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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Heat Seal Llc, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
John McGreevey, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Thomas Williams, Hudson, OH (US);
Assignee:
HEAT SEAL LLC, Cuyahoga Heights, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/24 (2006.01); B65B 57/10 (2006.01); B29C 65/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 66/849 (2013.01); B29C 65/245 (2013.01); B29C 66/431 (2013.01); B29C 66/8122 (2013.01); B29C 66/81871 (2013.01); B29C 66/91421 (2013.01); B29C 66/9674 (2013.01); B65B 57/10 (2013.01); B29C 65/7451 (2013.01); B29C 66/8167 (2013.01); B29C 66/91213 (2013.01); B29C 66/91231 (2013.01); B29C 66/9441 (2013.01);
Abstract
A packaging machine including a hot plate assembly adapted to fuse a length of heat-sensitive film wrapped around a package. A controller is adapted to calculate a time period the heating element is energized to fuse the length of heat-sensitive film wrapped around the package based on an initial temperature of the heating element. A hot plate status indicator is adapted to indicate at least to different statuses of operation of the packaging machine.