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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2018
Ranpak Corp., Concord Township, OH (US);
Daniel L. Carlson, Ravenna, OH (US);
Paul F. Deimling, Fairport Harbor, OH (US);
Kevin W. Park, Chardon, OH (US);
Derek M. Gabrielsen, Cleveland, OH (US);
Ranpak Corp., Concord Township, OH (US);
Abstract
A packaging method includes the steps of (a) detecting whether a height () of contents () in a container () exceeds a predetermined height (), and (b) indicating how much dunnage to dispense based on predetermined criteria, including whether a detected height exceeds a predetermined height that is less than a height of the container. The indicating step includes indicating a quantity of dunnage to dispense selected from a plurality of predetermined quantities of dunnage. If no detected height is greater than the predetermined height, the indicating step includes indicating that a regular amount of dunnage should be dispensed. And if a detected height is greater than the predetermined height, the indicating step includes indicating that either zero or less than the regular amount of dunnage should be dispensed. The detecting step also can include detecting whether any contents in the container have a height above the height of the container.