公开(公告)号：US10370128B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US15019278

申请日：2016-02-09

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Patrick J. Bierschenk ,  Jerry Mike Reaves

IPC: B65B1/22 ,  B65B1/00 ,  B65B1/32 ,  B65B9/20 ,  B65B37/18 ,  B65B65/00 ,  B65B63/02

Abstract: A method for compacting and packaging a plurality of slugs of product and apparatus for accomplishing the same. The invention describes collecting weighed product in an intermediate settling device to form compact slugs of product. The device can comprise a single settling chamber for each slug of product or can comprise multiple settling chambers which are axially rotatable. The slugs can be compacted by jostling and/or vibrating the settling device. Thereafter, the slugs of product are discharged to a multiple bagmaking packaging apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US10308385B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US13737426

申请日：2013-01-09

Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Patrick Joseph Bierschenk ,  Jerry Mike Reaves

IPC: B65B37/00 ,  B65B9/20 ,  B65B37/18 ,  B65B1/22 ,  B65B1/32

Abstract: A method for compacting a slug of product and apparatus for accomplishing the same. The invention describes collecting weighed product in an intermediate settling device to form a compact slug of product. The device can comprise a single settling chamber or can comprise multiple settling chambers which are axially rotatable. The slug can be compacted by jostling and/or vibrating the settling device. Thereafter, the product is discharged to a packaging apparatus. Because the product in the final package is denser, a smaller package can be utilized reducing manufacturing and shipping costs.

公开(公告)号：US10287075B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15044659

申请日：2016-02-16

Applicant: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.

Inventor： Patrick Joseph Bierschenk ,  Martin Bernhard Dierl ,  Chad Arthur Huebner ,  Jerry Mike Reaves

IPC: B65B9/20 ,  B31B70/36 ,  B65B41/16 ,  B65B51/10 ,  B65B51/14 ,  B65B51/30 ,  B65B9/213 ,  B65D75/00 ,  B65D75/44 ,  B65D75/48 ,  B31B155/00 ,  B31B160/20

Abstract: The present invention discloses a flat bottom pillow pouch that can stand upright on its bottom transverse seal. The flat bottom pillow bag can be made from the same film as a standard pillow pouch and requires less film than prior art stand up packages. The flat bottom pillow pouch disclosed herein has no gussets.