John M Simonetti

US Patent:

6416453, Jul 9, 2002

Filed:

Apr 12, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/547572

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

Ro-An Industries Corp. - Maspeth NY

International Classification:

B31C 100

US Classification:

493269, 493 22, 493189, 493209, 493242

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a âpolyâ bag machine and, more particularly, to mechanisms for operating the seal bar component of such machines. The machine according to the invention includes a mechanism for reciprocatingly raising and lowering the sealing bar in which the movement and position of the sealing bar are controlled by the drive shaft and are selectively adjustable by one or two separate servo-drives. A main link is coupled to a seal bar drive shaft for movement in direct response to its rotation. A second link is movably coupled to the main link. A servo-drive system including a servo motor or servo valve is coupled to the second link for adjusting the position of the second link with respect to the main link while the main link is moving in response to the rotation of the drive shaft.

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:

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.