41 patents
Utility
Dunnage Conversion Machine and Method with Assisted Tear Apparatus
4 Jan 24
A dunnage conversion machine includes a forming assembly configured to form a sheet stock material into a strip of dunnage, and a feeding assembly downstream of the forming assembly that is configured to pull the sheet stock material through the forming assembly.
Dennis J. Wagner, Robert C. Cheich, Brian J. Stinard
Filed: 11 Nov 21
Utility
Expandable Padded Mailer
21 Sep 23
A padded mailer includes a pouch formed by front and rear sheets, each including a bottom edge, a top edge, and opposing side edges.
Jeffrey J. GURITZA
Filed: 22 Jul 21
Utility
Dunnage Conversion Machine and Method
10 Aug 23
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, Stephen Louis Dominak, Alexandra Snijders, Carrie A. Schlegel, Thomas Bayt, Kevin W. Park, Dennis Wagner
Filed: 19 Apr 23
Utility
Coiler for a Dunnage Conversion Machine and Method for Coiling a Strip of Dunnage
27 Jul 23
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: 30 Mar 23
Utility
Apparatus and Method for Making a Coil of Dunnage
20 Jul 23
A dunnage conversion system for making a coil of dunnage from a sheet stock includes a coiler, a movable dancer upstream of the coiler and interposed in a path of the sheet stock, and a controller communicatively coupled to each of the coiler and the movable dancer.
Peter L.C. Lemmens, Jordy van der Kaap
Filed: 27 Mar 23
Utility
Bag Forming Apparatus
11 May 23
A bag forming apparatus for forming a flat bottom of a bag includes a base, opposing sidewalls that extend upright relative to the base, and a top that is operably coupled to an upper portion of each of the sidewalls.
Brian J. STINARD, Robert C. CHEICH, Dennis J. WAGNER
Filed: 15 Mar 21
Utility
Dunnage Product Transfer Using an Alignment Reference Plane
4 May 23
A packaging system for transferring a dunnage product to a packaging container includes a dunnage sensor configured to detect the dunnage product registered at an alignment reference plane in a staging location.
Ruud BRULS, Jordy VAN DER KAAP
Filed: 17 Mar 21
Utility
Dunnage Conversion Machine, Method, and Product with a Polygonal Cross-section
6 Apr 23
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 Wagner
Filed: 23 Nov 22
Utility
Dunnage Conversion Machine for Producing a Dunnage Pad Having Slit-sheet Material Therein
30 Mar 23
A dunnage conversion machine includes (i) a pair of gripping rollers configured to rotate at a first rotational speed to advance a slit-sheet material in a downstream direction; (ii) a pair of expansion rollers configured to rotate at a second rotational speed, faster than the first rotational speed, creating a stretching force on the slit-sheet material and further advancing the slit-sheet material, causing expansion of the slit-sheet material to a fully expanded state; and (iii) a pair of relaxation rollers configured to rotate at a third rotational speed, slower than the second rotational speed, reducing the stretching force and further advancing the slit-sheet material, allowing the slit-sheet material to relax to a partially expanded state.
Robert C. CHEICH, Dennis J. WAGNER, Brian J. Stinard
Filed: 9 Mar 21
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 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
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
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
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
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
Bound Pad of Expandable Slit-sheet Stock Material
3 Feb 22
Abound pad presents a compact and convenient form of providing a two-ply construction that includes a slit-sheet stock material that may be positioned on or hung from a flat surface at the end-user's site.
Lawrence B. THOMAS
Filed: 18 Feb 20
Utility
Machine and Method for Producing Dunnage Having an X-shaped Cross-section Profile
6 Jan 22
A dunnage conversion machine includes a bunching assembly that randomly crumples at least two plies of sheet stock material into modified plies having a relatively thicker three-dimensional shape, and a feeding assembly that advances and connects together longitudinally-extending portions of the modified plies to form a dunnage strip.
Robert C. Cheich, Steven Toneff
Filed: 20 Sep 21
Utility
Packaging Product and Methods of Making and Using for Box-lining
6 Jan 22
A dunnage product has a length dimension with a first end and a second end opposite the first end.
Lawrence B. THOMAS, Michael Dane WARHOLIC
Filed: 15 Nov 19