Patents
US 9038355 B2: Method and apparatus for unfolding folded plastic film for use in forming a packaging tube
- Granted
- 2015-05-26
- Filed
- 2011-11-08 application 13373201
- Type
- Utility · 29 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An apparatus for unfolding folded plastic film having a first side joined to a second side along a longitudinal folded edge for use in forming a packaging tube. The folded film travels through a slot and the folded sides are separated at their respective outer longitudinal edges. The longitudinal left side is conveyed toward and over a guide plate left side edge and then over a left form tube section. The longitudinal right side is conveyed toward and over a guide plate right side edge and then over a right form tube section. The longitudinal middle section including the longitudinal folded edge and part of both the first and second sides adjacent the longitudinal folded edge is conveyed toward and over guide plate angular edges and then onto a carrying surface.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150526.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rethceif Enterprises, LLC 5 patents | US company or organization | Bluffton, 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 | B65B59/001 | 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 |
| 2011-11-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HONEGGER, CHRIS ALLEN signed 2011-10-26 | RETHCEIF ENTERPRISES, LLC BLUFFTON, IN | 27331/403 | 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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