Granted Patent
B2
US 8,900,111 · App. 12/202,928 · Granted Dec 2, 2014
Sheet-fed dunnage apparatus
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Abstract
The preferred embodiment of a dunnage apparatus includes a crumpling device configured for crumpling sheets of paper to produce low-density packaging dunnage. A paper feeder is provided to feed feeding sheets of paper into the crumpling device for crumpling.
Claims (5)
1. A dunnage apparatus, comprising:
a crumpling device configured for crumpling sheets of an unfolded substrate to produce low-density packaging dunnage in a crumpled condition;
a feeder configured for feeding separate unfolded sheets of the substrate into the crumpling device for crumpling; and
a dunnage accumulator associated with the crumpling device for receiving and storing crumpled dunnage for access by a user, wherein the dunnage accumulator is configured for supporting the dunnage on lateral sides thereof and defines an extraction opening between the sides to enable the dunnage to be removed from the dunnage accumulator by a user pulling the dunnage downwards from below the opening.
2. The dunnage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the dunnage accumulator comprises at least a pair of rails extending in downstream direction from the crumpling device and spaced to define the extraction opening.
Assignments (21)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING LLC
To: PREGIS LLC
Reel/Frame 070267/0742 →
ASSIGNMENT OF PATENT SECURITY INTERESTS (FIRST LIEN)
Recorded Aug 8, 2024
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 068518/0568 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Nov 13, 2019
From: OWL ROCK CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC.; PREGIS INTELLIPACK LLC; PREGIS SHARP SYSTEMS, LLC; FREE-FLOW PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 050993/0798 →
SECOND LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded Aug 1, 2019
From: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING LLC
To: OWL ROCK CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS SECOND LIEN COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049941/0652 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS
Recorded Aug 1, 2019
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
To: PREGIS ULTIMATE HOLDINGS CORPORATION; PREGIS HOLDING I CORPORATION; PREGIS HOLDING II CORPORATION; PREGIS CORPORATION; PREGIS INTELLIPACK CORP.; PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC.; SURFACE GUARD, INC.; SINGLE FACE SUPPLY CO.
Reel/Frame 049941/0690 →
FIRST LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded Aug 1, 2019
From: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
Reel/Frame 049932/0377 →
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Jul 19, 2018
From: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC.; PREGIS INTELLIPACK LLC; PREGIS SHARP SYSTEMS, LLC; FREE-FLOW PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: OWL ROCK CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 046593/0535 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded May 25, 2017
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: PREGIS LLC (F/K/A PREGIS CORPORATION); PREGIS INTELLIPACK LLC (F/K/A PREGIS INTELLIPACK CORP.); PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING, LLC (F/K/A PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC.)
Reel/Frame 042586/0596 →
CHANGE OF NAME
Recorded Jun 1, 2015
From: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC.
To: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING LLC
Reel/Frame 035801/0338 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 6477534 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 028109 FRAME: 0947. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE RELEASE OF SECOND LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT.
Recorded Nov 26, 2014
From: BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY N.A. (AS SUCCESSOR TO THE BANK OF NEW YORK)
To: PREGIS HOLDING II CORPORATION; PREGIS CORPORATION; PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING, INC.; PREGIS INTELLIPACK CORP.
Reel/Frame 034566/0635 →
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded May 22, 2014
From: PREGIS CORPORATION; PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC.; PREGIS INTELLIPACK CORP.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 032998/0417 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded May 21, 2014
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC.
Reel/Frame 032971/0280 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded May 21, 2014
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
To: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC.
Reel/Frame 032971/0256 →
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded May 21, 2014
From: PREGIS ULTIMATE HOLDINGS CORPORATION; PREGIS HOLDING I CORPORATION; PREGIS HOLDING II CORPORATION; PREGIS CORPORATION; PREGIS INTELLIPACK CORP.; PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC.; SURFACE GUARD, INC.; SINGLE FACE SUPPLY CO.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 032972/0325 →
RELEASE OF SECOND LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded Apr 26, 2012
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY N.A. (AS SUCCESSOR TO THE BANK OF NEW YORK)
To: PREGIS HOLDING II CORPORATION; PREGIS CORPORATION; PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING, INC.; PREGIS INTELLIPACK CORP.
Reel/Frame 028109/0947 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Mar 27, 2012
From: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
To: PREGIS HOLDING II CORPORATION; PREGIS CORPORATION; PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC.; PREGIS INTELLIPACK CORP.
Reel/Frame 027933/0197 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded Mar 26, 2012
From: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC.
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 027925/0201 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded Mar 26, 2012
From: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC.
To: FS INVESTMENT CORPORATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 027930/0353 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Mar 26, 2012
From: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC
To: PREGIS HOLDING II CORPORATION; PREGIS CORPORATION; PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC.; PREGIS INTELLIPACK CORP.
Reel/Frame 027930/0392 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Mar 16, 2012
From: WETSCH, THOMAS D.; TEGEL, ROBERT G.
To: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING, INC.
Reel/Frame 027880/0874 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
Recorded Mar 23, 2011
From: PREGIS HOLDING II CORPORATION; PREGIS CORPORATION; PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING INC.; PREGIS INTELLIPACK CORP.; HEXACOMB CORPORATION
To: WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, AS AGENT
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