Patents by Inventor Dale G. Porter

Dale G. Porter 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).

  • Package unbundling system
    Patent number: 7963086
    Abstract: A package unbundling station receives bundles of articles to be unwrapped. The station includes a clamp for holding a bundle in a fixed position and a pair of spaced-apart movable cutter assemblies which cut at least one of wrapping and banding on at least two sides of the bundle, resulting in an “open envelope” which is transferred to a work station for easy removal of the articles which are then conveyed for subsequent sorting. In one embodiment, an unbundling station is coupled with a package sorting system and receives banded and/or wrapped bundles of articles and includes at least a pair of spaced-apart movable cutter assemblies which cut at least one of the banding and/or wrapping materials of the bundle and subsequently outputs the opened bundle to an output station for subsequent processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Porter Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dale G. Porter, Dan C. Porter, Robert J. Schafer, Larry R. Magnuson
  • PACKAGE UNBUNDLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090113853
    Abstract: A package unbundling station receives bundles of articles to be unwrapped. The station includes a clamp for holding a bundle in a fixed position and a pair of spaced-apart movable cutter assemblies which cut at least one of wrapping and banding on at least two sides of the bundle, resulting in an “open envelope” which is transferred to a work station for easy removal of the articles which are then conveyed for subsequent sorting. In one embodiment, an unbundling station is coupled with a package sorting system and receives banded and/or wrapped bundles of articles and includes at least a pair of spaced-apart movable cutter assemblies which cut at least one of the banding and/or wrapping materials of the bundle and subsequently outputs the opened bundle to an output station for subsequent processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Porter Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dale G. Porter, Dan C. Porter, Robert J. Schafer, Larry R. Magnuson