US Patent Issued to SIGNODE INDUSTRIAL GROUP on June 17 for "Strapping machine with a welding assembly having a leading-strap-end guide and method of operating same" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,823, issued on June 17, was assigned to SIGNODE INDUSTRIAL GROUP LLC (Tampa, Fla.).

"Strapping machine with a welding assembly having a leading-strap-end guide and method of operating same" was invented by Philipp Richter (Eckersdorf, Germany), Stefan Ries (Bindlach, Germany) and Jens Bittermann (Bayreuth, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a strapping machine with a welding assembly including a counter-pressure plate and a heating element that cooperate to attach two overlapping portions of strap to each other to form a loop of strap around a load. The welding assembly includ...