Patents by Inventor Kevin W. Park

Kevin W. Park 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).

  • Automated dunnage filling system and method
    Patent number: 7788884
    Abstract: A system (10) for automatically dispensing a strip of dunnage to a container (14) includes a dispenser (12) having an outlet (92) from which the dispenser can feed a length of a strip of dunnage lengthwise, a container support (36) for supporting a container (14) thereon, and a pusher device (114) at the outlet (92) for pushing, more particularly propelling, a trailing end of the strip of dunnage from the outlet (92) toward the container support (36). The outlet (92) is aligned with the container support (36). Thus the outlet (92) is positioned relative to a container (14) such that the strip will curl or fold back and forth upon itself within the confines of the container (14) as it is being fed from the outlet (92). A container closer (120, 130 and 32) automatically closes the flaps (80 and 82) of the container (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Ranpak Corp.
    Inventors: Robert C. Cheich, David V. Murphy, Harry H. Lu, Kevin W. Park, Thomas A. Bilkie, Jr.
  • Automated Dunnage Filling System and Method
    Publication number: 20080098699
    Abstract: A system (10) for automatically dispensing a strip of dunnage to a container (14) includes a dispenser (12) having an outlet (92) from which the dispenser can feed a length of a strip of dunnage lengthwise, a container support (36) for supporting a container (14) thereon, and a pusher device (114) at the outlet (92) for pushing, more particularly propelling, a trailing end of the strip of dunnage from the outlet (92) toward the container support (36). The outlet (92) is aligned with the container support (36). Thus the outlet (92) is positioned relative to a container (14) such that the strip will curl or fold back and forth upon itself within the confines of the container (14) as it is being fed from the outlet (92). A container closer (120, 130 and 32) automatically closes the flaps (80 and 82) of the container (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: RANPAK CORP.
    Inventors: Robert C. Cheich, David V. Murphy, Harry H. Lu, Kevin W. Park, Thomas A. Bilkie Jr.
  • Cushioning conversion machine with software controlled motor
    Publication number: 20020037796
    Abstract: A cushioning conversion system for converting a sheet-like stock material into a section of dunnage. The system has a feed motor operatively connected to advance the stock material under the control of a motor control signal, the motor control signal having a series of sequential values corresponding to either a motor power on state or a motor power off state; and a controller, the controller generating the motor control signal by executing a motor control logic routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Inventors: Joseph J. Harding, Kevin W. Park