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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Free-flow Packaging International, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rob Van Uijen, Kapelaan, NL;
Michael G. Kaminski, San Jose, CA (US);
Charles Daigle, San Jose, CA (US);
Vladimir Yampolsky, Belmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Free-Flow Packaging International, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31D 5/00 (2006.01); B65B 31/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B31D 5/0073 (2013.01); B65B 31/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for inflating and sealing packing cushions utilizes a controller adapted for acquiring information from preconfigured film material and automatically setting one or more operation parameters suitable for inflating and sealing the film. The controller can avoid or limit the need for user input, thus simplifying use of the apparatus.