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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2024
Graphic Packaging International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Timothy W. Hendricks, Acworth, GA (US);
Pete Karst, Canton, GA (US);
Kevin T. May, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method of conveying articles. The method can comprise moving a plurality of articles in a downstream direction on one or more conveyors, each article of the plurality of articles having an orientation. The method further can comprise moving a plurality of lugs in the machine direction along at least a portion of the one or more conveyors for guiding the articles as the articles are moved in the downstream direction. The plurality of lugs can be mounted along a guide apparatus for facilitating maintaining the orientations of the articles of the plurality of articles during a least a portion of the moving the plurality of articles in the downstream direction.