Patents by Inventor Timothy E Sull

Timothy E Sull 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 flowable dunnage dispensing system and method
    Patent number: 7849664
    Abstract: A system (10) for dispensing dunnage material includes a chute (30) connectable to a supply (20, 40) of flowable dunnage. A container (12) or a bottom of the chute (30) is moved into a dispensing position where the bottom of the chute (30) is proximate the fill plane of the container (12). A controller (16) selectively opens a shutter (50) at the bottom of the chute (30) to dispense dunnage and then closes the shutter (50) to separate the dispensed dunnage from the dunnage in the chute (30) while also removing the dunnage above the fill plane of the container (12). The chute (30) includes at least one substantially horizontal plate member (54) that is openable to selectively vary the size of an aperture (52) created thereby at the bottom of the chute (30) for dispensing dunnage material therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Ranpak Corp.
    Inventors: James J Corbett, Joseph J Harding, Charles D Molitor, Michael A Pintz, Scott J Williams, Rapheal R Still, Timothy E Sull, Ronald Rich, David A Pierson, Paul C Gilles
  • AUTOMATED FLOWABLE DUNNAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090064638
    Abstract: A system (10) for dispensing dunnage material includes a chute (30) connectable to a supply (20, 40) of flowable dunnage. A container (12) or a bottom of the chute (30) is moved into a dispensing position where the bottom of the chute (30) is proximate the fill plane of the container (12). A controller (16) selectively opens a shutter (50) at the bottom of the chute (30) to dispense dunnage and then closes the shutter (50) to separate the dispensed dunnage from the dunnage in the chute (30) while also removing the dunnage above the fill plane of the container (12). The chute (30) includes at least one substantially horizontal plate member (54) that is openable to selectively vary the size of an aperture (52) created thereby at the bottom of the chute (30) for dispensing dunnage material therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: RANPAK CORP.
    Inventors: James J. Corbett, Joseph J. Harding, Charles D. Molitor, Michael A. Pintz, Scott J. Williams, Rapheal R. Still, Timothy E. Sull, Ronald Rich, David A. Pierson, Paul C. Gilles