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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7669387 | Package particularly a cigarette package, and method and device for the production thereof Transponders are used for identifying objects such as packaging, packaging material or machines and machine elements and are attached to the object to be identified. The transponders contain data which are provided by an electronic write unit and which can be recogn... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7555876 | Device for covering packaging groups For the purpose of wrapping articles, in particular groups (19) of packs, in a blank (10), use is made of a folding turret (21) having a single pocket (23) passing through its diameter. Lateral boundaries of the pocket (23) compris... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7555877 | Rotating-head machine for packaging products in sealed film A machine for packaging products (13) in sealed film (25), comprises a product inlet feeding bench (12), a rotating head (15) for receiving and conveying products arriving sequentially from the feeding bench to a loading station (14 | 07/07/2009 |
| 7448181 | Packing wheel A packing wheel for packing products in sheets of packing material, and wherein a supporting body is mounted to rotate about a central first axis of rotation, and supports a number of peripheral packing pockets, each of which receives and houses a respective product... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7430840 | Method and machine for packing a product in at least one sheet of packing material A machine for packing a product in at least one sheet of packing material has a number of conveyors, each of which has a number of pockets, each for receiving and conveying a respective product; the products are transferred from each conveyor to the next conveyor at... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7367170 | Method and device for transferring, in particular, flavoring agents to cigarettes (Liquid) flavoring agents and other substances are transferred to cigarettes immediately prior to or during the packaging operation of the cigarettes (12). An advantageous solution is that of the substances being transferred directly to free ends of the cigar... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360347 | Method and device for wrapping articles A device for wrapping packets of cigarettes has a conveyor for feeding the packets successively along a path; and a number of heating heads, each of which is brought into contact with a respective packet and accompanies the packet from a contact station to a withdra... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356980 | Automated method for packaging food An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347033 | Method of packing pairs of wrapped groups of cigarettes in hinged-lid wallet packets A method of packing pairs of wrapped groups of cigarettes in wallet packets with a hinged lid, whereby a blank—having a first portion defining a body, and a second portion defining a hinged lid of a relative wallet packet—is fed into a respective pocket—having... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337597 | Unit and method of feeding containers arranged in a number of superimposed rows A unit and method for feeding containers, whereby the containers, arranged in two superimposed rows, are fed along a horizontal path and through a reject station; upstream from the reject station, two superimposed containers are parted, by translation in a vertical ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337594 | Food dispensing device and method An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331441 | Apparatus for pushing packaging containers The disclosure relates to an apparatus (10) for pushing a number of packaging containers (12) which are supported in cassettes (18) in motion in a first direction in a packaging machine. The apparatus (10) comprises carriers (40) b... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328559 | Device for conveying capsules containing at least one pharmaceutical product In a device for conveying capsules containing at least one pharmaceutical product, each capsule is fed along a feed line defined by two pocket conveyors connected to each other at a transfer station having a detecting device for determining at least the weight of th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328553 | Unit for overwrapping products, in particular packets, and a relative overwrapping method Packets of cigarettes with a predominating longitudinal axis, presenting two larger side faces, two smaller flank faces and two end faces, are overwrapped by a unit incorporating a first conveyor rotatable about a relative axis, on which a sheet of transparent film ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7303776 | Automated food processing system and method An automated food processing system and method that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, such as an individual portion-sized container. The system includes separate automated modules for dispensing, frying and packaging the food. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302786 | Method and device for wrapping products Products (2) presenting bevelled or rounded corner edges (35) are advanced singly and in succession along a predetermined path (P), each enveloped in a wrapper (11) of parallelepiped box-like shape, and directed ultimately into a station (15 | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287361 | Machine for packaging products Device for packaging products having a head and a stick, such as lollipops (P), in wraps, includes a frame having first supply elements (2) for supplying the products, second elements (4) for supplying a web (5) of wrapping material, elements ( | 10/30/2007 |
| 7272917 | Method for overwrapping products and packets in particular Packets of prismatic geometry referable to a longitudinal axis, presenting two larger side faces, two smaller flank faces and two end faces, are overwrapped by a method including a step in which each packet, enveloped initially by a tubular wrap projecting beyond th... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269931 | Overwrapping machine for packets of cigarettes An overwrapping machine for packets of cigarettes, wherein a first feed line feeds the packets of cigarettes successively along a first path, and a second feed line feeds sheets of transparent packing material successively along a second path intersecting the first ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7240469 | Cigarette packing machine for producing rigid hinged-lid packets A cigarette packing machine for producing rigid, hinged-lid, short-hinge packets of cigarettes; the packing machine has a fourth packing wheel which receives wrapped groups of cigarettes from a third transfer wheel at a third transfer station, receives collars from ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7207155 | Method of packing packets of cigarettes using a sheet of packing material for implementing such a method A method of packing packets (2) of cigarettes, in particular an orderly group (1) of packets (2) of cigarettes, wherein the orderly group (1) is packed solely in a sheet (11) of transparent heat-seal plastic packing material, which... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7180419 | Merchandise marking with programmable transponders An apparatus for applying a programmable transponder to a target includes an applicator disposed adjacent to a tagging zone into which the target is conveyed and a feed-system for transporting a label to the applicator, each of the labels having a programmable trans... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174698 | Folding method and device for closing the end of a tubular wrapping A method and device for folding an end portion of a substantially elliptical-section, tubular wrapping for a group of cigarettes, whereby the end portion of the tubular wrapping is folded by forming three first and three second folded flaps located on opposite sides... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7155882 | Method of producing a hinged-lid wallet packet A method of producing a wallet packet with a hinged lid, whereby a blank, having a first portion defining a body and a second portion defining a hinged lid of a relative wallet packet, is fed into a respective pocket, having a respective pair of side by side seats, ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7146777 | Packaging machine for cigarettes For the production of (cigarette) packs of different configurations, for example standard pack (13), round-edged pack (14) or octagonal pack (15), subassemblies and elements of the packaging machine are exchanged and/or uncoupled from the drive.... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134257 | Method and device for producing hard packs for cigarettes For producing hard packs, namely hinge-lid boxes or shell and slide packs in particular, inner and outer pack units are prepared separately in each case, namely a shell (20), on the one hand, and a blank for a hinge-lid box, on the other hand. The inner pack ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7127873 | Product packing unit A unit for packing products, wherein a feed line, for supplying a strip of packing material, feeds the strip with a given movement to a cutting device for cutting the strip into a succession of sheets of packing material, and then to a feed station for feeding each ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7107737 | Machine and method for producing a package by folding a sheet of packing material about a respective article A machine and method for producing a package by folding a sheet of packing material about a respective article; a packing conveyor feeds along a packing path a folding head, which houses the package and has an electrically heated activating member for applying heat ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104032 | Method and machine for wrapping an article A method and machine for wrapping an article, whereby the article is fed through a feed station, where the article is applied with a respective sheet of wrapping material which is folded into an L about the article, so as to have a free edge not contacting the artic... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080495 | Wrapping apparatus A wrapping apparatus, in which the supporting elements supporting a film roll are mounted on the frame of a film dispenser with bearings permitting free rotation so that the film roll supported by them is freely rotatable. The pre-stretching rollers are mutually eng... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7062890 | Packing machine A packing machine provided with a wrapping conveyor moving along a wrapping path and having a plurality of recesses each of which is designed to receive a respective article together with a respective wrapping sheet; and with a plurality of folding stations successi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7000368 | Method for sealing capsules and apparatus to perform said method The capsules are disposed on a first rigid support (A1) movable in steps provided with a first plurality of seats (B1) designed to each contain a respective capsule (7), the support (A1) being designed to feed the capsules to means (5 | 02/21/2006 |
| 6968667 | Cigarette packing method and machine A cigarette packing method and machine, whereby an output wheel feeds along a folding path a number of gripping heads, each of which receives and retains, by the ends, a relative packet having minor lateral walls, each defined by an inner longitudinal tab and an out... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6960157 | Automated system and method for handling food containers An automated food processing system and method is provided that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, which may be an individual portion-sized container. In one embodiment, the system includes separate automated modules for dispens... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945009 | Operating wheel of a product packing machine An operating wheel of a packing machine comprises an annular drum, a number of through pockets carried by the annular drum and each for receiving a respective product, a first drive for rotating the annular drum in steps to feed the pockets along an annular path ext... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941728 | Method and apparatus for forming a multiple bundle hinged lid hinged cigarette pack A method and apparatus for making a hinged lid side by side vertically hinged cigarette pack having a first bundle and a second bundle of cigarettes is described. The machinery includes a first machine to form a first foil wrapped bundle surrounded by a first inner ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935091 | Method and apparatus for wrapping articles with a packaging sheet The method envisages that groups of articles (2,22) to be packaged, arranged orderly with a lateral narrowed dimension oriented in the forward movement direction (A), are fed along a feeding line (1). Single packaging sheets (3) are carried besi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6904738 | Method and unit for packing groups of products A method and a unit for packing groups of products, each group of products is fed together with a respective blank at a loading station to a radial first seat of a first wheel, the blank is first folded into a U and then completely folded about the group to form a p... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904947 | Apparatus for wrapping articles, particularly groups of cigarettes In a wrapping apparatus, particularly for enclosing articles consisting of or containing groups of cigarettes in wrapper material, the articles are received in a pocketed drum in which at least one overlapped region of the wrapper material is heat scaled. Preferably... | 06/14/2005 |
