Patents
US 7958699 B2: Apparatus and method for compressing and bagging a loose material
- Granted
- 2011-06-14
- Filed
- 2008-12-11 application 12316342
- Type
- Utility · 26 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An apparatus for compressing a loose material that includes a compression chamber. Movement of a first ram discharges the loose material in a compressed state through an outlet port in the compression chamber. A packaging receptacle is positioned proximate the outlet port to receive the compressed material. The packaging receptacle is then moved to a second position where the movement of a second ram ejects the compressed material from the inner volume of the packaging receptacle. The second ram may be alternatively extended into and retracted from the packaging receptacle during ejection of the compressed material. The refilling of the compression chamber for the next cycle may begin prior to the retraction of the second ram from the packaging receptacle. A packaging jacket may be positioned about the packaging receptacle such that the ejection of the compressed material injects the compressed material into the packaging jacket.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg110614.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rethceif Enterprises, LLC 5 patents | US company or organization | Ossian, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Allen Honegger | Bluffton, IN | 4 | 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 | B65B63/02 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RETHCEIF ENTERPRISES, LLC signed 2023-12-29 | RETHCEIF PACKAGING, LLC OSSIAN, IN | 66006/641 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-12-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HONEGGER, CHRIS ALLEN signed 2008-12-11 | RETHCEIF ENTERPRISES, LLC OSSIAN, IN | 22028/985 | 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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