A dunnage conversion machine converts a sheet stock material into a dunnage product that is relatively thicker and less dense than the stock material.
Douglas C. Corbin, Michael A. Steimle, Kevin Park
Filed: 19 Jul 18
Utility
Dunnage Conversion Machine and Method
17 Mar 22
A conversion assembly for a dunnage conversion machine includes both a downstream pair of rotatable members and an upstream pair of rotatable members upstream of the downstream rotatable members.
Robert C. Cheich, Steven M. Toneff, Hubertus J.M. Cals, Raimond P.M. Demers, Ronny Hubertus Joseph Hendrix, Johannes Hermanus Wilhelmus Driehuijs, Stephan Louis Dominak, Alexandra Snijders, Carrie A. Schlegel, Thomas Bayt, Kevin W. Park, Dennis Wagner
Filed: 17 Nov 21
Utility
Dunnage Conversion System and Method for Expanding Pre-slit Sheet Stock Material
17 Mar 22
A dunnage conversion system for expanding an unexpanded slit sheet stock material to form an expanded dunnage product.
Robert C. Cheich
Filed: 22 Nov 21
Utility
Dunnage conversion machine having a variable spacing for expandable slit-sheet stock material
1 Mar 22
A dunnage conversion machine for converting an expandable pre-slit sheet stock material into a relatively less dense dunnage product includes an improved expansion assembly that provides means for adjusting the spacing between axes of rotation of components through which the sheet stock material is drawn.
Robert C. Cheich, Dennis J. Wagner
Filed: 22 Mar 18