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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Stolle Machinery Company, Llc, Centennial, CO (US);
Inventors:
Neil Albert Zumberger, Sidney, OH (US);
Bryan Lee Schoenlein, Minster, OH (US);
Dennis Cornelius Stammen, Brookville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, Centennial, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B 3/064 (2006.01); B67B 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B 3/0645 (2013.01); B67B 3/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A re-stacker assembly used to stack container closures that are output by a can liner system includes at least one offloading assembly having a receiving portion, at least one loading device coupled to the offloading assembly, and a motion control system for detecting motion of the container closures and, in response to detecting such motion, driving the loading device to stack, or re-stack, the container closures in a predetermined manner.