Robert A Burkhardt

US Patent:

20040025476, Feb 12, 2004

Filed:

Apr 9, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/410563

Inventors:

Frank Oliverio - Cincinnati OH, US
Boris Makutonin - Cincinnati OH, US
David Hizer - Aurora IN, US
Lawrence Jones - Dayton KY, US
Robert Burkhardt - Fort Mitchell KY, US

International Classification:

B65B009/06

US Classification:

053/450000, 053/550000, 053/385100, 053/386100, 053/284700, 053/469000, 053/141000, 053/492000, 053/051000

Abstract:

An in-line, continuously operating stand-up pouch forming, filling and sealing apparatus and process contemplates a continuously moving web and pouch train operating at rates in excess of 150 pouches or 500 to 600 web inches per minute, and at to at least about 1500 pouches or 4000 web inches per minute. Seal facilitating holes are continuously punched in a continuously moving web and side seams are formed by continuously sealing a continuous web. The stand-up pouches are positively opened by a continuous Coanda-Effect application or alternately by a combined vacuum/mechanical operation. Stand-up pouches are continuously formed, filled and sealed without intermittent web stops for web or pouch operations.

US Patent:

20070204567, Sep 6, 2007

Filed:

Mar 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/681434

Inventors:

Jeffrey Wintring - Florence KY, US
Robert Burkhardt - Fort Mitchell KY, US
Christopher George - Cincinnati OH, US
Anthony Salvato - Cincinnati OH, US

Assignee:

R.A. Jones & Co. Inc. - Covington KY

International Classification:

B65B 43/26

US Classification:

053452000, 053564000

Abstract:

A cartoning method including the steps of: feeding blanks from a single magazine through a single blank feeder in a first direction; forming an array of at least two blanks from the fed blanks and thereafter transporting the array for forming, loading and closing via respective robot kinetics of at least two axis motion. Carton blanks and cartons travel through a path. Robots below the path transport the cartons. Robots above the path facilitate carton forming, loading and closing. Methods and apparatus are disclosed.

US Patent:

61053384, Aug 22, 2000

Filed:

Sep 9, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/149951

Inventors:

Robert M. Kalany - Florence KY
Ronald W. Schachleiter - Cincinnati OH
John M. Paselsky - Ft. Mitchell KY
Robert J. Burkhardt - Cincinnati OH
Sima Paunesku - Cincinnati OH
J. Daniel Greenwell - Florence KY

Assignee:

R.A. Jones & Co. Inc.

International Classification:

B65B 3540

US Classification:

53252

Abstract:

A case packer includes a mass flow conveyor moving containers in defined lanes and lane deflectors for urging containers laterally across the conveyor into a selectively actuable metering station. Containers are selectively metered into row groups of select count and segregated by transfer guides on an underlying transfer conveyor. The row groups are directed to move rearwardly or upstream on the forward moving transfer conveyor into alignment with an open case mouth. A rotary loader has extensible can pushers maintained in parallel with open case mouth during a substantial portion of movement of the cases past the rotary loader. This maintains the rows of cans in proper alignment for final case loading and prevents undesirable "A" pattern lock up. The transfer guides and rotary loader can be adjusted and/or modified to handle varied row counts of cans. The case packer is capable of full case run out, full final run out and automatic prime so there are no partially filled cases at the beginning or at the end of a run.