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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7430842 | Protected vial, and method for manufacturing same For the prevention of contamination of a vial with traces of medicinal fluids, for example cytostatics and antibiotics, which may be spilt on the outside of the vial while filling, the vial is provided with a tight-fitting protective envelope, preferably made of a t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421833 | Method and device for controlled filling In the case of nested containers to be filled by a filling station, a gripping device grasps an entire row of empty containers and conveys it to a weighing station, where the containers are weighed. Following weighing, all containers of the row are simultaneously fi... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7331156 | System for securely conveying articles and related components A system is disclosed for conveying articles for processing, the system including a conveyor configured to convey articles to the processing station. The conveyor includes a plurality of links, each link including at least one movable gripper for gripping an article... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328558 | Beverage container filling plant for filling containers with a liquid beverage A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules fo... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322170 | Apparatus and method of sterile filling of containers An apparatus for the sterile filling of containers sterilizes the containers before supplying them, with their caps on, to a substantially airtight chamber for filling. A precision lead screw precisely positions each container under the appropriate capping/uncapping... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7299602 | Device for screwing and crimping a cap on a neck A device including a rotating capping head with axial displacement, characterized in that the head is provided with means for screwing a cap on the neck, and means for crimping the cap beneath a crimping ring. The axial displacement includes a first axial displaceme... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7146781 | Apparatus and method for insertion of material into uncontaminated containers In a system and method for packaging sensitive materials, such as parenteral medications, the materials are reliably packaged by being inserted into an uncontaminated reservoir without being contaminated during such packaging. The reservoir is a component of a conta... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7013624 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules for labeling stations A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules fo... | 03/21/2006 |
| RE38747 | Vial filling apparatus Apparatus for filling sterile containers is disclosed which defines an elongated but narrow sterile zone in which a number of operating stations are disposed. An elongated vertical wall is armed by an elongated frame and a cabinet type enclosure cooperates with the ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6796108 | Method and apparatus for controlling the filling of containers under aseptic conditions The method comprises viewing by of a magnetic recording camera the zone for the opening of vials and for metered filling thereof and continuously recording the zones visually during the operation of the installation and simultaneously carrying out the identification... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6038833 | Bottle guide and fill seal structure for bottle filling machine Fill seal structures having an elastomeric seal element contained in a housing for use with a liquid filling machine for bottles having fill necks, wherein lifting mechanisms are employed to move the bottles upwardly toward sealing faces of fill ports on ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5842321 | System and apparatus for filling and capping a vial A system and apparatus for filling a plurality of vials, and for securing respective caps on each vial securely mounting a plurality of caps on, and filing with a substance, a plurality of vials. A guidance apparatus is provided that has a guide member wi... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5673535 | Vial filling apparatus Apparatus for filling sterile containers is disclosed which defines an elongated but narrow sterile zone in which a number of operating stations are disposed. An elongated vertical wall is carried by an elongated frame and a cabinet type enclosure coopera... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5581975 | Automatic machine for filling and closing flasks or the like containers All the carousels of the machine are provided with grippers for holding the flasks. A carousel with grippers (6) for holding the flask by the neck is followed by a carousel with grippers (7) for holding the flask by the body and so on. Between the jaws of... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5390469 | Filling/sealing apparatus for ampule or the like and method for monitoring this apparatus A filling/sealing apparatus used for ampules generally has a feed star wheel feeding ampules, a turntable transporting the ampules delivered from the feed star wheel, and an intermediate star wheel interposed between the feed star wheel and the turntable.... | 02/21/1995 |
| 4995222 | Ampoule sealing apparatus An ampoule sealing apparatus has a pivotable arm for moving an unsealed ampoule from a first position to a second position, a horseshoe-shaped burner defining an interior area in which the ampoule neck is received at the second position. A vibrator attach... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4785608 | Ampoule sealing apparatus and process An apparatus 10 for effecting sealing of a fused quartz ampoule 24 while maintaining a vacuum on the ampoule via system 12 is disclosed. A plug 28 of fused quartz is lowered into the vertically disposed ampoule 24 (while maintaining the vacuum thereon) an... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4343128 | Method and circular transfer apparatus for automatized conditioning of pharmaceutical phials The apparatus comprises a rotating plate directly coupled to the shaft of the driving motor and carrying phial holding and handling devices selectively actuatable to be rotated between upward and downward positions around their radial shafts. The filling ... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4096683 | Ampoule filling and sealing machine An ampoule filling and sealing machine with feeding, filling, sealing and loading stations. A horizontally oriented endless chain drive moves the ampoules through the filling and sealing stations. Belts or a reciprocating agitator are provided in the feed... | 06/27/1978 |
| 3986320 | Apparatus for filling and sealing ampules An apparatus for filling and sealing ampules has a support disc rotatable about an upright axis and provided along its outer edge with a succession of seats formed by rollers. Ampules are pressed into these seats by an endless belt spanned around the disc... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3940909 | Machine for filling and sealing glass vials starting from closed vials The machine and includes an endless conveyor having receptacles for receiving vials in a vertical position. The conveyor is indexed during each cycle of operation so that a plurality of vials is presented at a means which engraves a notch or mark on the n... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3939626 | Machine for automatic filling and sealing of glass vials The machine includes an endless conveyor having receptacles for holding the vials and the conveyor can be indexed through a multiple number of pitches of the receptacles. Needles and syringes are provided for filling the vials held on the conveyor and, do... | 02/24/1976 |