Patents
US 12698115 B1: Systems and methods for packaging products using conveyors
- Granted
- 2026-08-04
- Filed
- 2025-06-09 application 19232498
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A multi-package automated conveyor-based packaging apparatus improves product packaging material placement accuracy in packaging machines. The apparatus includes a self-aligning infeed conveyor, an angled release mechanism, guided transfer belts, and a retractable noser conveyor with one or more multi-position gates. Product packaging materials are centered and precisely deposited within target placement areas. A control unit synchronizes the movement of various components of the apparatus, for example, the conveying surfaces and the gate(s) of the apparatus.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 (ipgb20260804.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC 285 patents | US company or organization | Chicago, IL | KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark E. Malenke | Lakeville, MN | 12 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 | |
| Jessica Lynn Simpson | Chicago, IL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 | ||
| David J. Nonn | Luxemburg, WI | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 | |
| Charles Robert Sample | Suamico, WI | 4 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65B | Machines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials; unpacking | B65B41/02 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-04 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FOTH PRODUCTIONS SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2026-09-10 | KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC CHICAGO, IL | 76084/29 | PASDL, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2026-09-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NONN, DAVID J. signed 2026-07-02 | FOTH PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS, LLC DE PERE, WI | 76083/955 | PASDL, file of 2026-09-23 |
| 2026-09-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SAMPLE, CHARLES ROBERT signed 2026-09-08 | FOTH PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS, LLC DE PERE, WI | 76083/769 | PASDL, file of 2026-09-23 |
| 2026-07-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MALENKE, MARK E. signed 2025-08-21 SIMPSON, JESSICA LYNN signed 2025-08-26 | KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC CHICAGO, IL | 75205/614 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
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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