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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Lantech.com, Llc, Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
Patrick R. Lancaster, Iii, Louisville, KY (US);
Jean-Louis Limousin, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lantech.com, LLC, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/316 (2006.01); F16K 3/02 (2006.01); F16K 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/0281 (2013.01); F16K 3/0227 (2013.01); F16K 3/0272 (2013.01); F16K 3/316 (2013.01); F16K 27/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and program product utilize pressurized fluid flow from a position generally upstream of a free end of a packaging material tail and at an acute angle relative to the side of a load while the free end of the packaging material tail is unsupported and/or utilize pressurized fluid flow in two or more directions and from two or more positions to assist in adhering a packaging material tail to the side of a load at the completion of a wrapping operation.