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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7141436 | Immunoassay and reagents and kits for performing the same A sandwich immunoassay is disclosed that provides simple to perform yet sensitive identification of analytes in samples. All assay constituents needed (except analyte to be detected) for one assay are dried. Upon reconstitution with sample, a 10 to 15 minute incubat... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7074362 | Method of preparing and sterilizing an instrument containing package and apparatus A method for preparing dental instruments for sterilization in which the instruments are put into a relatively large see-through heat sealable plastic bag. The bag is placed over a surface of an impulse heater and an arm is lowered to clamp the bag and apply two hea... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6820401 | Method and apparatus for tensioning cover tape A method and apparatus for packaging parts in compartments of a carrier tape and affixing a cover tape over the carrier tape to trap the parts in the compartments. The method and apparatus provide for deflecting a flange of the carrier tape and sealing the cover tap... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6562174 | Method for applying to a support multiple articles held in protective elements A method for applying to a support multiple articles held in protective elements comprises the following steps: thermoforming a thin plastic material sheet to provide a plurality of hollow recesses therein, introducing into the recesses a plurality of art... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6546973 | Equipment for filling flexible container with viscous material. The present invention is a system for filling a container main body at least whose drum body is made of a flexible film, with a viscous material. A viscous material is charged by the charging means into container main bodies conveyed by the container conv... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6523330 | Method and apparatus for capping, evacuating and folding collapsible plastic containers A method and apparatus for automated leak testing, capping, labelling, evacuating and loading collapsible plastic containers in bulk into magazine clips for subsequent handling operations is provided. The apparatus is compact and intergrated, defining dis... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6463968 | HIGH-CONSISTENCY LIQUID FILLING SYSTEM FOR SOFT VESSEL AND TUBULAR MEMBER, AS VESSEL, TRANSPORTING SYSTEM AND HIGH-CONSISTENCY LIQUID FILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FILLING HIGH-CONSISTENCY LIQUID INTO SOFT VESSEL AND DEVICE AND VESSEL FOR FILLING HIGH-CONSISTENCY LIQUID The present invention is a system for filling a container main body at least whose drum body is made of a flexible film, with a viscous material. A viscous material is charged by the charging means into container main bodies conveyed by the container conv... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6289654 | Method of manufacturing an ink cartridge for use in ink-jet recorder A method of manufacturing an ink cartridge for use in an ink jet recorder, comprising the step of providing an ink bag having a top end, and a bottom end below the top end, the top end being open and the bottom end having an ink feed port therein; moving ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5894711 | Box handling apparatus and method A box handling apparatus having particular application in the packaging of semiconductor wafers, includes a box opening assembly which can unlatch a lid from a bottom of the box and separate the lid from the bottom. Arms can grip an article, such as a waf... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5850724 | Pocket tape sealing and unsealing method and apparatus A component pocket tape which resists inadvertent unsealing includes a tape cover having discrete edge portions with gaps therebetween such that when one edge portion is unsealed or bent, subsequent edge portions will not unseal or bend unless such unseal... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5832701 | Vertical bag forming, filling and sealing machine A vertical bag forming, filling and sealing machine having a feed system for a wrapping material forming the flexible tube bags, a filling tube, a longitudinal seam welding device and a cross seam welding device is described. The cross seam welding device... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5809741 | Carton concaving device The disclosure includes a carton concaving device capable of manipulating and maintaining the shape of a carton being sealed on a packaging machine. The device has a shaft which rotates with the movement of a conveyor chain thereby allowing for indexed mo... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5778639 | Process for fitting the bottom of a package The process relates to the fitting of a bottom of a package formed from a tubular body (1) of non-round section. The open end of the body (1) is inserted between two fixed opposed jaws (M1, M2). Since the distance between the jaws (M1, M2) is less than th... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5588283 | Lidding machine A lidding and sealing machine for a pail. A pail holding tool set in or on a base and a lid press plate slidably engaged in a bridge on the same base align the pail and the lid for sealing when pressed together. Alignment guides depending from the edges o... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5551210 | Machine for packaging product A machine for packaging product, such as blueberries and other similar small fruits in a container having a receptacle and a lid connected to the receptacle includes a hopper suspended over a conveying mechanism which conveys the container beneath the dis... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5090180 | Method and apparatus for producing sealed and filled containers A method and apparatus for producing a sealed and filled container in which a preform of crystallizable plastic material having a body, a closed bottom portion and an open mouth portion is filled with the goods to be sealed therein whereafter a mechanical... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5060453 | Hot fill container with reconfigurable convex volume control panel A blow-molded and tempered PET container specially adapted for hot filling includes a plurality of panels situated in circumferentially spaced locations around the periphery of the container, the panels bulging outwardly with respect to the body portion i... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4939890 | Anti-rotation method and apparatus for bottle capping machines Method and apparatus are disclosed for preventing rotation of bottles in a capping machine while caps are screwed onto bottle necks with capper heads which develop slight axial forces. An especially configured stationary guide member develops an off-cente... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4807424 | Packaging device and method A sealing device for covering containers which prior to sealing has a member which reduces the volume of the container and in which the member is released after sealing to allow a vacuum circulation to exist in the sealed container. A further feature prov... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4745728 | Machine for closing the top and sides of cases in which the relevant products have already been packed The machine works on cases, or upon groups of one or more cases, by effecting an inward-folding operation on the end flaps which fold on the top edges of the transverse side pieces of every case, subsequently effecting a downward-folding operation on the ... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4696143 | Container capping apparatus A capping machine comprises a rotating carriage positioned above a conveyor delivering open neck containers to a work station position, the carriage including circumferentially positioned sockets that receive snap-lock caps in a fixed orientation from a s... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4642974 | Machine for folding flanges of blister package A flange folding machine for folding the distal end of the flanges of a blister package or the like inwardly upon the proximal ends thereof to form closure panel receiving channels. The machine comprises, a plurality of carriers mounted on a conveyor for ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4462202 | Apparatus for forming liquid filled packages Apparatus for shaping liquid containing packages is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a take-off conveyor which includes a multitude of support parts which form a conveyor belt. The support parts are movable with respect to each other and point transvers... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4338765 | Method for sealing a container A method for sealing a cylindrical or truncated cone shaped container body the lower end of which is sealed with a base, comprising the steps of pouring a liquid into said container body through its upper open end to a predetermined level, slightly deform... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4293364 | Method and machine for opening up a cylindrical film tube and fitting it over an object A cylindrical film tube is to be fitted over an object. Initially the tube is in a flattened state with its opposite sides touching one another. First two vacuum suckers are contacted to the collapsed tube, one on each of its sides, so as to oppose one an... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4232504 | Pouch forming and filling mechanism with provision for increasing the capacity of the pouches Pouching apparatus for increasing the volume of material packed into a pouch. The apparatus includes a filler wheel assembly, means for rotating said assembly, a vacuum transfer wheel mounted below said filler wheel assembly and rotatable therewith, a plu... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4212140 | Apparatus for restoring distorted articles to their true cross-sectional shape Containers having their bodies made from laminate material, such as paper board/plastic foil/metal foil laminates, readily tend to distort and this results in unreliable application of metal foil closure caps used to seal the mouths of the containers. The... | 07/15/1980 |
| 3998030 | Flexible wall plastic bottle filling apparatus and method Method and apparatus for imparting dimensional stability to a succession of flexible walled containers during their processing to receive flowable material, the containers characterized by nominal manufacturing tolerances.... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3973603 | Control for filling flexible bottles or containers An apparatus for filling a flexible container with a liquid from a reservoir or tank having a plurality of filling nozzles or tubes. The container engages a nozzle or tube as it is being filled and is subjected to a filling head pressure that causes the s... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3945174 | Apparatus for capping and controlling level of fluid in flexible containers or bottles An apparatus for capping a flexible container having a predetermined amount of fluid therein wherein a member is provided for engaging and compressing an area of said flexible container during the capping operation. The member, in compressing said contain... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3932978 | Worm-type dispenser for rimmed containers A worm-type dispenser for rolled rim paperboard containers has a compression bead in the rim-engaging grooves of the worm to flex the central portion of the rim to render it more resilient so a cover having a rim contacting cylindrical skirt may be applie... | 01/20/1976 |
