Patents by Inventor Keith Maranto

Keith Maranto 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).

  • Recipe controlled process for making packaging materials
    Patent number: 11772353
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an inflation and sealing machine and in particular to a method for modifying one or more parameters of the machine. The method includes identifying a configuration of a supply material to be used with the inflation and sealing machine, such as by receiving a user input, automatically detecting characteristics of the material, and/or receiving data such as from a sensor regarding the characteristics of the material. Once the configuration of the supply material is identified, the method includes receiving a selection of a prestored recipe according to a configuration of the supply material, where the recipe determines or sets the value for one or more operating parameters of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Pregis Innovative Packaging LLC
    Inventors: Thomas D. Wetsch, Keith Maranto
  • RECIPE CONTROLLED PROCESS FOR MAKING PACKAGING MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20220363030
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an inflation and sealing machine and in particular to a method for modifying one or more parameters of the machine. The method includes identifying a configuration of a supply material to be used with the inflation and sealing machine, such as by receiving a user input, automatically detecting characteristics of the material, and/or receiving data such as from a sensor regarding the characteristics of the material. Once the configuration of the supply material is identified, the method includes receiving a selection of a prestored recipe according to a configuration of the supply material, where the recipe determines or sets the value for one or more operating parameters of the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas D. Wetsch, Keith Maranto
  • Recipe controlled process for making packaging materials
    Patent number: 11345110
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an inflation and sealing machine and in particular to a method for modifying one or more parameters of the machine. The method includes identifying a configuration of a supply material to be used with the inflation and sealing machine, such as by receiving a user input, automatically detecting characteristics of the material, and/or receiving data such as from a sensor regarding the characteristics of the material. Once the configuration of the supply material is identified, the method includes receiving a selection of a prestored recipe according to a configuration of the supply material, where the recipe determines or sets the value for one or more operating parameters of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Pregis Innovative Packaging LLC
    Inventors: Thomas D. Wetsch, Keith Maranto
  • RECIPE CONTROLLED PROCESS FOR MAKING PACKAGING MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20190240945
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an inflation and sealing machine and in particular to a method for modifying one or more parameters of the machine. The method includes identifying a configuration of a supply material to be used with the inflation and sealing machine, such as by receiving a user input, automatically detecting characteristics of the material, and/or receiving data such as from a sensor regarding the characteristics of the material. Once the configuration of the supply material is identified, the method includes receiving a selection of a prestored recipe according to a configuration of the supply material, where the recipe determines or sets the value for one or more operating parameters of the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas D. Wetsch, Keith Maranto
  • Recipe controlled process for making packaging materials
    Patent number: 10293569
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an inflation and sealing machine and in particular to a method for modifying one or more parameters of the machine. The method includes identifying a configuration of a supply material to be used with the inflation and sealing machine, such as by receiving a user input, automatically detecting characteristics of the material, and/or receiving data such as from a sensor regarding the characteristics of the material. Once the configuration of the supply material is identified, the method includes receiving a selection of a prestored recipe according to a configuration of the supply material, where the recipe determines or sets the value for one or more operating parameters of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING LLC
    Inventors: Thomas D. Wetsch, Keith Maranto
  • RECIPE CONTROLLED DEVICE FOR MAKING PACKAGING MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20150239195
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an inflation and sealing machine and in particular to a method for modifying one or more parameters of the machine. The method includes identifying a configuration of a supply material to be used with the inflation and sealing machine, such as by receiving a user input, automatically detecting characteristics of the material, and/or receiving data such as from a sensor regarding the characteristics of the material. Once the configuration of the supply material is identified, the method includes receiving a selection of a prestored recipe according to a configuration of the supply material, where the recipe determines or sets the value for one or more operating parameters of the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas D. Wetsch, Keith Maranto