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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7269930 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material having a device for labeling of containers with continuous feeding of labels, even upon some label supply arrangements being emptied of labels A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles or containers with a liquid beverage which has a labeling device for labeling the bottles or containers. The labeling device has at least two labeling stations, wherein at least one labeling station can be moved from an ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7082739 | Centering and holding unit for capping head Containers (2) having a threaded neck (3) and a mouth (4) are capped by a unit (1) appearing as a carousel (5) equipped with capping heads caused to advance along a circular path (P) and capable of axial movement toward and away fr... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059104 | System for filling and closing fluid containing cartridges A filling and closing system for reusable concentrate containing cartridges having integral closures slidable between open and closed positions. The system includes a sealing station having an axially moving reciprocating member for sliding the integral closure from... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036290 | Lifter ring rotation control The use of a frictional engagement with the top and/or side of a lifter ring on the neck of a bottle for controlling the rotation of the bottle during the capping process. The frictional engagement may be used to hold the bottle steady during the capping process or ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6823583 | Apparatus for corking bottles In an apparatus for corking bottles, the corks are fed in succession within the cavities of a plurality of vice-like devices, which are driven in rotation by a carousel device and which are designed to be radially compressed by the vice-like devices before their ins... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6810636 | Container and spout assembly apparatus and method of assembly A container and spout assembly apparatus for assembling a plurality of flexible containers with corresponding spouts. The container and spout assembly apparatus comprises a plurality of assembly stations, a container introduction station, a spout introduction statio... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6804870 | Method of assembling a modular turret cage for a capping machine The modular turret cage is used with a capping machine adapted to apply closures to containers, such as beverage, food, or water containers. The capping machine includes a stationary cap. The modular turret cage has a top end and a bottom end. The top end of the tur... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6745540 | Spout sealing method and sealing apparatus A spout sealing method and apparatus using a spout insertion and temporary-sealing apparatus, a primary sealing apparatus, a secondary sealing apparatus and a cold-sealing apparatus that are installed in a row; and transfer apparatuses being installed between these ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6718732 | Capping device and method to apply overcaps to aerosol cans A capping device and method for installing overcaps onto a plurality of aerosol cans moving on a manufacturing line is disclosed. The capping device has a pressure plate with a cap contact surface on one side and a bearing surface on an opposite side. The contact su... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6668517 | Spout transfer method, spout transfer apparatus and spout positioning and supplying apparatus With a use of a transfer rotor that has gripping claws on its circumference, spouts are received by the gripping claws and conveyed and transferred to spout holding members of a continuously rotating rotor. The transfer rotor rotates intermittently 60° i... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6662526 | Modular turret cage for a capping machine The modular turret cage is used with a capping machine adapted to apply closures to containers, such as beverage, food, or water containers. The capping machine includes a stationary cap. The modular turret cage has a top end and a bottom end. The top end... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6199350 | Evacuation and closure device in linear construction An evacuation and closure device in linear construction can be docked to a conveyor device for bottles. A closure stopper supply device is used to supply closure stoppers for the bottles. The device provides a combined closure stopper and evacuation unit ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6115992 | Apparatus and method for pre-capping containers An improved pre-capping machine and method for pre-capping containers that are advanced along a predetermined path by standard conveyor systems. The present invention pretightens caps, plugs, overcaps and other fitments to ensure that they are squarely pl... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5746042 | Vial capping device A hand-held device for installing caps on vials having a housing with an outer housing member and an inner housing member. The housing is sized to enable the device to be held in a hand of a user and placed over a vial to be capped. A shuttle member is ro... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5531057 | Bottle cap delivery system A bottle-cap positioning apparatus (10) positions bottle-caps (12) beneath the orbiting capping heads (14) of a rotary bottle-capping machine (18) for pick-up. A cap feeder (40) places the caps (12) on a semi-circular pick-up path directly under the orbit... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5437361 | Article conveyor unit A filling method is disclosed, which comprises a step of filling a content into a bottle 1 and a step of fitting a cap 2 on the bolt 1 with the content charged thereinto. The bottle 1 is conveyed in a state held by a bottle container 3 on a conveyor, whil... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5400564 | Capping machine A capping machine for capping a container having a screw-threaded neck portion with a correspondingly screw-threaded cap. The machine comprises retaining means for retaining such a container in a retaining position and a rotary chuck for holding such a ca... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5339600 | Cap conveying unit Cap holder means which holds the inner peripheral surface of a cap has an outer diameter which may be shrunk to a value less than and expanded to another value greater than the diameter of the inner peripheral surface of the cap. When the cap holder means... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5335474 | Apparatus for supplying containers to a sealing device The apparatus has a circular can filling device, a lid star wheel, a lid supply star wheel and a sealing device. The sealing device is spaced from both the filling device and the lid supply means but the path is very short. The lid star wheel and the can ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5309696 | Apparatus for transporting closing caps in vessel closing machines An apparatus for transporting closing caps in vessel closing machines. In order to eliminate the risk of caps getting crushed and to increase the operating reliability and efficiency, the apparatus is characterized in that the end portion of the conveying... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5285618 | Apparatus for separating and making available closure elements An apparatus for separating and making available crown corks or similar closure elements. The apparatus has a wheel that rotates about a vertical axis. The wheel is provided with carrier members that project radially beyond a periphery of the wheel and ar... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5261207 | Machines for the treatment of bottles In a machine for processing bottles of different sizes, an arrangement for converting the machine to process bottles of one of the sizes, comprises a star wheel rotatable about an axis and having radially open pockets to which upright bottles having necks... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5235793 | Apparatus for closing vessels Invention relates to a closing apparatus for capping vessels having means for permitting a faster and easier connection and disconnection of a wash flushing device. A flushing element cap is provided which is inserted into the opening which is located at ... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5157897 | Rotary capping machine A rotary capping machine is disclosed for application of screw-on closure caps to bottles, jars, or other containers. The machine includes a guiding mechanism which insures that a cap is held in a proper position on a transfer mechanism of the machine. Ca... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5150559 | Fluid container capper apparatus An apparatus for mounting caps onto fluid containers in a predetermined particular orientation relative to the fluid containers. Caps are drawn from a source of caps and placed singly, in succession, on a cap seat which is in a particular known orientatio... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5125208 | Apparatus for seaming can end A can end is seamed to a cylindrical can filled with contents. The can is fed along a substantially elliptical path including straight and arcuate paths. While the can is being fed along the straight path, the can end is seamed to the can by a linear seam... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5113636 | Can lid feeder A can lid feeder, for use with a can seamer, has a separator for can lids which projects into a drop hole provided in a cylindrical body at the bottom of a hopper and which separates dropped and stacked can lids one by one from the bottom of the stack. A ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5095681 | Fluid container capper apparatus An apparatus for mounting caps onto fluid containers in a predetermined particular orientation relative to the fluid containers. Caps are drawn from a source of caps and placed singly, in succession, on a cap seat which is in a particular known orientatio... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5054260 | High speed sealing machine Apparatus for applying closures to containers held by grippers and moving in a row on a conveyor. The closures are fed from a supply into pockets on a star wheel which delivers them to closure carriers mounted to an applicator wheel which rotates in a pla... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5014491 | Apparatus for seaming can end An apparatus for seaming a can end to a filled cylindrical can includes can feed device for supporting the bottom of the can rotatably about its own axis and feeding the can linearly along a travel path at a predetermined speed. A can end holder member is... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4993537 | Apparatus for correctly positioning dispensers to be applied to containers Apparatus for correctly positioning dispensers to be applied to containers, wherein containers and dispensers are fed in succession to an aligning conveyor which comprises a plurality of housings adapted to receive respective dispensers and to support the... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4982554 | Apparatus for applying closures to containers Apparatus for applying closures to containers, comprising a first rotating conveyor adapted to move containers to be closed to a second rotating conveyor, and a third rotating conveyor adapted to remove the closed containers from the second conveyor. The ... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4901504 | Filling and casing system An improved filling and casing system is disclosed herein, which comprises a case conveying device for conveying cases, a carrier conveying device disposed adjacent to and in parallel to the case conveying device for conveying carriers capable of accommod... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4848060 | Carton lid transfer assembly This relates to a mechanism for transferring carton lids from a hopper or magazine to a carton closing machine and more particularly to a sealing head of such a machine. The carton closing machine has a plurality of sealing heads each carried at a work st... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4765119 | Screw capping machine with vertically reciprocable container platform A machine for threadably engaging a supply of screw caps onto the threaded neck of a supply of containers, comprising in combination: said intermediate turret plate including at least one pocket for receiving the container; means for sequentially infeedin... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4682463 | Apparatus for forming and attaching a flexible foil sealing disk A two part closure for a container is comprised of a flexible foil sealing disk together with a flanged linerless screw threaded closure cap. During the process of applying the closure to a container, the flexible foil sealing disk in formed, heated, and ... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4658565 | Capping machine A capping machine for applying plastic screw-on caps (10) having a tamper evident band 38 to flexible sided round containers (12) having a neck provided with a radially extending flange (24) adjacent the open top of the container. The capping machine incl... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4608805 | Screwcapping machine A screwcapping machine for screwing a screw closure onto a prethreaded container. The screwcapping machine includes a housing fixed to a stationary support shaft and has a pair of drive motors for independently rotating the turret and the spindles about t... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4559759 | Capping machines for containers For placing prethreaded closure caps on the mouths of screw threaded bottles and effecting preliminary engagement of the caps with the threads of the bottles, the caps are withdrawn successively from a feed chute and supplied to suction pick-up members, w... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4535585 | Cap removal device for a cellular sample treatment apparatus A cap removal device is provided for a cellular sample treatment apparatus. The device avoids the necessity to manually remove a cap and allows an automated sequence of steps to be carried out. The device is utilized in an apparatus for treating samples o... | 08/20/1985 |
