Ronald M Gust from 10456 300Th Ave, Strathcona, MN 56759, age 60, Phone: 218 528-3642

Us Patents

Method And Apparatus For Removing Holes From Nested Product Patterns
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US Patent:

7073656, Jul 11, 2006
Filed:

Oct 21, 2004
Appl. No.:

10/970257
Inventors:

Ronald Matthew Gust - Miltona MN, US
David Leon Anderson - Alexandria MN, US
Glenn Lambert Stroeing - Alexandria MN, US
Paul Howard Wagner - Alexandria MN, US
Assignee:

Douglas Machine, Inc. - Alexandria MN
International Classification:

B65G 47/26
US Classification:

198453, 198452, 198443
Abstract:

Holes are removed from nested product patterns by conveying products on a conveyance mechanism () through an infeed section () in nested pattern streams (a, a, b, b), into a narrowing section () of a width less than one and one half the product diameter. After the narrowing section (), the product streams (a, a, b, b) enter into an expansion section () where products move into a side-by-side product stream (a, a, b, b). Thereafter, nested product streams (a, a, b, b) are formed, which can be combined to form nested product streams (A, B) which can be further processed as desired.

Film Cutter
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US Patent:

7849770, Dec 14, 2010
Filed:

Jul 21, 2005
Appl. No.:

11/186550
Inventors:

Daniel Leonard Floding - Alexandria MN, US
Paul Howard Wagner - Alexandria MN, US
Ronald Matthew Gust - Miltona MN, US
Irvan Leo Pazdernik - Alexandria MN, US
Richard Jerome Schoeneck - Alexandria MN, US
Assignee:

Douglas Machine, Inc. - Alexandria MN
International Classification:

B26D 7/06
B23D 25/12
US Classification:

83 42, 83 98, 83349, 83402
Abstract:

A cutting apparatus cuts shrink wrap film residing in a roll. The apparatus includes a first roller pair receiving the film from the roll and carrying the film away from the roll; and without the need for a second roller pair to receive the cut sheet of film. Film snap-back is prevented by cutting the film between a shear deck with teeth and a rotating blade with teeth intermeshing with the teeth of the shear deck. A method for cutting a sheet of shrink wrap film, includes: feeding the film into a first roller pair; and cutting the film between the first roller pair and the second roller pair using a rotating knife with a number of teeth intermeshing with a shear bar with teeth.

Methods And Apparatus For Handling Products
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US Patent:

7921982, Apr 12, 2011
Filed:

Jul 24, 2007
Appl. No.:

11/782104
Inventors:

Anthony Rodney Moske - Parkers Prairie MN, US
Ronald Matthew Gust - Miltona MN, US
Assignee:

Douglas Machine, Inc. - Alexandria MN
International Classification:

B65B 13/20
US Classification:

1984189, 198406, 198409, 198431, 198434, 1984603, 198586, 198607
Abstract:

Apparatus () loads product in the form of bags into a carton held at a tilt angle. The leading ends of the bags on an adjustment conveyor () are abutted by a bumper () to reorient the bags 90 on the adjustment conveyor (). The downstream roller () of a twist conveyor () is tilted to collate bags on a decline conveyor (). The collated bags are moved on an orientation conveyor () to engage a product scoop () extending at an inclined position and moved to a vertical position to vertically orient the bags. The orientation conveyor () is moved to an offset position to allow the bags to drop onto a lowerator () of an accumulator () where they can be sandwiched between retainer plates (). A pusher plate () pushes the bags off the lowerator () into the carton and is tilted to correspond to the tilt angle of the carton.

Method And Apparatus For Compacting Product
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US Patent:

8567165, Oct 29, 2013
Filed:

Oct 21, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/909306
Inventors:

Patrick J. Bierschenk - Dallas TX, US
Frank M. Brenkus - McKinney TX, US
Jerry M. Reaves - Midlothian TX, US
Amelinda Melanson - Dallas TX, US
Leon J. Krause - Miltona MN, US
Ronald M. Gust - Miltona MN, US
Assignee:

Frito-Lay North America, Inc. - Plano TX
Douglas Machine, Inc. - Alexandria MN
International Classification:

B65B 1/32
US Classification:

53502, 53551, 53439
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.

Retractable Transfer Device Metering And Product Arranging And Loading Apparatus And Methods
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US Patent:

20040154902, Aug 12, 2004
Filed:

Feb 12, 2003
Appl. No.:

10/366130
Inventors:

Richard Schoeneck - Alexandria MN, US
Ronald Gust - Miltona MN, US
International Classification:

B65G047/26
US Classification:

198/419300
Abstract:

Product is conveyed as a continuous stream by a meter conveyor () unto a transfer plate () and a transfer device (). The transfer device () is movable between a retracted position and an extended position extending over a sweep conveyor (). In a preferred form, the transfer device () is in the form of a thin piece of flexible material and is moved in the conveying direction from the retracted position to the extended position by engaging with the sweep conveyor () and is moved to the retracted position by being wrapped around a rotated roller (). Product is transferred from the transfer device () to the sweep conveyor () as the transfer device () moves from the extended position to the retracted position and is engaged by a metering bar () which controls the product acceleration on the sweep conveyor () to match the meter conveyor () until the product group leaves the transfer device (). With nested product, the leading edge of the transfer device () can be scalloped to represent the product bottom leading edge. Alternatively, nestable product is conveyed by the meter conveyor () through a guide rail unit () including an infeed portion () for conveying product in a conveying direction, a nesting portion () at an arranging angle (N) to the conveying direction, and an aligning portion () at a grid angle (Z) to the nesting portion () to align the product in a square grid pattern when transferred unto the transfer device (). Similarly, product in a grid pattern can be conveyed by the meter conveyor () through the guide rail unit () onto a loader conveyor (). A pack pattern is pushed by a pusher () from the loader conveyor () between a loader guide (106) abutting with the leading row of the pack pattern and a retractable loader guide () abutting with the last row of the pack pattern.

Apparatus For Perforating Or Slitting Heat Shrink Film
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US Patent:

20040231481, Nov 25, 2004
Filed:

Oct 7, 2003
Appl. No.:

10/680463
Inventors:

Daniel Floding - Alexandria MN, US
Richard Schoeneck - Alexandria MN, US
Irvan Pazdernick - Alexandria MN, US
Ronald Gust - Miltona MN, US
Bruce Peterson - Alexandria MN, US
International Classification:

B26D007/06
B26D001/12
B26D005/08
US Classification:

083/425000, 083/564000, 083/676000
Abstract:

An apparatus for perforating or slitting heat shrink film. The apparatus consists of a rotating perforating wheel having a number of sharpened teeth, with dull portions between the teeth. The apparatus may also include a slitter for slitting the film.

Method For Packaging Articles Using Heat Shrink Film
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US Patent:

20050247031, Nov 10, 2005
Filed:

Jul 20, 2005
Appl. No.:

11/185116
Inventors:

Daniel Floding - Alexandria MN, US
Richard Schoeneck - Alexandria MN, US
Irvan Pazdernick - Alexandria MN, US
Ronald Gust - Miltona MN, US
Bruce Peterson - Alexandria MN, US
International Classification:

B65B053/02
US Classification:

053442000, 053557000
Abstract:

A method for enclosing articles in heat-shrink film and for perforating or slitting the heat shrink film.

Film Cutter
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US Patent:

20060075861, Apr 13, 2006
Filed:

Oct 7, 2004
Appl. No.:

10/960238
Inventors:

Daniel Flooding - Alexandria MN, US
Paul Wagner - Alexandria MN, US
Ronald Gust - Miltona MN, US
Irvan Pazdernik - Alexandria MN, US
Richard Schoeneck - Alexandria MN, US
International Classification:

B26D 7/06
US Classification:

083436300
Abstract:

A cutting apparatus for cutting shrink wrap film residing in a roll. The apparatus includes a first roller pair receiving the film from the roll and carrying the film away from the roll; a second roller pair receiving the sheet of film from the first roller pair and carrying the film away from the first roller pair; a mechanism for providing an air stream to direct the leading edge of the film into the second roller pair; a mechanism for regulating the pressure exerted by the second roller pair against the sheet of film to maintain tension on the film between the first roller pair and the second roller pair; and a rotating blade to cut the film as the film exits the first roller pair, thereby producing a cut sheet of film. The apparatus may also include intermediate supports to prevent roller deflection, thus allowing the use of light-weight rollers to minimize inertia. A method for cutting a sheet of shrink wrap film, including: feeding the film into a first roller pair; feeding the film from the first roller pair into a second roller pair; regulating the pressure exerted by the second roller pair on the film so as to prevent slack from developing in the film without fully tensioning the film; and cutting the film between the first roller pair and the second roller pair.