Peter Terranova

US Patent:

6623411, Sep 23, 2003

Filed:

Jan 25, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/057023

Inventors:

Peter Terranova - Howard Beach NY

Assignee:

Ro-An Industries Corporation - Middle Village NY

International Classification:

B31B 100

US Classification:

493 13, 493 17, 493204

Abstract:

A plastic bag making machine which includes a web sensor, a push station, a sealing and cutting station, and a wicketer and stacking station has its punch apparatus is carried on a punch carriage movable in a direction transverse to the web feed direction and its conveyor carrier on a conveyor carriage movable in such transverse direction.

US Patent:

6623412, Sep 23, 2003

Filed:

Nov 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/986545

Inventors:

Peter Terranova - Howard Beach NY
John Simonetti - Deer Park NY
Ed Steiner - Victor NY

Assignee:

Ro-An Industries Corp. - Middle Village NY

International Classification:

B31B 1960

US Classification:

493 29, 493 8, 2424181, 2424171

Abstract:

A bag making machine including a film web supply roll, a draw roll for drawing the film web to a bag forming section, a seal bar in the bag forming section of the bag making machine for sealing the drawn film web, and a tension control system, the tension control system including a surface drive roll, a surface drive roll servo, a vacuum box, a torque mode capstan, a capstan servo drive, a draw roll servo drive, and a controller programable to control the film web tension in a first run of the film web between the supply roll and the torque mode capstan independently from the tension in a second run of the film web between the capstan and the draw roll.

US Patent:

54703000, Nov 28, 1995

Filed:

Sep 9, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/942628

Inventors:

Peter Terranova - Ridgewood NY

Assignee:

Ro-An Industries Corporation - Middle Village NY

International Classification:

B31B 102

US Classification:

493 11

Abstract:

A system and method in the manufacture of plastic bags for accurately registering a web having graphic material printed repetitively thereon with respect to a transverse cutting and sealing device comprise detecting the passage of an eyemark printed on the web by a certain location at an initial part of a web index, calculating the initial length travelled by the web from the start of the web index to the detection of the eyemark, and then adjusting a predetermined draw length of the web based upon that calculated initial length.

US Patent:

53382811, Aug 16, 1994

Filed:

Mar 18, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/032971

Inventors:

Peter Terranova - Howard Beach NY

Assignee:

Ro-An Industries Corporation - Middle Village NY

International Classification:

B31B 2316
B31B 2364
B31B 2398

US Classification:

493 28

Abstract:

This invention relates to a method and device for manufacturing plastic bags by transversely cutting and sealing a plastic web at spaced locations and, more particularly, to a method and device for operating a stacking device by means of a servo-motor. The servo-motor is coupled to a conveyor on which a plurality of pin stack elements are arranged. The servo-motor is also connected to a servo-controller which directs the operation of the servo-motor and coordinates the movement of the conveyor with the movement of a pair of draw rolls which draw the web through a cutting and sealing bar which forms individual bags. The bags are carried from the area of their formation by means of a wicketer to the pin stack elements on the conveyor. The servo-controller directs the draw rolls to cease drawing the web to prevent waste of bag production so that an arm of the wicketer, which will pass over the conveyor when the conveyor is being moved, does not carry a bag. The present invention also relates to a method for modifying an existing bag making machine by removing an independent motor coupled to the conveyor and installing a servo-motor connected to a servo-controller.

US Patent:

58331077, Nov 10, 1998

Filed:

Mar 4, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/811151

Inventors:

Peter Terranova - Howard Beach NY
John Simonetti - Deer Park NY

Assignee:

Ro-An Industries Corporation - Middle Village NY

International Classification:

B65H 2318
B65H 2024
B65H 3900
B31B 164

US Classification:

226 31

Abstract:

A split bag making machine includes a first primary split draw roller and a second primary split draw roller, each having first and second web contacting sections which are independently rotatable, the first section of the first primary split draw roller being in rolling engagement with the first section of the second primary split draw roller at a first nip, the second section of the first primary split draw roller being in rolling engagement with the second section of the second primary split draw roller at a second nip. A first servo motor is coupled to the first web contacting section of the first primary split draw roller, and a second servo motor is coupled to the second web contacting section of the first primary split draw roller. The respective rotational speeds of the first and second servo motors are controlled by a controller. The split bag making machine also includes a secondary split draw roller positioned upstream of the primary split draw rollers, the secondary split draw roller having a first web contacting section corresponding to the first web contacting sections of the primary split draw rollers and having a second web contacting section corresponding to the second web contacting sections of the primary split draw rollers.