Patents by Inventor Charles D. McCree

Charles D. McCree 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).

  • Panel packaging system
    Patent number: 5024045
    Abstract: A vinyl siding panel package system is disclosed that prefolds corrugated paper blanks and then forms panel containers that are packed with a pre-specified number of panels. The panel packer receives a plurality of panels from a panel extrusion operator, re-orients panels into desired combinations and packs each combination, up to the limit, in a waiting container. The loaded container is sent to a container closing operation whereby the lid is sealed around the container body, and the container is weighed. A palletizer transports a loaded container from the closer to a waiting pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Stewart L. Fluent, Colin Hart, Charles D. McCree, Charles F. Lotsch
  • Panel packaging system
    Patent number: 4941309
    Abstract: A vinyl siding panel package system is disclosed that prefolds corrugated paper blanks and then forms panel containers that are packed with a pre-specified number of panels. The panel packer receives a plurality of panels from a panel extrusion operator, re-orients panels into desired combinations and packs each combination, up to the limit, in a waiting container. The loaded container is sent to a container closing operation whereby the lid is sealed around the container body, and the container is weighed. A palletizer transports a loaded container from the closer to a waiting pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Stewart L. Fluent, Colin Hart, Charles D. McCree, Charles F. Lotsch