Patents Assigned to Signode Industrial Group LLC
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Patent number: 11491752Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a press-type strapping machine configured to strap a load when both the height of the load falls within a target height range and the compressive force applied to the load falls within a target compressive force range.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: Jeffrey D. Termanas, Janusz Ciurkot, Thomas M. Mason
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Patent number: 11492158Abstract: An electrically powered strapping tool for tensioning and forming a sealless joint in overlapping sections of steel strap around a load includes a body having a foot, a tensioning assembly operably mounted to the body, the tensioning assembly having an electrically powered motor and a tensioning wheel operably connected to the tensioner motor. The tool includes a sealing assembly operably mounted to the body, the sealing assembly having an electrically powered motor and a sealer operably connected to the electrically powered motor. A control system controls operation of the tensioning assembly and the sealing assembly to operate the strapping tool in an automatic mode in which the tensioning assembly and the sealing assembly are sequentially actuated by a single action of the control system by an operator, and in a manual mode in which the tensioning assembly and the sealing assembly are sequentially actuated by multiple actions of the control system by the operator.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: Walter L. Boss, Janusz Figiel
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Patent number: 11465803Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a bin riser positionable between different types of shipping bins to enable these shipping bins to stably stack atop one another in a way that inhibits an adjacent stack of shipping bins from toppling over during transit.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: Joseph Anthony Diaz, Jane Angelica Diaz, Robert C. Henry
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Patent number: 11440689Abstract: A strapping machine of the type that feeds, retracts, tensions and seals strap to itself to form a loop of strap around a load, has a shock absorbing feed wheel assembly. The machine includes a frame, a feed head having a motor, a tension head, a sealing head and a strap chute mounted to the frame. The feed wheel assembly has a friction engaging surface and at least one pocket formed therein. A spring hub is engaged with the feed wheel and has at least one pocket formed therein corresponding to the feed wheel pocket. The spring hub is operably connected to the feed head motor. At least one spring is positioned in the feed wheel pocket and the spring hub pocket and is sandwiched between the feed wheel and the spring hub. The feed wheel is driven by rotation of the spring hub and engagement of the spring with the feed wheel pocket and spring hub pocket.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: Michael Brydon Foy, Dustin D. Elliott
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Patent number: 11434030Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a separating device for severing at least one strap, in particular a plastic strap, the separating device having a blade with an edge for severing the at least one strap, and it being possible for the separating device to be connected to a strap end connecting device, the strap end connecting device having an assembly which has a heating element, it being possible for the blade to be connected to that assembly of the strap end connecting device which has the heating element. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a strap end connecting device for a strapping system having a separating device of this type. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a strap end connecting device for a strapping system having a strap end connecting device of this type.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventor: Michael Meng
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Patent number: 11358744Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a random case sealer. The case sealer includes a top-head-actuating assembly configured to vary the speed of the top-head assembly when ascending (to make room for the case beneath the top-head assembly) and when descending onto the case (to engage the top surface of the case during sealing). This maximizes the speed of the top-head assembly while limiting overshoot (when ascending) and preventing damage to the case (when descending). In certain embodiments the case sealer includes a tape cartridge configured to limit the forces imparted onto the leading and top surfaces of the case during sealing. These features result in increased throughput as compared to prior art random case sealers without requiring stronger cases or more protective dunnage.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: William J. Menta, Bryce J. Fox
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Patent number: 11350770Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage, shipping, and display unit that can be loaded with product, shipped after loading, and used as a display unit after shipment.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventor: Nancy Roach-Feig
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Patent number: 11352188Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a protective packaging device for protecting a product during storage, shipping, and handling.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: Robert Reynolds, Scott Daniel
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Patent number: 11352154Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a strapping machine welding head with a beveled counter-pressure plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: Michael Hoffman, Egmont Gollner
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Patent number: 11352152Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a stretch-wrapping machine with self-adjusting pinch rollers configured to reorient themselves to compensate for misalignment relative to their respective pre-stretch rollers. This ensures the pinch rollers press the entire width of the film against their respective pre-stretch rollers as the film is drawn through the rollers.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: Pekka Mustonen, Yrjö Suolahti, Niko Aarras
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Patent number: 11352153Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a strapping tool configured to tension metal strap around a load and, after tensioning, attach overlapping portions of the strap to one another by cutting notches into a seal element positioned around the overlapping portions of the strap and into the overlapping portions of the strap themselves.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: Andreas Keller, Guido Leine, Kurt Bolliger, Michael Wettstein, Samuel Hochstrasser, Mirco Neeser
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Patent number: 11312519Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a strapping head of a strapping device for strapping packaged goods with a strap. The strapping head includes an advancing apparatus and tensioning apparatus having at most three rollers for transferring an advancing motion, a retracting motion, and a tensioning motion to the strap. A least one of the wheels is operatively connected to a driving apparatus to cause the at least one of the wheels to rotate about a rotational axis for the advancing, retracting, and tensioning motions. The rollers can be brought in contact with the strap in pairs on both sides of the strap in different combinations with each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: Hans Huber, Dimitrios Takidis, Michael Meng, Roland Widmer, Christian Benz
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Patent number: 11311995Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a battery-powered stapling tool. In one embodiment, the stapling tool includes a drive wheel, a cam drivable by the drive wheel in a first rotational direction from a first position to a second position and back to the first position to carry out a staple-driving process, a motor operably connected to the drive wheel to drive the drive wheel, a lifting element defining a slide in which the cam is received, and an ejector connected to the lifting element and drivable by the lifting element between an ejector home position and an ejector ejection position. The slide has first and second slide segments that are transverse to one another. The lifting element is movable between a lifting-element home position and a lifting-element ejection position.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: Benjamin Hubschmid, Dimitrios Takidis, Michael Wettstein
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Patent number: 11273939Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a case former configured to receive a case in a blank configuration, open the case into a tubular configuration, fold the lower minor flaps to manipulate the case into a partially closed-bottom configuration, square the case while in the partially dosed-bottom configuration, and fold and tape the lower major flaps shut to manipulate the case into a closed-bottom configuration. The squaring step ensures that the case has a rectangular cross-section after taping rather than a rhomboid cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventor: Bryce J. Fox
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Patent number: 11273935Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for gathering-up a tubular film portion on at least two gathering fingers of a packaging machine and to a gathering apparatus of a packaging machine for carrying out the method as claimed in the invention. The method is distinguished in that the tubular film portion is expanded at least in a part region when being gathered-up onto the gathering fingers. The gathering apparatus as claimed in the invention is distinguished in that the gathering fingers can be driven into a gathering-up position for gathering-up the tubular film portion, in which gathering-up position the tubular film portion is expanded at least in a part region.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: Per Lachenmeier, Tonny Konstmann
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Patent number: 11267596Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a mobile strapping device for strapping packaged products using a loop of wrapping strap. The strapping device includes a tensioning device for applying tension to the strap and a connecting device for connecting two overlapping portions of the strap. The tensioning device includes a rotatable tensioning wheel and a tensioning plate. The tensioning wheel is supported by a rocker that is pivotable to change a distance separating the tensioning wheel and the tensioning plate. The mobile strapping device includes a motor that is operably connectable to the rocker or the tensioning wheel such that the motor causes pivoting of the rocker or rotation of the tensioning wheel when operating in a first direction of rotation. In various embodiments, gearing, including a plurality of planetary gear sets, is used to operatively connect the motor to the rocker and the tensioning wheel.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: Flavio Finzo, Mirco Neeser, Dimitrios Takidis
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Patent number: 11254459Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a box sealer including a first box measurer including a top flap engager configured to move downwardly from a disengaged position above a box at a box measuring position to an engaged position in which the top flap engager engages one or more of the four upright open top flaps of the box. The amount of movement of the top flap engager is partially used to determine the height of the box. The determined height is then used to position a combined flap closer and flap sealer at an appropriate position.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: William Joseph Menta, Bryce James Fox
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Patent number: 11242169Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a random case sealer. The case sealer includes a top-head-actuating assembly configured to vary the speed of the top-head assembly when ascending (to make room for the case beneath the top-head assembly) and when descending onto the case (to engage the top surface of the case during sealing). This maximizes the speed of the top-head assembly while limiting overshoot (when ascending) and preventing damage to the case (when descending). In certain embodiments the case sealer includes a tape cartridge configured to limit the forces imparted onto the leading and top surfaces of the case during sealing. These features result in increased throughput as compared to prior art random case sealers without requiring stronger cases or more protective dunnage.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: William J. Menta, Bryce J. Fox
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Patent number: D943636Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventors: Anthony K. Beard, Joseph W. Gault
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Patent number: D953832Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLCInventor: Joel Hüssy