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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338422 | Folding and threading station of a folding box gluing machine and method of moving the threading station A folding box gluing machine contains one upper and lower transport belt disposed on each side of the machine. A lower transport belt is guided in a roller cheek and an upper transport belt is guided in a roller rail. A central roller cheek and a central roller rail... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332052 | Wet waste compostable bag and method and apparatus for manufacturing same An energy efficient method and apparatus for manufacturing a biodegradable, compostable, liquid-impermeable lined paper bag for containing wet (i.e. food) wastes by which all adhesives used in the process are cold glues applied without using heat and are applied thr... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322919 | Machine and method for forming tubular lengths of packaging film A machine for forming tubular film lengths from a linear portion of film comprises: a unit (1) for feeding linear film portions (2); at least one forming roller (3) that revolves about an axis (7) transversal to the direction of film feed... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7258655 | Gathering and pressing device for a folded box-gluing machine A gathering and pressing device for a folded box gluing machine has two machine-width, circulating conveyor belts which are connected to a drive and whose conveying runs are disposed horizontally, one above the other and running parallel to each another. An upper co... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7128704 | Wet waste compostable bag and method and apparatus for manufacturing same An energy efficient method and apparatus for manufacturing a biodegradable, compostable, liquid-impermeable lined paper bag for containing wet (i.e. food) wastes by which all adhesives used in the process are cold glues applied without using heat and are applied thr... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6796930 | Web of material having layers and a method of forming one or more carton blanks from the material Disclosed herein is a web of material having a relatively rigid layer and a relatively flexible layer and a method of forming one or more carton blanks from such material. ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6676583 | Web of material having layers and a method of forming one or more carton blanks from the material Disclosed herein is a web of material having a relatively rigid layer and a relatively flexible layer and a method of forming one or more carton blanks from such material.... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6332488 | Apparatus for use in forming carton blanks Apparatus having laminating rolls for laminating continuous strips of different kinds of material together wherein all of the continuous strips enter the nip between the laminating rolls from one side of a plane tangent to each of the laminating rolls at ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6221192 | Method for and apparatus for use in forming carton blanks Individual carton blanks formed from a lamination of a continuous strip of a relatively rigid material and a relatively flexible fluid impervious material and in some instances from spaced apart continuous strips of a relatively flexible material wherein ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6110087 | Knockdown transfer apparatus and method An apparatus and method for printing onto and erecting a box. A feeder holds knockdowns, which are transported to a printer in a substantially vertical position and printed upon. An upper knockdown kickout guide and a lower knockdown kickout move the knoc... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5766121 | Method and device for making packets from packaging sheets, especially for cigarettes or the like A method and an apparatus for making packets from packaging sheets, especially for cigarettes or the like, which method involves folding or wrapping a preshaped packaging sheet (1), for example of paper or carton board, the packaging sheet (1) having part... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5613932 | Apparatus for transporting hinge-lid boxes for cigarettes During the transportation of, if appropriate, partly finished hinge-lid boxes (10) on a pack conveyor (11), an inexact positioning of a lid (14) of the hinge-lid box (10) is frequently undesirable. For this purpose, provision is made for restraining holde... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5518489 | Apparatus and method for forming a pocketed card stock or paper member having a wide peripheral edge A device and method for forming a pocketed card stock or paper member having a wide peripheral edge. A template (12) is provided having a forming edge with a shape corresponding to the wide peripheral edge of the member. A flexible sheet of card stock or ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5228266 | Apparatus for supporting and guide hinge-lid packs for the gluing of side tabs In the production of hinge-lid packs, outer side tabs (15) and lid side tabs (16) have to be provided with glue when they are in a horizontally directed intermediate position. For this purpose, the hinge-lid packs (10) are fed along a pack track (19) to a... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5071401 | Folding carton blank and method of forming same A modified glue flap of a folding carton blank for preventing glue from being squeezed out during the step of adhering the glue flap to the opposite end panel. The face of the glue flap engaged by the glue back-up wheel includes a protrusion near the trai... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4950218 | Multiple pot for raising and transplanting seedlings and method of fabricating the same The invention relates to a multiple pot comprising individual pots interconnected by connector portions so as to be capable of being pulled out. The multiple pot is used to raise and transplant seedlings of plants. The invention also relates to a method o... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4874355 | Method in the production of a container, or a container blank, respectively, and a device for use with said method In order to avoid foaming which may influence the closing zone of containers for products of the kind that may foam during the filling procedure, a method is provided according to which an anti-foam medium in the shape of a thin surface layer is applied i... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4854929 | Adhesive-applying machine An adhesive-applying machine is adapted to apply pressure-sensitive adhesive to cardboard blanks which thereafter can be folded and compressed to form a complete box. The machine includes a flat support table above which a pair of spaced, parallel conveyo... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4838846 | Apparatus for coating glue onto packaging blanks In the production of cigarette packs, especially soft-cup packs 11, folding tabs have to be provided with glue marks 15. To make accurate glue marks 15 even on packaging machines operating at a high working speed, a glue unit 16 is arranged on the periphe... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4673381 | Cartoning machine having auxiliary flap sealer Apparatus for adhesively affixing together flaps of a container box includes a conveyor belt on which the box is carried, a glue applicator for applying glue to at least one of the flaps, a main flap folding unit for folding the flaps together during norm... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4645481 | Method and apparatus for preventing contamination by splashing glue in a carton forming machine The invention relates to a method for blowing away particles of glue in a strip-gluing unit for folding box forming machines for gluing box blanks. Compressed air is blown from the side of a gluing disc of the gluing unit at an acute angle obliquely towar... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4574561 | Apparatus and method for sealing the cover side flaps of cartons The horizontally extending cover side flaps of a plurality of identical filled closed cartons, are glued, down folded, pressed and set by continuously advancing the cartons individually and successively, in untimed relation, between upper and lower carrie... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4551124 | Corrugated box machine glue apparatus The application discloses a gluing apparatus for an adjustable machine for manufacturing corrugated boxes of a plurality of sizes. The apparatus includes an automatic glue dispensing head for applying glue to a corrugated box blank. The dispensing head is... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4431129 | Folding ice-cream carton, carton blank, and method A carton or package for packaging semi-fluid material which can be hardened by freezing, such as ice cream, sherbet and the like, is formed from specially constructed integral carton blank and a special process for assembling the same. The carton blank ha... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4289491 | Apparatus for adhesively bonding a carton Apparatus for adhesively bonding a clam-shell type carton formed from a paperboard blank includes a carton forming die for receiving the paperboard blank, a movable frame for transferring the carton blank from a stack into registration over the die and a ... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4285680 | Carton blank feeding and glue applying apparatus A box forming machine wherein box blanks move along a slideway while glue wheels rotating below the slideway apply spots of glue to each carton blank before it reaches the folding station. A carriage, which is slidable over the slideway, has pusher finger... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4233888 | Method of making a collapsible drum-type container A collapsible drum-type container is formed by scoring lines on a generally rectangular blank of fiberboard or the like so that the blank can be initially folded along one score line into two flat overlying panels. The longitudinal free edges of the panel... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4102252 | Continuous motion apparatus and method for sealing cartons Empty cartons are delivered by a high speed carton erecting apparatus to a carton squaring and bottom flap folding station. At this station, the cartons are engaged in succession by continuously moving extensible ram units having flap compression plates a... | 07/25/1978 |
