RICHARD KENNETH JOHNSON, PSYCHOLOGIST
Psychologist at Muhammad Ali Blvd, Louisville, KY

2011017, Jul 28, 2011

Jan 21, 2011

13/011252

Philip R. Moore - Mt. Washington KY, US
Richard L. Johnson - La Grange KY, US
Joseph D. Norris - Pleasureville KY, US

B65B 11/06, B65B 49/00

53441, 53556

An apparatus for wrapping a load with packaging material may include a packaging material dispenser for dispensing packaging material. The apparatus may also include a relative rotation assembly for providing relative rotation between the load and the packaging material dispenser. The apparatus may further include a mechanical connection operatively coupling the packaging material dispenser to the relative rotation assembly. The relative rotation assembly may be configured to drive the packaging material dispenser through the mechanical connection. The apparatus may further include a force exerting mechanism operatively coupled to the mechanical connection. The apparatus may further include a sensing element configured sense a characteristic of dispensed packaging material. The sensing element may be operatively coupled to the mechanical connection. The force exerting mechanism and the sensing element may be configured to control the mechanical connection to maintain a selected ratio of packaging material dispensed to demand for packaging material at the load for at least a portion of a wrap cycle.

2011014, Jun 23, 2011

Aug 23, 2010

12/861747

David E. Eldridge - Fern Creek KY, US
Willie Martin Hall - Taylorsville KY, US
Richard L. Johnson - LaGrange KY, US
Curtis W. Martin - Georgetown KY, US
Philip R. Moore - Mount Washington KY, US
Joseph Donald Norris - Pleasureville KY, US

B65B 11/06

53220

The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for dispensing a predetermined fixed amount of pre-stretched packaging material based upon load girth. A non-rotating ring carries a belt driven by a motor. A packaging material dispenser is mounted on a rotating ring, and the rotating ring may include a pulley that connects to the band, such that the rotating ring is driven by the drive belt. Based upon the girth of the load to be wrapped, an amount of pre-stretched packaging material to be dispensed for at least a portion of a revolution made by the rotating ring is determined. Good wrapping performance in terms of load containment (wrap force) and optimum packaging material use is obtained by dispensing a length of pre-stretched packaging material that is between approximately 90% and approximately 120% of load girth. Once the amount of packaging material to be dispensed per revolution is determined, a ratio of rotating ring drive to final pre-stretch surface speed (i.e., number of pre-stretch roller revolution/rotating ring rotation) can be set and mechanically controlled. Thus, for each revolution of the rotating ring and dispenser, an amount of packaging material is dispensed and wrapped around the load. In an alternative embodiment, the ratio is electronically controlled.

7540128, Jun 2, 2009

Mar 9, 2006

11/371254

Richard L. Johnson - LaGrange KY, US
Willie Martin Hall - Taylorsville KY, US
Jeremy D. Anderson - Cox's Creek KY, US
David Eldridge - Fern Creek KY, US

Lantech.com, LLC - Louisville KY

B65B 53/00

53556, 53436, 53441

A film dispenser for a stretch wrapping apparatus is provided. The film dispenser includes a pre-stretch assembly having a top portion mounted to and extending downwardly from a drive plate of a roll carriage frame. The pre-stretch assembly includes two pre-stretch rollers having first ends connected to the roll carriage frame and second ends connected to one another. The pre-stretch rollers may be coated. The pre-stretch assembly further includes a cantilevered idle roller mounted to the drive plate and positioned between the pre-stretch rollers. A film path is defined by the space between the pre-stretch rollers and the idle roller. The film path is easily accessible via the bottom end of the pre-stretch assembly.

8037660, Oct 18, 2011

Feb 23, 2007

11/709879

David E. Eldridge - Fern Creek KY, US
Willie Martin Hall - Taylorsville KY, US
Richard L. Johnson - LaGrange KY, US
Curtis W. Martin - Georgetown KY, US
Philip R. Moore - Mount Washington KY, US
Joseph Donald Norris - Pleasureville KY, US

Lantech.com, LLC - Louisville KY

B65B 11/04, B65B 11/02

53399, 53587, 53588

An apparatus and method for wrapping a palletized load are provided. The apparatus preferably includes a film dispenser for dispensing a film web, at least one drive down roller configured to engage the width of the film web, and at least one roping mechanism. The at least one roping mechanism may be a cable rolling element configured to roll a portion of the film web into a rolled cable of film. The apparatus may also include an assembly for providing relative rotation between the load and the dispenser to wrap a roped portion of the film web around a base of the load/top portion of a pallet supporting the load.

2009023, Sep 24, 2009

Mar 23, 2009

12/409407

Philip R. Moore - Mt. Washington KY, US
Joseph D. Norris - Pleasureville KY, US
Richard L. Johnson - La Grange KY, US

B65B 11/00

53461, 53203

A film dispenser is provided, including an open top roll carriage having a base plate on which a film dispensing assembly, including an upstream roller and a downstream roller, may be mounted. A film path for film traveling through the film-dispensing assembly may be at least partially defined by a surface of the upstream roller and a surface of the downstream roller. The film path may be accessible via the open top of the roll carriage. The film dispenser may also include a drive assembly for the upstream roller and the downstream roller mounted below the base plate.

2010031, Dec 16, 2010

Jun 15, 2010

12/816136

Curtis W. Martin - Georgetown KY, US
Philip R. Moore - Mt. Washington KY, US
Joseph D. Norris - Pleasureville KY, US
Richard L. Johnson - La Grange KY, US

B65B 11/00, B65H 16/10

53461, 53203, 242564

A packaging material dispenser may include a roll carriage having an upper portion and a lower portion, and a base plate separating the upper portion from the lower portion. The packaging material dispenser may also include a packaging material dispensing assembly mounted on an upper surface of the base plate and defining at least a portion of a packaging material path. A first portion of the packaging material path may extend behind the packaging material dispensing assembly. The upper portion of the roll carriage may include an opening defining a packaging material path access area positioned to provide access to a top of the packaging material path. The packaging material dispenser may also include a packaging material dispensing assembly drive mechanism extending below the base plate.

8276354, Oct 2, 2012

Oct 17, 2011

13/274549

David E. Eldridge - Fern Creek KY, US
Willie M. Hall - Taylorsville KY, US
Richard L. Johnson - Lagrange KY, US
Curtis W. Martin - Georgetown KY, US
Philip R. Moore - Mount Washington KY, US
Joseph D. Norris - Pleasureville KY, US

Lantech.com, LLC - Louisville KY

B65B 11/02

53588, 53556, 53210

An apparatus and method for wrapping a palletized load are provided. The apparatus preferably includes a film dispenser for dispensing a film web, at least one drive down roller configured to engage the width of the film web, and at least one roping mechanism. The at least one roping mechanism may be a cable rolling element configured to roll a portion of the film web into a rolled cable of film. The apparatus may also include an assembly for providing relative rotation between the load and the dispenser to wrap a roped portion of the film web around a base of the load/top portion of a pallet supporting the load.