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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2009
Daniel L. Carlson, Ravenna, OH (US);
Timothy A. Frederick, Eastlake, OH (US);
Joseph J. Harding, Mentor, OH (US);
Kevin W. Park, Chardon, OH (US);
Daniel L. Carlson, Ravenna, OH (US);
Timothy A. Frederick, Eastlake, OH (US);
Joseph J. Harding, Mentor, OH (US);
Kevin W. Park, Chardon, OH (US);
Ranpak Corp., Concord Township, OH (US);
Abstract
A packaging system () includes a controller (), an input device () in communication with the controller () that identifies one or more characteristics of the container, an illustration with indicia representing different degrees of fill for a container; and a manual input device () in communication with the controller () for inputting an estimated degree of fullness of the packing container having one or more articles to be packed correlated with the indicia in the illustration. The controller () provides an output signal indicating a quantity of dunnage to dispense to the container based on the input estimated degree of fullness and the one or more identified characteristics of the container. Then the controller can determine the amount of dunnage that needs to be provided to fill the remaining void in the container, and the controller can signal a dunnage dispenser () to dispense the determined amount of dunnage.