Patents
US 10377517 B2: Method and apparatus for assembling a double-walled container
- Granted
- 2019-08-13
- Filed
- 2018-08-30 application 16117233
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An assembly system for wrapping an outer wrapper to an inner sleeve to form an outer wall of a double-wall container can include a moveable suction arm. The moveable suction arm can be configured to couple to a suction source and can have a portion defining a suction surface. A plurality of suction openings can be provided within the suction surface and fluidly coupled to the suction source. A sealing edge can circumscribe at least a portion of the suction surface.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190813.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dart Container Corporation 48 patents | US company or organization | Big Rapids, MI | DART CONTAINER CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Garza | Williamston, MI | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard A. Hills | Jackson, MI | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel George Wendt | Oak Park, IL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65B | Machines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials; unpacking | B65B11/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B31B | Making containers of paper, cardboard or material worked in a manner analogous to paper | B31B50/28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D65/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B38/1858 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GARZA, DEAN AARON signed 2018-07-06 HILLS, RICHARD ARNOLD signed 2018-08-06 WENDT, DANIEL GEORGE signed 2018-08-06 | DART CONTAINER CORPORATION MASON, MI | 46753/975 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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