Patents by Inventor Kenneth David Goodworth

Kenneth David Goodworth 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).

  • Method and Apparatus for Facilitating Filling a Container
    Publication number: 20090205292
    Abstract: Apparatus for delivering a plurality of containers to a plurality of filling machines for filling of the containers with a substance. The apparatus includes a feeding assembly including a first staging area aligned with a first filling machine of the plurality of filling machines for facilitating delivery of containers of the plurality of containers from the first staging area to the first filling machine, a second staging area aligned with a second filling machine of the plurality of filling machines for facilitating delivery of containers of the plurality of containers from the second staging area to the second filling machine, and a receiving area adjacent a supply of the plurality of containers. The feeding assembly is configured to move containers of the plurality of containers from the receiving area to the first staging area and to move containers of the plurality of containers from the receiving area to the second staging area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher Stephan Wadium, David Loyd Sorensen, Jeffrey Edward Kopish, Benjamin Bradly Petersen, R. Phillip Vanausdal, Kenneth David Goodworth
  • Method and apparatus for facilitating filling a container
    Patent number: 7527079
    Abstract: Apparatus for delivering a plurality of containers to a plurality of filling machines for filling of the containers with a substance. The apparatus includes a feeding assembly including a first staging area aligned with a first filling machine of the plurality of filling machines for facilitating delivery of containers of the plurality of containers from the first staging area to the first filling machine, a second staging area aligned with a second filling machine of the plurality of filling machines for facilitating delivery of containers of the plurality of containers from the second staging area to the second filling machine, and a receiving area adjacent a supply of the plurality of containers. The feeding assembly is configured to move containers of the plurality of containers from the receiving area to the first staging area and to move containers of the plurality of containers from the receiving area to the second staging area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Stephan Wadium, David Loyd Sorensen, Jeffrey Edward Kopish, Benjamin Bradly Petersen, R. Phillip Vanausdal, Kenneth David Goodworth
  • Apparatus and method for filling and sealing valved bags
    Patent number: 6748723
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for filling and sealing of containers, such as sealable valved bags are provided. A sealable valved bag is placed in an upright, erect position, with its sealable valve structure presented to the apparatus, in a slightly open position, amenable to receipt of a filling nozzle of a filling tube. A bag sealing apparatus is placed at the same position along a processing path as a filling apparatus. The filling apparatus and the sealing apparatus are both configured for reciprocable movement into and out of engagement with successive ones of the bags, to enable filling, and subsequent sealing of each of such bags, without intermediate indexing of bags from a filling station to a sealing station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Stone Container Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Stephan Wadium, Benjamin Bradly Petersen, Kenneth David Goodworth, David Loyd Sorensen, Daren Kay Searle
  • Apparatus and method for filling and sealing valved bags
    Publication number: 20020073657
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for filling and sealing of containers, such as sealable valved bags are provided. A sealable valved bag is placed in an upright, erect position, with its sealable valve structure presented to the apparatus, in a slightly open position, amenable to receipt of a filling nozzle of a filling tube. A bag sealing apparatus is placed at the same position along a processing path as a filling apparatus. The filling apparatus and the sealing apparatus are both configured for reciprocable movement into and out of engagement with successive ones of the bags, to enable filling, and subsequent sealing of each of such bags, without intermediate indexing of bags from a filling station to a sealing station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Christopher Stephan Wadium, Benjamin Bradly Petersen, Kenneth David Goodworth, David Loyd Sorensen, Daren Kay Searle