US 12,391,422 B1
Sealing mechanism with punches and dies for securing packages
Larry Joe Robb, Mount Juliet, TN (US); Garett Ochs, Seattle, WA (US); Hang Tran Nguyen-Grove, Kirkland, WA (US); Jacqueline Rose Lerro, Newark, DE (US); and Anupam Dighe, Kirkland, WA (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Sep. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/903,574.
Int. Cl. B65B 61/02 (2006.01); B65B 5/04 (2006.01); B65B 7/06 (2006.01); B65B 41/16 (2006.01); B65B 67/08 (2006.01); B65D 77/12 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 61/02 (2013.01) [B65B 5/04 (2013.01); B65B 7/06 (2013.01); B65B 41/16 (2013.01); B65B 67/08 (2013.01); B65D 77/12 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
causing packaging material to surround an item;
causing one or more first punches to actuate to pierce through the packaging material at a first location, wherein individual first punches of the one or more first punches are independently actuatable;
causing one or more first dies to actuate to receive a first portion of the individual first punches of the one or more first punches, wherein individual first dies of the one or more first dies are independently actuatable;
causing one or more second punches to actuate to pierce through the packaging material at a second location, wherein individual second punches of the one or more second punches are independently actuatable;
causing one or more second dies to actuate to receive a second portion of the individual second punches of the one or more second punches, wherein individual second dies of the one or more second dies are independently actuatable;
causing a first press to compress the packaging material at the first location; and
causing a second press to compress the packaging material at the second location.