Patents Represented by Attorney Donald J. Shade

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  • Wicket stacking guide
    Patent number: 5542802
    Abstract: A sideweld bag making machine utilizing a rotary transfer device and wicket conveyer is equipped with a movable bag stacking guide that is used to align bags as they are stacked on the wicket conveyer. The bag stacking guide, which is mounted on the wicket conveyer, has a first raised position for accumulating bags as they are made, and a second lowered positioned to free stack bags for wicket conveyer indexing. The stacking guide is particularly useful for bags having lengths substantially greater than their width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel W. Woodman, Jr., Vance St. Hilaire, Guilherme A. Silva