Patents by Inventor Christian Michael Gruner

Christian Michael Gruner 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).

  • Packaging material evaluation and apparatus therefor for sensing packaging material flaws
    Patent number: 11814205
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program product may evaluate a packaging material to determine various metrics associated with the packaging material. An apparatus may be used to sense flaws in packaging material, and in some instances, to accommodate such flaws by temporarily increasing a dispense rate of a packaging material dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Lantech.com, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick R. Lancaster, III, Michael P. Mitchell, Christian Michael Gruner, Jean-Louis Limousin
  • LOAD WRAPPING APPARATUS AND METHOD UTILIZING PACKAGING MATERIAL WITH RECYCLED CONTENT
    Publication number: 20230066888
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program product may utilize various approaches for adapting stretch wrapping to accommodate lower quality packaging materials such as packaging materials including recycled content, including heating a web of packaging material prior to or during pre-stretching, utilizing multiple pre-stretch zones and/or reducing surface adhesion of one or more pre-stretch rollers used by a load wrapping apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick R. Lancaster, III, Christian Michael Gruner
  • Packaging material evaluation and apparatus therefor incorporating split take up drum and/or specific containment force measurement
    Patent number: 11591127
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program product may evaluate a packaging material to determine various metrics associated with the packaging material. A test apparatus may be used to evaluate packaging material using a take up drum capable of sensing containment force imparted upon the drum by packaging material applied thereto, and in some instances, simulated flaws may be formed in a web of packaging material to evaluate a packaging materials response to such flaws when under tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Lantech.com, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick R. Lancaster, III, Michael P. Mitchell, Christian Michael Gruner, Jean-Louis Limousin
  • PACKAGING MATERIAL EVALUATION AND APPARATUS THEREFOR INCORPORATING SPLIT TAKE UP DRUM AND/OR SPECIFIC CONTAINMENT FORCE MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20200299010
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program product may evaluate a packaging material to determine various metrics associated with the packaging material. A test apparatus may be used to evaluate packaging material using a take up drum capable of sensing containment force imparted upon the drum by packaging material applied thereto, and in some instances, simulated flaws may be formed in a web of packaging material to evaluate a packaging materials response to such flaws when under tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick R. Lancaster, III, Michael P. Mitchell, Christian Michael Gruner, Jean-Louis Limousin
  • PACKAGING MATERIAL EVALUATION AND APPARATUS THEREFOR FOR EVALUATING SIMULATED FLAWS
    Publication number: 20200299015
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program product may evaluate a packaging material to determine various metrics associated with the packaging material. A test apparatus may be used to evaluate packaging material using a take up drum capable of sensing containment force imparted upon the drum by packaging material applied thereto, and in some instances, simulated flaws may be formed in a web of packaging material to evaluate a packaging materials response to such flaws when under tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick R. Lancaster, III, Michael P. Mitchell, Christian Michael Gruner, Jean-Louis Limousin
  • PACKAGING MATERIAL EVALUATION AND APPARATUS THEREFOR FOR SENSING PACKAGING MATERIAL FLAWS
    Publication number: 20200299016
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program product may evaluate a packaging material to determine various metrics associated with the packaging material. An apparatus may be used to sense flaws in packaging material, and in some instances, to accommodate such flaws by temporarily increasing a dispense rate of a packaging material dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick R. Lancaster, III, Michael P. Mitchell, Christian Michael Gruner, Jean-Louis Limousin