Packing material production and bagging apparatus and methods for using same
AssigneeFipco
InventorsPhilip Neil Theurer, Jonathan Knaan, Shiomo Nevo, Uzi Emanuel Aharony, Brian H. Bunnett
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Abstract
A packing material production and bagging apparatus, comprising: a production and bagging section; a base; at least one sensor, configured to sense data regarding operation of the apparatus; and, a controller in communication with the at least one sensor programmed to automatically adapt operation of the apparatus in response to data received from the at least one sensor.
Claims31
A packing material production and bagging apparatus, comprising:
- a packing material production and bagging section, wherein the section makes receptacles filled with packing material;
- at least one sensor, configured to sense data related to operation of said apparatus;
- and,
- a controller in communication with said at least one sensor programmed to automatically adapt operation of said apparatus in response to data received from said at least one sensor.
A method of producing and bagging packing material, comprising:
- sealing at least two edges of said receptacle material to define a bottom and at least one side of said receptacle;
- manufacturing packing material for injection into said receptacle;
- injecting said packing material into said receptacle;
- performing at least one of cutting or sealing a top of said receptacle;
- and,
- wherein at least one of said sealing, manufacturing, injecting, or cutting is adapted by a controller in response to data received from at least one sensor positioned on said apparatus.
A method of displaying and using a receptacle manufacturing queue in a packing material production and bagging apparatus, comprising:
- pre-programming a controller of the packing material production and bagging apparatus with receptacle packing information;
- receiving a command from an operator of the apparatus to produce receptacles with receptacle packing information;
- and,
- communicating from the controller to a display the receptacles to be produced, wherein the display presents a graphical representation of the receptacle queue which shows at least the size and the percentage of fill for the receptacles in the queue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.