Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Ackley

Kenneth E. Ackley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 3942416
    Abstract: An apparatus for refolding a tapered, transversely sealed, gussetted bag into a gussetted square bottom bag, comprising: opening means whereby the wall portions are formed into distinct walls having a generally rectangular configuration; a rotating main drive assembly; an expandable rectangularly shaped member mounted to said rotating assembly; gripping means mounted to said rotating assembly for pulling said bag, open end first, around said rectangularly shaped member; means for expanding said member as said bag is pulled around said member thereby forming a rectangularly shaped bag bottom; means for gussetting said side walls toward each other in a plane generally parallel to said seal; and means for gusseting said rectangularly shaped bag bottom in a plane generally perpendicular to said seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1976
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Ackley, William H. Eburn, Jr., Paul A. Lucas