Patents by Inventor Charles C. Tucker

Charles C. Tucker 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).

  • Bagging apparatus for use with wicketed bags
    Patent number: 7024840
    Abstract: A vertical bagging apparatus [101] comprises a bag station [105] having multiple stations [403A, 403B, 403C, 403D] for holding a variety of wicket-supported bags. A tooling assembly [107] accepts product for a product line and dispenses the product into an opened bag from the bag station. A bag transfer assembly [109] lowers the filled bag to a bag seal assembly [111] located vertically below the tooling assembly. The apparatus allows high speeds and quick-change of bags and bagged product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Starflex Corp.
    Inventors: Ollie B. Wilson, Jr., Robert F. Polkinghorne, Charles C. Tucker, Jr.
  • Bagging apparatus for use with wicketed bags
    Publication number: 20040088953
    Abstract: A vertical bagging apparatus [101] comprises a bag station [105] having multiple stations [403A, 403B, 403C, 403D] for holding a variety of wicket-supported bags. A tooling assembly [107] accepts product for a product line and dispenses the product into an opened bag from the bag station. A bag transfer assembly [109] lowers the filled bag to a bag seal assembly [111] located vertically below the tooling assembly. The apparatus allows high speeds and quick-change of bags and bagged product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: STARFLEX Corporation
    Inventors: Ollie B. Wilson, Robert F. Polkinghorne, Charles C. Tucker