Andrew Lee Perkins

US Patent:

6565946, May 20, 2003

Filed:

Mar 26, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/108820

Inventors:

Andrew Perkins - Berkeley CA
Oliver M. Reyes - Berkeley CA
Philipp Borchard - San Francisco CA
Nicholas P. De Luca - San Francisco CA

Assignee:

Free-Flowing Packaging International, Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

B32B 300

US Classification:

428166, 428172, 428178, 206522, 229 8702

Abstract:

A machine which inflates and seals pillows in packaging is compact in overall size, can be conveniently operated to produce varied lengths of strips of inflated pillow-type packaging as needed, can begin production of inflated pillow-type strip packaging immediately after being held out of a production cycle for some period of time, and applies a heated sealing element directly to and in sliding contact with a web of film to securely seal the inlet port of an inflated pillow while the pillow is under pressure and as the web of film is continuously and uninterruptedly advanced through the machine.

US Patent:

6605169, Aug 12, 2003

Filed:

Mar 26, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/108823

Inventors:

Andrew Perkins - Berkeley CA
Oliver M. Reyes - Berkeley CA
Philipp Borchard - San Francisco CA
Nicholas P. De Luca - San Francisco CA

Assignee:

Free-Flow Packaging International, Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

B32B 3104

US Classification:

156147, 156 64, 1563084, 156324, 53403

Abstract:

A machine which inflates and seals pillows in packaging is compact in overall size, can be conveniently operated to produce varied lengths of strips of inflated pillow-type packaging as needed, can begin production of inflated pillow-type strip packaging immediately after being held out of a production cycle for some period of time, and applies a heated sealing element directly to and in sliding contact with a web of film to securely seal the inlet port of an inflated pillow while the pillow is under pressure and as the web of film is continuously and uninterruptedly advanced through the machine.

US Patent:

6659150, Dec 9, 2003

Filed:

Aug 14, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/638843

Inventors:

Andrew Perkins - Berkeley CA
Oliver M. Reyes - Berkeley CA
Philipp Borchard - San Francisco CA
Nicholas P. De Luca - San Francisco CA

Assignee:

Free-Flow Packaging International, Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

B32B 3104

US Classification:

156378, 156543, 156553, 1565831, 1565832, 53 79

Abstract:

A machine which inflates and seals pillows in packaging is compact in overall size, can be conveniently operated to produce varied lengths of strips of inflated pillow-type packaging as needed, can begin production of inflated pillow-type strip packaging immediately after being held out of a production cycle for some period of time, and applies a heated sealing element directly to and in sliding contact with a web of film to securely seal the inlet port of an inflated pillow while the pillow is under pressure and as the web of film is continuously and uninterruptedly advanced through the machine.

US Patent:

7040073, May 9, 2006

Filed:

Aug 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/929353

Inventors:

Andrew Perkins - Berkeley CA, US
Oliver Reyes - Berkeley CA, US
William Robinson - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Free-Flow Packaging International - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

B65B 31/00

US Classification:

53403, 53 79

Abstract:

Machine for inflating and sealing a preconfigured cushioning material which includes a rotatively mounted roll support shaft having a fixed end and a free end, a hub mounted on the shaft near the fixed end for engagement with a cylindrical core at the end of a roll of film material, a circumferentially expandable roll gripper at the free end of the shaft for locking engagement with the inner wall of the core, an inflator having a conically tapered tip and a plurality of outlet openings for injecting air into cells of the film material, a nip roller pressing against the roll of film material to limit the flow of air into the cells of the film material on the roll, and sealer for sealing the inlet passageways to retain the air in the cells.

US Patent:

7059097, Jun 13, 2006

Filed:

Dec 9, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/732437

Inventors:

Andrew Perkins - Berkeley CA, US
Oliver M. Reyes - Berkeley CA, US
Philipp Borchard - San Francisco CA, US
Nicholas P. De Luca - Washington DC, US

Assignee:

Free-Flow Packaging International Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

B65B 31/06

US Classification:

53 79, 53403, 53512, 53558, 53568

Abstract:

A machine which inflates and seals pillows in packaging is compact in overall size, can be conveniently operated to produce varied lengths of strips of inflated pillow-type packaging as needed, can begin production of inflated pillow-type strip packaging immediately after being held out of a production cycle for some period of time, and applies a heated sealing element directly to and in sliding contact with a web of film to securely seal the inlet port of an inflated pillow while the pillow is under pressure and as the web of film is continuously and uninterruptedly advanced through the machine.

US Patent:

7090912, Aug 15, 2006

Filed:

Feb 13, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/366812

Inventors:

Andrew Perkins - Berkeley CA, US
Oliver M. Reyes - Berkeley CA, US
Philipp Borchard - San Francisco CA, US
Nicholas P. De Luca - Washington DC, US

Assignee:

Free-Flow Packaging International Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

B32B 3/00
B65D 81/03
B65D 85/34

US Classification:

428166, 428178, 229 8702, 206522

Abstract:

A machine which inflates and seals pillows in packaging is compact in overall size, can be conveniently operated to produce varied lengths of strips of inflated pillow-type packaging as needed, can begin production of inflated pillow-type strip packaging immediately after being held out of a production cycle for some period of time, and applies a heated sealing element directly to and in sliding contact with a web of film to securely seal the inlet port of an inflated pillow while the pillow is under pressure and as the web of film is continuously and uninterruptedly advanced through the machine.

US Patent:

7150136, Dec 19, 2006

Filed:

Feb 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/275915

Inventors:

Andrew Perkins - Berkeley CA, US
Oliver M. Reyes - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Free-Flow Packaging International Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

B65B 31/00

US Classification:

53403, 53 79

Abstract:

Machine and method for making air-filled packing cushions from a roll of prefabricated film material having a longitudinally extending inflation channel near one edge of the material and chambers which communicate with the channel through laterally extending passageways. The roll rests on a pair of spaced apart, horizontally extending rollers. The film material is fed from the roll to an inflation tube which extends into the inflation channel, air is introduced into the chambers through the inflation tube to inflate the cushions, and a longitudinally extending seal is formed across the passageways between the channel and the chambers after the cushions are inflated.

US Patent:

7174696, Feb 13, 2007

Filed:

Mar 1, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/087897

Inventors:

Andrew Perkins - Berkeley CA, US
Oliver M. Reyes - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Free-Flow Packaging International, Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

B65B 31/00

US Classification:

53403, 53 79

Abstract:

Machine and method for making air-filled packing cushions from a roll of prefabricated film material having a longitudinally extending inflation channel near one edge of the material and chambers which communicate with the channel through laterally extending passageways. The roll rests on a pair of spaced apart, horizontally extending rollers. The film material is fed from the roll to an inflation tube which extends into the inflation channel, air is introduced into the chambers through the inflation tube to inflate the cushions, and a longitudinally extending seal is formed across the passageways between the channel and the chambers after the cushions are inflated.