Patents by Inventor LaVerne Wobschall

LaVerne Wobschall 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).

  • Bag sealing mechanism
    Patent number: 6347499
    Abstract: An integrated and compact bag filling machine comprising a material dispensing spout, a slip tube suspended in substantially vertical alignment with the spout, and a bag sealing apparatus comprising a pair of opposable forming bars and a pair of independently actuable and opposable sealing bars is herein disclosed. The bag filling machine is capable of bottom filling and sealing both paper and plastic bags having gusseted or flat sides with little or no modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Inventors: James McGregor, Tracy Steiger, LaVerne Wobschall, Scott Mitchell Anderson, Keith Kruckeberg