"That the automobile has practically reached the limit of its development is suggested by the fact that during the past year no improvements of a radical nature have been introduced."
Scientific American ; Jan. 2 edition, 1909
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7624557 | Assembling machine with continuous periodic assembly motion An assembling machine with a feeder is provided. The feeder feeds receiving components into an assembler, where a moveable coupling mechanism couples attaching components to the receiving components. Transporting mechanisms coupled to a plurality of drive trains del... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7357243 | Packaging machine and method The packaging machine includes: a plurality of lane guides, the plurality of lane guides being spaced apart to form a plurality of lanes; a moveable conveyor belt having a first end and second end, the first end located beneath one of the plurality of lanes, the mov... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325384 | Method of loading cartons Methods of loading cartons in a packaging machine are provided. A method comprises providing cartons with an end opening having a width less than a pitch of flight bars of a packaging machine, and detachably affixing the cartons so that one carton is horizontally ad... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7302785 | Packaging machine with a movable centering and lowering device for inserting partitions between groups of bottles or cans and a method of operation thereof A packaging machine with a movable centering and lowering device for inserting partitions between groups of bottles or cans and a method of operation thereof. The movable centering and lowering device is designed to move with a group of bottles or cans and insert a ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7213386 | Device for filling a container with a plurality of objects A device for filling a container with a plurality of objects standing substantially upright on a floor portion of the container includes: a depositing cavity temporarily created and maintained in the container for receiving one of the plurality of objects; a first m... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7124558 | Packaging machine including laterally movable conveyor The packaging machine includes: a plurality of lane guides, the plurality of lane guides being spaced apart to form a plurality of lanes; a moveable conveyor belt having a first end and second end, the first end located beneath one of the plurality of lanes, the mov... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6993879 | Molded plastic truss work A molded plastic truss work includes an upper grid and a lower grid, with a plurality of interconnecting members interconnecting the grids. The upper grid includes longitudinal members and transverse members that extend between and interconnect the longitudinal memb... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6571533 | Bottle handling device A bottle handling device for assisting in inserting a number of similar sized bottles into a secondary container, such as a partitionless beer carton. The device comprises a frame which, when inserted into the empty carton, provides a number of similar si... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6185911 | Method for filling a two-chamber-tube and device for carrying out the method The invention concerns a method for filling a two chamber tube made from plastic having a substantially circular cross section and a separation wall made from plastic and extending between two substantially diametrically opposed connecting points of the s... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6128886 | High speed inner packing inserter A method for simultaneously creating a pair of inner packing and then simultaneously placing them into side-by-side cartons by pulling the lead inner packing from two sets of inner packings, moving the pulled inner packings towards each other until they a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6059181 | Packaging system for non-rigid materials A packaging system for non-rigid materials includes various embodiments. In one embodiment the blocks of material are separated from each other by a partially wrapped liner with a partition extending between the blocks. In another embodiment pairs of bloc... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5833046 | Partition control assembly A partition control assembly within a continuous-motion automatic packaging machine receives and controls the motion of partitions which are ejected at high speeds from a partition ejection mechanism for insertion between preconfigured groups of articles ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5600936 | Suspended modular partition inserter A packaging machine has a partition inserter and selecting apparatus suspended above a flow of articles. The partition inserter and selecting apparatus are mounted to an inner frame which can be raised or lowered to adjust the spacing between the partitio... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5485713 | Method and apparatus for inserting partitions into article groups A method and apparatus for inserting partitions into a group of articles is disclosed. The method includes combining articles, such as beverage containers, to form an article group of predetermined configuration, including longitudinal rows of articles. T... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5476217 | Carton bottle partition A divider panel for separating bottles in a carton. The divider panel is provided with shock absorbing feet so that upon being propelled at high speed into a group of adjacent bottles, the feet distort upwardly upon impact. This prevents the divider from ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5438815 | Process for production of spacer means for positioning between articles An arrangement of spacer means for positioning between articles such as containers comprises at least one spacer portion which is adapted to extend in an upstanding position in a substantially meander-like configuration as viewed in plan between the artic... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5212930 | Continuous motion packer for loading parallel columns of upright containers into partitioned packing cases Upright containers of non-rectangular shape move downstream in a plurality of parallel columns and in laterally aligned rows toward a load station where the containers are deposited row-on-row into partitioned packing cases. The cases move continuously th... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5121591 | Packing device for cut products A packing device for cut products is used for packing a number of products such as pickles, cucumbers, and the like into a cylindrical holder such as a glass jar. The device includes at least one cutting member for cutting each product into portions, a me... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5095680 | Filling containers with products in a predetermined distribution Machine for filling containers with products, in a predetermined distribution includes simultaneous feed means, with as many vibratory ducts transporting respective rows of products and with corresponding unit supports thereof; at least one rotating frame... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4996821 | Partition forming and inserting machine A machine for folding and shaping a partition for a case which carries a plurality of articles and for inserting the partition between articles in the case. The machine includes a hopper for holding a plurality of the partitions. Each of the partitions ha... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4962625 | Container packing machines In an integrated, continuous, container packing machine, where a constant supply of filled containers are moved along an axis and separated into discrete groups with each group fed to an insert station wherein a partition is inserted between containers of... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4930292 | Apparatus for wrapping articles with a film web Continuously transported groups (21) of articles (20), in particular packages, are wrapped by means of wrapping with a continuous film web 23 (stretch film) and held together thereby. The article groups (21) are conveyed by an inward conveyor (31) to a wi... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4763462 | Method for inserting partitions In an integrated container packing system where a mass of randomly oriented containers enter the system and are manipulated so that a partition can be inserted between groups of containers and then each group with the partition are placed in a shipping me... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4621484 | Method of making a folded up egg pack In an egg box made from slitted cardboard blanks of which one provides wave strips joined only at their wave crests for folding around to make pockets for the eggs and the other blank provides flat bottom and side panel or cover strips which brace the wav... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4551963 | Automatic separator device for filling boxes with tubes The device comprises sets of paddles hinge connected at preset distances from one another to closed loop entrainment chains, rotatively mounted around a drum, on the exterior thereof, for discharging tubes into individual boxes which are arranged on an in... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4446671 | Device and method for packing various products in boxes A device and method for packing chocolates or related products includes a mold with a series of cavities. Product push devices cross the bottoms of the cavities so that the chocolates are pushed out of the mold to later be drawn together and carried into ... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4151788 | Partition positioner Apparatus for positioning intersecting partitions in a container to form compartments to receive articles comprises a support plate and a plurality of straightening heads extending from the support plate in a given direction. Each of the heads is adapted ... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4045941 | Method and apparatus for casing flexible containers Apparatus and method is disclosed for loading a plurality of bales or containers containing pouches filled with a liquid such as milk into a rectangular open-top case. An empty case is located on the apparatus and a rotatable divider is positioned on the ... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4034656 | Apparatus for straightening cell-forming partitions in a carton An apparatus for straightening cell-forming partitions within a carton or the like is provided by a mandrel in a partition straightening station having cones disposed thereon which project towards the open top of the carton. The mandrel is moved towards t... | 07/12/1977 |