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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.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
May. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Jerry L. Williams, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventor:
Jerry L. Williams, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B053/02 ; F26B007/00 ; F26B017/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shrink tunnel assembly for wrapping an article with polymeric shrink film includes a shrink tunnel having a heating zone, and conveyor means for carrying an article to the heating zone and away from it. While in the heating zone, polymeric shrink film covering an article avoids contacting any solid surface, thereby protecting the article from marring and destruction.