Patents by Inventor Nicholas D. Pankey

Nicholas D. Pankey 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).

  • Continuous vertical form, fill and seal machine and method for making reclosable packages
    Patent number: 10689137
    Abstract: A form, fill and seal machine for making a reclosable package with a reclosable fastener includes a reclosable fastener handling assembly, a forming tube, a vertical seal assembly and a sealing jaw assembly. The handling assembly includes a flattening device, a reclosable fastener feed device and a slack sensor. A form, fill and seal machine alternatively includes a forming tube, a vertical seal assembly disposed adjacent the forming tube, wherein the vertical seal assembly is configured to continuously seal the film tube, and a tear notch applicator positioned downstream of the vertical seal assembly and configured to apply a slit to the continuously moving film tube. The tear notch applicator is positionally fixed in the machine direction. Methods for continuously forming a reclosable package are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Triangle Package Machinery Company
    Inventors: Michael T. Wolf, Vadim Lubezny, Ed Barba, Joelle Walker, Adam Koolbeck, Nicholas D. Pankey
  • Continuous Vertical Form, Fill and Seal Machine and Method for Making Reclosable Packages
    Publication number: 20180334271
    Abstract: A form, fill and seal machine for making a reclosable package with a reclosable fastener includes a reclosable fastener handling assembly, a forming tube, a vertical seal assembly and a sealing jaw assembly. The handling assembly includes a flattening device, a reclosable fastener feed device and a slack sensor. A form, fill and seal machine alternatively includes a forming tube, a vertical seal assembly disposed adjacent the forming tube, wherein the vertical seal assembly is configured to continuously seal the film tube, and a tear notch applicator positioned downstream of the vertical seal assembly and configured to apply a slit to the continuously moving film tube. The tear notch applicator is positionally fixed in the machine direction. Methods for continuously forming a reclosable package are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Triangle Package Machinery Co.
    Inventors: Michael T. Wolf, Vadim Lubenzy, Ed Barba, Joelle Walker, Adam Koolbeck, Nicholas D. Pankey
  • Medical device carrying tote
    Patent number: D685177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Pankey, Michael J. Stankiewicz
  • Medical device carrying tote
    Patent number: D708840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Pankey, Michael J. Stankiewicz