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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 19, 2019
Applicant:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Inventors:

Gustav André Mellin, Amberly Village, OH (US);

Pawel Marek Siczek, Liberty Township, OH (US);

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 11/32 (2006.01); B65B 25/14 (2006.01); B65B 11/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 11/32 (2013.01); B65B 11/48 (2013.01); B65B 25/146 (2013.01);
Abstract

A folding apparatus is provided to be positioned adjacent a conveyor along which product having a flexible film wrapper wrapped about the product moves adjacent the folding apparatus such that the folding apparatus effects the folding of a first flap of the wrapper. The folding apparatus comprises a passive folding device comprising a first passive folding member defining a first passive folding surface adapted to engage the first flap as the product and the film wrapper move in a machine direction and folding the first flap from a first position away from the product to a second position adjacent the product.


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