Patents by Inventor Ernest L. Goodwin

Ernest L. Goodwin 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).

  • Patent number: 8052835
    Abstract: An incorrect label removal system is disclosed for removing unwanted labels from a web of labels in a labeling machine. The incorrect label removal system includes a label peel assembly positioned between two fixed points along the direction of travel of the web of labels. The label peel assembly provides a first orientation in which labels remain on the web as the web passes the label peel assembly, and selectively provides a second orientation in which labels are removed from the web. The label peel assembly provides that a length of the web between the two fixed points is substantially the same when the label peel assembly is in each of the first orientation and the second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: New Jersey Machine Inc.
    Inventors: Dale C. Merrill, Ernest L. Goodwin
  • Publication number: 20090205781
    Abstract: An incorrect label removal system is disclosed for removing unwanted labels from a web of labels in a labeling machine. The incorrect label removal system includes a label peel assembly positioned between two fixed points along the direction of travel of the web of labels. The label peel assembly provides a first orientation in which labels remain on the web as the web passes the label peel assembly, and selectively provides a second orientation in which labels are removed from the web. The label peel assembly provides that a length of the web between the two fixed points is substantially the same when the label peel assembly is in each of the first orientation and the second orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Dale C. Merrill, Ernest L. Goodwin
  • Publication number: 20020104623
    Abstract: A peel assembly is disclosed for use in a labeling system in which a continuous web of labels travels over a portion of the peel assembly to cause the web to separate from the labels. The peel assembly includes a roller support structure and a roller. The roller support structure includes a cavity, and the cylindrical roller is receivable in the roller support structure. As the web travels over the roller support structure, the roller may rotate with respect to the roller support and theweb is separated from a label as the web rotates with the cylindrical roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Dale C. Merrill, Ernest L. Goodwin