Patents by Inventor Michael Paul Collins

Michael Paul Collins 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).

  • Process and apparatus for packaging bags
    Patent number: 8820036
    Abstract: A method for packaging bags includes providing a plurality of bags arranged in a stack; moving the stack of bags to a tube; rotating the stack of bags to form a rolled set of bags; and moving the rolled set of bags into a packaging container. A system for carrying out the method includes a plate having an open gap sized to support the stack of bags over the open gap; a tube having a longitudinal slot oriented to receive the stack of bags; a finger arrangement to move the stack of bags into the tube and then rotate the stack into a rolled set; and a push member to move the rolled set of bags into a packaging container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Reynolds Presto Products Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Paul Collins
  • PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING BAGS
    Publication number: 20120317926
    Abstract: A method for packaging bags includes providing a plurality of bags arranged in a stack; moving the stack of bags to a tube; rotating the stack of bags to form a rolled set of bags; and moving the rolled set of bags into a packaging container. A system for carrying out the method includes a plate having an open gap sized to support the stack of bags over the open gap; a tube having a longitudinal slot oriented to receive the stack of bags; a finger arrangement to move the stack of bags into the tube and then rotate the stack into a rolled set; and a push member to move the rolled set of bags into a packaging container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Paul Collins