| RANPAK CORP. Patent applications |
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| 20120035038 | DUNNAGE CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH STOCK MATERIAL SPLICING - A method that includes the steps of (i) attaching a leading portion of a supply of stock material to a trailing portion of a preceding supply of stock material by means of a mechanical fastener, an electromagnetic field, electrostatic charges, or an activatable bonding agent, and (ii) converting the stock material into a relatively less dense dunnage product. The attaching step may include (a) embossing, punching, stitching, stapling, riveting, clipping, snapping, buttoning, attaching with male and female interlocking devices or hook-and-loop fasteners, (b) integrating one or more elements into the stock material to provide a stock material with magnetic or magnetizable material in the leading or trailing portion, (c) imparting opposing and attractive magnetic charges in respective leading and trailing portions, (d) inducing an electrostatic charge or a magnetic field in at least one of the leading and trailing portions, and/or (e) activating a bonding agent. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120015793 | DROP AND SLIDE MECHANISM FOR USE WITH DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE AND METHOD - An apparatus comprising a dunnage conversion machine ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20110230326 | DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE WITH TRANSLATING GRIPPERS, AND METHOD AND PRODUCT - A dunnage conversion machine for converting stock material into a dunnage product includes a forming assembly and a pulling assembly. The pulling assembly includes at least two grippers movable together through a transfer region in opposition to one another and cooperative to grip therebetween the dunnage strip for advancing the dunnage strip through the transfer region, and at least one of the grippers including an aperture operative to gather and laterally capture therein the dunnage strip as the grippers move through the transfer region. Also disclosed is a severing assembly including a movable blade and a reciprocating actuator connected to the blade by a motion transmitting assembly that moves the blade through a full severing cycle upon a stroke of the actuator in either direction. Also disclosed is a void fill dunnage product including a three dimensional crumpled strip of dunnage round in cross-section and including at least one ply of sheet material having, in cross-section, a crumpled multi-lobed undulating body, with the lobes thereof extending longitudinally and being dispersed in an irregular pattern. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110230325 | DUNNAGE CONVERTER SYSTEM - An easy load packaging system, and a stand and a dunnage conversion machine therefor are disclosed. The stand includes a base and a pair of upright guide members mounted to the base and supporting at the upper ends thereof a dunnage conversion machine. The guide members define there between a channel for guiding sheet stock material to the dunnage conversion machine. The dunnage conversion machine is pivotable relative to the stand between an operating position and a servicing/loading position whereat access to internal components of the machine is simplified. A stack of sheet stock material is jacketed and/or baled for simplified loading into a packaging system or stand. An adhesive layer on the bottom or top of the stack enables the stack to be easily spliced to another stack. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110218089 | COMPACT DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE - A dunnage conversion machine includes a conversion assembly having a pair of rotating members to feed stock material along a path between the rotating members mounted for rotation about respective axes to feed stock material along a path between the rotating members, and a chute that bounds the path between the rotating members. One of the rotating members and a portion of the chute are mounted for common movement toward and away from the other rotating member and another portion of the chute. The floating rotating member and floating portion of the chute are part of a subassembly that can be removed from the conversion assembly as a unit, separate from another portion of the chute and the other rotating member. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110197550 | MANUALLY-ASSISTED VOID-FILL DUNNAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A packaging system ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110195831 | DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE AND METHOD - A dunnage conversion machine ( | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110111940 | DUNNAGE CONVERSION WITH YIELD-ENHANCED PAPER - A method of converting a sheet stock material into a relatively less dense dunnage product includes the step of supplying the sheet stock material to a conversion mechanism for converting the sheet stock material into the dunnage product by permanently deforming the sheet stock material into a nonplanar configuration to provide the dunnage product with a density less than the density of the stock material from which it is formed. The sheet stock material comprises one or more plies of paper having a caliper no less than about 3.5 points (about 0.089 millimeter) or a bulk caliper no less than about 3.4 points (about 0.086 millimeter) for a basis weight no greater than about 32 pounds (about 86 grams per square meter) and when a moisture content is no greater than about 10%. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110045217 | DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE WITH TRANSLATING GRIPPERS, AND METHOD AND PRODUCT - A dunnage conversion machine for converting stock material into a dunnage product includes a forming assembly and a pulling assembly. The pulling assembly includes at least two grippers movable together through a transfer region in opposition to one another and cooperative to grip therebetween the dunnage strip for advancing the dunnage strip through the transfer region, and at least one of the grippers including an aperture operative to gather and laterally capture therein the dunnage strip as the grippers move through the transfer region. Also disclosed is a severing assembly including a movable blade and a reciprocating actuator connected to the blade by a motion transmitting assembly that moves the blade through a full severing cycle upon a stroke of the actuator in either direction. Also disclosed is a void fill dunnage product including a three dimensional crumpled strip of dunnage round in cross-section and including at least one ply of sheet material having, in cross-section, a crumpled multi-lobed undulating body, with the lobes thereof extending longitudinally and being dispersed in an irregular pattern. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110041464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEALING PACKING CONTAINERS - A method for clearing stalled containers in a taping or other container sealer includes the steps of (i) conveying a container to a sealing station, (ii) sealing the container with a sealer at the sealing station as the container travels through the sealing station, (iii) detecting a stalled container in the sealing station, and (iv) raising the sealer upon detection of a stalled container in the sealing station to relieve the stalled condition so that the container travels through the sealing station and is sealed by the sealer. Raising the sealer can clear the stalled container, thereby minimizing or eliminating events that require an operator's attention. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110034311 | TOP-FILLING DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE AND METHOD - A dunnage conversion machine ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20100326021 | MANUALLY-ASSISTED VOID-FILL DUNNAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A packaging system | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100311558 | MANUAL DUNNAGE CONVERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A motor-free dunnage conversion system for converting a sheet stock material into a relatively less dense dunnage includes a container having a wall with an opening therethrough, a supply of sheet stock material within the container, and a forming member. The forming member has converging sidewalls that define a passage alignable with the opening in the wall. The forming member is a converging chute having a relatively larger inlet spaced from the outlet, which is relatively smaller than the inlet. The forming member functions to crumple the sheet stock material as a packer draws the sheet stock material through the forming member to form a crumpled strip of dunnage. The forming member has a dimension that is larger than a corresponding dimension of the opening to keep the forming member from escaping the container as the packer pulls the stock material through the forming member. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100293898 | AUTOMATED DUNNAGE FILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100273624 | COMPACT DUNNAGE CONVERTER - 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. The converter can convert a sheet stock material into dunnage for use in packaging one or more objects in a container. The restricted inlet and outlet make it more difficult for foreign objects to enter the converter and disrupt the conversion process. The sealed gearbox interposed between the driving elements of the feed assembly and an electric motor facilitates maintenance and repair of the feed assembly, while also protecting the gears therein. Finally, the power supplies provide electrical power to the motor and can include an electrical storage device, such as a battery, or an alternating-current-to-direct-current converter which is connectable to a source of electricity for supplying that electricity to the motor in an acceptable form. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100160132 | SELECTIVELY TEARABLE STOCK MATERIAL FOR A DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE AND METHOD - A stock material ( | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100089011 | CUSHIONING CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A packaging system includes a cushioning conversion machine for converting stock material into relatively low density cushioning material or dunnage and a packaging system controller. The packaging system controller provides packaging instructions related to a part or parts to be packaged and instructs the cushioning conversion machine to produce the cushioning material. In one aspect of the present invention the packaging system controller provides packaging instructions by retrieving a predetermined set of packaging instructions associated with a particular part. In another aspect of the present invention the packaging system controller provides packaging instructions by determining an optimized packaging methodology using one or more characteristics of the part or parts to be packaged. The packaging system also provides for automated inventory control and productivity monitoring. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100041534 | DUNNAGE CONVERTER SYSTEM - An easy load packaging system, and a stand and a dunnage conversion machine therefor are disclosed. The stand includes a base and a pair of upright guide members mounted to the base and supporting at the upper ends thereof a dunnage conversion machine. The guide members define there between a channel for guiding sheet stock material to the dunnage conversion machine. The dunnage conversion machine is pivotable relative to the stand between an operating position and a servicing/loading position whereat access to internal components of the machine is simplified. A stack of sheet stock material is jacketed and/or baled for simplified loading into a packaging system or stand. An adhesive layer on the bottom or top of the stack enables the stack to be easily spliced to another stack. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100029456 | MANUAL DUNNAGE CONVERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A motor-free dunnage conversion system for converting a sheet stock material into a relatively less dense dunnage includes a container having a wall with an opening therethrough, a supply of sheet stock material within the container, and a forming member. The forming member has converging sidewalls that define a passage alignable with the opening in the wall. The forming member is a converging chute having a relatively larger inlet spaced from the outlet, which is relatively smaller than the inlet. The forming member functions to crumple the sheet stock material as a packer draws the sheet stock material through the forming member to form a crumpled strip of dunnage. The forming member has a dimension that is larger than a corresponding dimension of the opening to keep the forming member from escaping the container as the packer pulls the stock material through the forming member. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20090325773 | MOTOR-FREE DUNNAGE CONVERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A motor-free dunnage conversion system comprises a housing ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090301038 | PACKAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH FREIGHT RATE ANALYSIS - A packaging method includes the step of comparing a total package weight to a freight rate schedule and thereby determining a normal freight rate. The total package weight includes the weight of a container ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090275457 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING A COILED STRIP OF DUNNAGE - A system, and associated components and methodology, having a dunnage supply with an outlet through which one or more crumpled strips are supplied, a positioning device that positions in juxtaposition portions of the one or more strips of dunnage, and a stapler for connecting the juxtaposed portions to hold them together. In a particular system, the system includes a converter that has a conversion assembly that converts a sheet stock material into a crumpled strip of dunnage and has an outlet through which the strip of dunnage is emitted. The system also includes a coiler that rolls the strip of dunnage into a coil, and a stapler that secures the trailing end portion of the strip of dunnage to at least the next-innermost portion of the strip in the coil by inserting a staple through the trailing end portion and the juxtaposed portion of the coiled strip. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090173040 | PACKAGING SYSTEM WITH VOLUME MEASUREMENT - A system, and associated components and methodology, that automatically acquires data representative of the space left in each of a series of containers ( | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090082187 | DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE AND METHOD - A dunnage conversion machine ( | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090064638 | AUTOMATED FLOWABLE DUNNAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090023570 | DUNNAGE CONVERSION MACHINE WITH TRANSLATING GRIPPERS, AND METHOD AND PRODUCT - A dunnage conversion machine for converting stock material into a dunnage product includes a forming assembly and a pulling assembly. The pulling assembly includes at least two grippers movable together through a transfer region in opposition to one another and cooperative to grip therebetween the dunnage strip for advancing the dunnage strip through the transfer region, and at least one of the grippers including an aperture operative to gather and laterally capture therein the dunnage strip as the grippers move through the transfer region. Also disclosed is a severing assembly including a movable blade and a reciprocating actuator connected to the blade by a motion transmitting assembly that moves the blade through a full severing cycle upon a stroke of the actuator in either direction. Also disclosed is a void fill dunnage product including a three dimensional crumpled strip of dunnage round in cross-section and including at least one ply of sheet material having, in cross-section, a crumpled multi-lobed undulating body, with the lobes thereof extending longitudinally and being dispersed in an irregular pattern. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20080307756 | Packaging System with Dunnage Delivery Assembly - A packaging system ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080210591 | Cohesive Packaging Material in a Shipping Container and Method - A method of making a package for shipping an article comprises the step of attaching to a shipping container ( | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080200325 | Dunnage Conversion Machine And Output Chute Guard - A dunnage conversion machine ( | 08-21-2008 |
