Patents by Inventor Ronan R. O'Neill

Ronan R. O'Neill 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 of packaging utilizing a taped bag chain with cassette
    Patent number: 4796412
    Abstract: A bag chain for feeding packaging bags to a bag loader includes bags 2a, 2b, 2c imbricated and carried by a pair of parallel carrier tapes 3 and 4 which are wound up on spools 8 and 9 of a cassette 5. Loading the bag chain in a bag indexing drive unit involves simply placing the cassette 5 into position with the spools 8 and 9 engaged with parallel drive dogs 11 and 12, after which operation of a drive motor 15, driving the dogs 11 and 12 through a differential unit 14-22 indexes the bags 2a, 2b, 2c . . . and winds up the tapes 3 and 4. Upon complete consumption of the bag chain, the cassette can be removed and replaced by a fresh cassette with the tapes outside the cassette and carrying the imbricated bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co.
    Inventor: Ronan R. O'Neill
  • Taped bag chain with cassette
    Patent number: 4693372
    Abstract: A bag chain for feeding packaging bags to a bag loader includes bags 2a,2b,2c imbricated and carried by a pair of parallel carrier tapes 3 and 4 which are wound up on spools 8 and 9 of a cassette 5. Loading the bag chain is a bag indexing drive unit involves simply placing the cassette 5 into position with the spools 8 and 9 engaged with parallel drive dogs 11 and 12, after which operation of a drive motor 15, driving the dogs 11 and 12 through a differential unit 14-22 indexes the bags 2a,2b,2c . . . and winds up the tapes 3 and 4. Upon complete consumption of the bag chain, the cassette can be removed and replaced by a fresh cassette with the tapes outside the cassette and carrying the imbricated bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1987
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co., Cryovac Div.
    Inventor: Ronan R. O'Neill