Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Mierzejewski

Kenneth J. Mierzejewski 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).

  • Method and machine for producing packaging cushioning
    Patent number: 9427928
    Abstract: A method for producing packaging cushioning includes successively feeding sheets of a substrate at a first speed to a crumpling mechanism, crumpling the sheets at a second speed to convert the sheets into packaging cushion units, and controlling at least one of the first and second speeds to produce a desired degree of overlap between successive sheets, thereby generating a connected series of the packaging cushion units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Sealed Air Corporation (US)
    Inventors: Atul Arora, Mitchell W. Smith, Sr., Kenneth Chrisman, Kenneth J. Mierzejewski, David Seebauer, John Wysmuller, Glen Vincent
  • Machine for producing packaging cushioning
    Patent number: 8348818
    Abstract: A machine for producing packaging cushioning generally includes a first feed mechanism for successively feeding sheets of a substrate at a first speed, the first feed mechanism including a motor and a power supply therefor, a second feed mechanism for receiving the sheets from the first feed mechanism and feeding the sheets at a second speed, a control unit for controlling at least one of the first and second speeds to produce a desired degree of overlap between successive sheets, and a sensor to measure the amount of electricity drawn by the motor. The control unit modulates the amount of electricity that the motor draws from a power supply when a signal from the sensor has a value that is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sealed Air Corporation (US)
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Mierzejewski, David Seebauer
  • Machine for Producing Packaging Cushioning
    Publication number: 20110295409
    Abstract: A machine for producing packaging cushioning generally includes a first feed mechanism for successively feeding sheets of a substrate at a first speed, the first feed mechanism including a motor and a power supply therefor, a second feed mechanism for receiving the sheets from the first feed mechanism and feeding the sheets at a second speed, a control unit for controlling at least one of the first and second speeds to produce a desired degree of overlap between successive sheets, and a sensor to measure the amount of electricity drawn by the motor. The control unit modulates the amount of electricity that the motor draws from a power supply when a signal from the sensor has a value that is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: SEALED AIR CORPORATION (US)
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Mierzejewski, David Seebauer
  • Method and machine for producing packaging cushioning
    Publication number: 20110053751
    Abstract: A method for producing packaging cushioning includes successively feeding sheets of a substrate at a first speed to a crumpling mechanism, crumpling the sheets at a second speed to convert the sheets into packaging cushion units, and controlling at least one of the first and second speeds to produce a desired degree of overlap between successive sheets, thereby generating a connected series of the packaging cushion units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Atul Arora, Mitchell W. Smith, SR., Kenneth Chrisman, Kenneth J. Mierzejewski, David Seebauer, John Wysmuller, Glen Vincent