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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.

Patent No.:

US 11814199 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 06, 2019

Packaging system

Applicant:

Graphic Packaging International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventor:

Colin P. Ford, Woodstock, GA (US);

Assignee:

Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP

Primary Examiner:

Gloria R Weeks

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 5/08 (2006.01); B65B 39/00 (2006.01); B65B 43/26 (2006.01); B65B 21/06 (2006.01); B65B 5/06 (2006.01); B65B 43/30 (2006.01); B65B 43/50 (2006.01); B65B 21/18 (2006.01); B65B 21/24 (2006.01); B65B 43/12 (2006.01); B65B 43/34 (2006.01); B65B 43/52 (2006.01); B65B 43/60 (2006.01); B65B 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 21/06 (2013.01); B65B 5/06 (2013.01); B65B 5/068 (2013.01); B65B 5/08 (2013.01); B65B 21/18 (2013.01); B65B 21/183 (2013.01); B65B 21/242 (2013.01); B65B 39/006 (2013.01); B65B 43/126 (2013.01); B65B 43/265 (2013.01); B65B 43/305 (2013.01); B65B 43/34 (2013.01); B65B 43/50 (2013.01); B65B 43/52 (2013.01); B65B 43/60 (2013.01); B65B 65/003 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of loading articles in cartons. The method can comprise moving a carton in a generally flat configuration in a downstream direction with a carton opening carousel, at least partially opening the carton while moving the carton with the carton opening carousel, and transferring the carton from the carton opening carousel to a carton loading carousel in a transfer region. The transferring the carton can comprise moving the carton in an upstream direction. The method further can comprise loading a plurality of articles into the carton while moving the carton in a downstream direction with the carton loading carousel.

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