Robert J Janes, Age 899805 Independence School Rd, Louisville, KY 40291

5546730, Aug 20, 1996

Mar 31, 1994

8/220592

Gregory A. Newell - Louisville KY
Randy R. George - Lagrange KY
Patrick R. Lancaster - Louisville KY
Robert D. Janes - Louisville KY

Lantech, Inc. - Louisville KY

B65B 1304
B65B 5300
B65B 6100

53399

A load having top and bottom caps is stretch wrapped at a wrapping station having turntable and a dispenser for dispensing stretch wrap packaging material, and a corner board placer for placing a corner board having tapered top and bottom edges on each corner of the load. With the load positioned on the turntable, the corner board placer is controlled by a controller to perform the steps of forming an acute angle between first and second portions of the corner board, and moving the corner board toward the corner until the first and second portions have been inserted between the top and bottom caps. The controller then causes the corner board placer to perform the steps of opening the corner board to substantially form a right angle, and simultaneously placing the first and second portions of the corner board proximate respective sides of the load by moving the corner board toward the corner in a direction oblique to the respective sides while maintaining the first and second portions generally parallel with the respective sides. A restrainer is provided for holding each corner board in place to allow subsequent corner board placement on another corner of the load. The turntable is rotated to wrap the load with the corner board placed on the corners of the load.

2020012, Apr 23, 2020

Oct 18, 2019

16/657177

- Louisville KY, US
Daniel R. Hendren - Mount Washington KY, US
Robert D. Janes - Louisville KY, US

B65B 11/02

A method, apparatus and program product utilize a torque control algorithm constrained by a speed window to control the dispense rate of a packaging material dispenser when wrapping a non-cylindrical load with packaging material. In particular, a dispenser motor of the packaging material dispenser that is controlled by a VFD may be driven to maintain a substantially constant torque, while also constrained to operate within a speed window that is based at least in part on a rate of relative rotation between the packaging material dispenser and the load.

2014020, Jul 31, 2014

Jan 24, 2014

14/163471

- Louisville KY, US
Daniel R. Hendren - Mount Washington KY, US
Robert D. Janes - Louisville KY, US
Curtis W. Martin - Georgetown IN, US

LANTECH.COM, LLC - Louisville KY

B65B 11/04

53461, 53203

A film dispenser for stretch wrapping machines includes at least one roller and a first brake engageable with a braking surface the one roller. The first brake may include a flat brake pad that is pivotally movable for engagement with the braking surface, and is adjustable between a first configuration engaged with the braking surface and applying a first braking force, and a second configuration disengaged from the braking surface or only minimally engaged with the braking surface such that any braking force applied is substantially less than the first braking force.