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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:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Hershey Lerner, Aurora, OH (US);
Joseph Lattur, Stow, OH (US);
Inventors:
Hershey Lerner, Aurora, OH (US);
Joseph Lattur, Stow, OH (US);
Assignee:
Automated Packaging Systems, Inc., Streetsboro, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/24 (2006.01); B65B 63/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a packaging machine includes a mechanism for compressing one or more sides of the bag to expel excess air from an open top end of the bag. In one embodiment, a packaging machine supports a top portion of a bag and a bottom portion of the bag, such that the bottom portion of the bag is moved closer to the top portion of the bag as the bag is moved from a first location to a second location. The bags may be supported from below such that additional support is provided during compression of the bag to remove excess air.