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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2005
Christopher Stephan Wadium, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
David Loyd Sorensen, Sherwood, OR (US);
Jeffrey Edward Kopish, Park City, UT (US);
Benjamin Bradly Petersen, Tooele, UT (US);
R. Phillip Vanausdal, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Kenneth David Goodworth, Grantsville, UT (US);
Christopher Stephan Wadium, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
David Loyd Sorensen, Sherwood, OR (US);
Jeffrey Edward Kopish, Park City, UT (US);
Benjamin Bradly Petersen, Tooele, UT (US);
R. Phillip Vanausdal, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Kenneth David Goodworth, Grantsville, UT (US);
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Marietta, GA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for delivering a plurality of containers to a plurality of filling machines for filling of the containers with a substance. The apparatus includes a feeding assembly including a first staging area aligned with a first filling machine of the plurality of filling machines for facilitating delivery of containers of the plurality of containers from the first staging area to the first filling machine, a second staging area aligned with a second filling machine of the plurality of filling machines for facilitating delivery of containers of the plurality of containers from the second staging area to the second filling machine, and a receiving area adjacent a supply of the plurality of containers. The feeding assembly is configured to move containers of the plurality of containers from the receiving area to the first staging area and to move containers of the plurality of containers from the receiving area to the second staging area. Each of the first and second staging areas is configured to receive containers of the plurality of containers from the receiving area.