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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177701 | 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 coop... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167783 | Machine for the manufacture of paper padding A machine for the manufacture of paper padding has a shaping device and a drive which is provided in a housing to pull a paper web through the shaping device and to form a piece of padding from the paper web. A shaft is provided in the housing and serves as a drive ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8016735 | Apparatus for crumpling paper substrates The present subject matter relates generally to an apparatus for crumpling paper substrates. Specifically, the system provides for the crumpling of paper substrates to form fill material to be utilized in product packaging to fill void space and/or to wrap around pr... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7972258 | Cushioning product and method and apparatus for making same The invention relates to a crumpled paper tube for use as a cushion in packing items, and to a method and apparatus for producing the same. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7955245 | Dunnage conversion machine and method 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. The conversion machi... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7850589 | Dunnage conversion machine with wide paddles 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 coop... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7803100 | 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 ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794382 | 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 formin... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789819 | Cutting device for cushioning dunnage producing machine A cushioning dunnage producing machine comprises a crumpler, a roll of paper sheet material having a first end at a radially innermost location and a second end at a radially outermost location, the first end fed into the crumpler, the crumpler drawing the paper she... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7771338 | Apparatus for crumpling paper substrates The present subject matter relates generally to an apparatus for crumpling paper substrates. Specifically, the system provides for the crumpling of paper substrates to form fill material to be utilized in product packaging to fill void space and/or to wrap around pr... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7744519 | System and method for crumpling paper substrates The present subject matter relates generally to a system and a method for crumpling paper substrates. Specifically, the system and method provide for the crumpling of paper substrates to form fill material to be utilized in product packaging to fill void space and/o... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740573 | Dunnage conversion machine with floating guides A dunnage conversion machine (115), wherein sheet stock material is crumpled to form a crumpled strip, includes a feeding assembly (132). The feeding assembly (132) includes opposed feeding members that engage and advance the crumpled strip ther... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7651455 | Method for making paper dunnage Dunnage making machine and method in which a web of paper is drawn across a forming bar with curved end sections to roll the edge portions of the paper, then drawn through a first throat section to urge the rolled edge portions toward each other and cause them to ga... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7614994 | 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 mem... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7585268 | Motor free dunnage converting system A motor-free dunnage conversion system comprises a housing (20) having a dispensing outlet (40) through which sheet stock material (34) can be pulled by a user to form a strip of dunnage. The housing (20) has a forming member (44, 50 | 09/08/2009 |
| 7572216 | Dunnage conversion machine and output chute guard A dunnage conversion machine (10) has an output chute (60) with a guard (70) that inhibits access to internal areas of the machine (10) through the output chute (60). Upstream of the output chute (60) the conversion machine ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7479100 | Cushioning conversion system and method A system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage includes a plurality of material shaping members to convert a sheet stock material into a continuous strip of cushioning product. The shaping members include a constant-entry roller assembly having at least two... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7407471 | Cutterless dunnage converter and method A tabletop converter has a conversion assembly that inwardly gathers and crumples a stock material to form a strip of dunnage. The conversion assembly includes a feeding assembly that moves the stock material and a controller that controls the feeding assembly to op... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7361132 | Cushioning conversion machine and method A novel cushioning conversion machine and method for converting sheet stock material into a novel cushioning product and for producing discrete sections or pads of desired length, without the need for a cutting assembly, thereby enabling the construction of a less e... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347809 | Compact apparatus and system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage A system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage is small and permits flexible installation configuration options for a single or multiple packing stations. A compact apparatus of the system is capable of being pivotally mounted as a unit on a stand and inclu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337595 | Packaging system with void fill measurement A system, and associated components and methodology, that provides for automatic determination and supply of an amount of dunnage to fill the void left in a container in which one or more objects have been placed. The system comprises a dunnage dispenser which is op... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335151 | Method, apparatus and system for making cushioning product, and roll tensioner therefor A method, apparatus and system for making cushioning product, and a roll tensioner therefor apply frictional resistance to the periphery of a roll of material to be converted into cushioning product with at least one roll support member which supports the roll in ad... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7258657 | Cushioning conversion machine and method A cushioning conversion machine and related methodology characterized by one or more features including, inter alia, a feeding/connecting assembly which enables an operator to easily vary a characteristic, for example the density, of the cushioning product; a feedin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7195585 | Cushioning conversion machine and method with stock usage monitoring A method of determining a total amount of stock material passing through a cushioning conversion machine over a period of time during which a plurality of three-dimensional cushioning products are made. The method includes the acts of providing a sheet stock materia... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186208 | Cutterless dunnage converter and method A tabletop converter has a conversion assembly that inwardly gathers and crumples a stock material to form a strip of dunnage. The conversion assembly includes a feeding assembly that moves the stock material and a controller that controls the feeding assembly to op... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172548 | Cushioning conversion system and method A system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage includes a plurality of material shaping members to convert a sheet stock material into a continuous strip of cushioning product. The shaping members include a constant-entry roller assembly having at least two... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163503 | Compact apparatus and system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage A system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage is small and permits flexible installation configuration options for a single or multiple packing stations. A compact apparatus of the system is capable of being pivotally mounted as a unit on a stand and inclu... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7125375 | 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 coop... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7083560 | Cushioning conversion machine having heavy duty characteristics A cushioning conversion machine for converting multi-ply stock material is characterized by a conversion assembly which comprises one or more assemblies and/or devices for converting multi-ply stock material into a three-dimensional cushioning product and a stock su... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7044903 | Dunnage conversion machine, method and dunnage product A dunnage conversion machine is characterized by a forming assembly which causes lateral edge portions of a substantially continuous sheet stock material to crumple and to fold upon themselves, leaving an unfolded central portion between the laterally spaced apart f... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041043 | Cushioning conversion machine and method with plural constant entry rollers and moving blade shutter A cushioning conversion machine and method for converting sheet stock material into a cushioning dunnage product with better control over the tension of the stock material fed into such machines for conversion into a dunnage product and better control over the dunna... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7022060 | Method, apparatus and system for making cushioning product, and roll tensioner therefor A method, apparatus and system for making cushioning product, and a roll tensioner therefor apply frictional resistance to the periphery of a roll of material to be converted into cushioning product with at least one roll support member which supports the roll in ad... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6974407 | Cushioning conversion machine and method A conversion machine and related method for making a dunnage product by converting a sheet-like stock material of at least one ply into a dunnage product is characterized by a manual reversing mechanism that is useful, for example, for clearing paper jams. The conve... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6951532 | Method of folding an airbag containing sensor tapes integrated within the airbag An airbag is folded by attaching a line located inside the airbag to a front side an airbag and extending the line across a guide. The airbag is then compacted around the guide and the line. The line is then placed in communication with a sensor. The line may be a f... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6910997 | Machine and method for making paper dunnage Dunnage making machine and method in which a web of paper is drawn across a forming bar with curved end sections to roll the edge portions of the paper, then drawn through a first throat section to urge the rolled edge portions toward each other and cause them to ga... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6783489 | Cushioning conversion machine and method An improved cushioning conversion machine and related methodology characterized by one or more features including, inter alia, a feeding/connecting assembly which enables an operator to easily vary a characteristic, for example, the density, of the cushioning produc... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6758801 | Cushioning conversion machine and method A cushioning conversion machine (20) including a conversion assembly (30) which converts a continuous sheet of multi-ply stock material (22) into a three dimensional cushioning product (32) and a stock supply assembly (550) which s... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6699167 | Cushioning conversion machine and method A cushioning conversion machine having a novel former around which a sheet material is folded to form an improved cushioning product. The former has longitudinally spaced side surfaces inclined from bottom to top toward a downstream end of the machine. Th... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6676589 | 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 anoth... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6673001 | Compact apparatus and system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage A system for creating and dispensing cushioning dunnage is small and permits flexible installation configuration options for a single or multiple packing stations. A compact apparatus of the system is capable of being pivotally mounted as a unit on a stan... | 01/06/2004 |
