Patents Assigned to Alberta Sunflower Seeds, Ltd.
  • Bag filling apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20040103619
    Abstract: Automated apparatus for filling of a bag with a loose commodity comprises a bag filling station for dispensing commodity into a bag; a wicket for feeding a stacked and interconnected array of empty bags; and a conveyor for removing filled bags from the filling station. Reciprocating clamps grip the open mouths of the filled bags, and transfer the filled bags away from the filling station, with a subsequent bag being drawn into appropriate position for filling by means of the connection formed between the contacting bags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicants: Alberta Sunflower Seeds Ltd., Systematic Design Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Droog, Stephen A. Withington, Douglas Greening
  • Bag filling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6662532
    Abstract: Automated apparatus for filling of a bag with a loose commodity comprises a bag filling station for dispensing commodity into a bag; a wicket for feeding a stacked and interconnected array of empty bags; and a conveyor for removing filled bags from the filling station. Reciprocating clamps grip the open mouths of the filled bags, and transfer the filled bags away from the filling station, with a subsequent bag being drawn into appropriate position for filling by means of the connection formed between the contacting bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignees: Alberta Sunflower Seeds, Ltd., Systematic Design Services Ltd
    Inventors: Thomas W. Droog, Stephen A. Withington, Douglas Greening