Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7213384 | Device for the production of tubular bags A device for producing tubular bags filled with bulk goods from continuous foil tubes. The device includes a pair of sealing tools that seal or weld the foil tubes in bag-length intervals. A pair of closing bars connected to the sealing tools are biased toward each ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211169 | Dispensing system with end sealer assembly and method of manufacturing and using same An end sealer shifting assembly, comprising a transmission, a push rod assembly which is driven by the transmission, and end seal compression jaw in driving engagement with the push rod assembly, and a compliance assembly for jaw compliance with a contact member (e.... | 05/01/2007 |
| 6612096 | Apparatus for closing packages made from a heat-sealable material An apparatus for closing packages made from a heat-sealable material has sealing jaws, which are subdivided by a recess or by slits into two zones. What is essential is that the two zones are eastically joined together by means of a connecting web, so tha... | 09/02/2003 |
| 5974770 | Press in a filling and packaging apparatus There is provided a press capable of solving a new problem of breakage of springs and surely applying the pressure for a long period of time in the lateral sealing process in a high-speed filling and packaging apparatus for manufacturing package container... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5743997 | Sheet material sealing arrangement A sealing arrangement for sealing overlapped edge portions of laminates folded onto a support member. The arrangement includes a pressure pad assembly and a drive member. An elastomeric disk is retained compressed between the drive member and the pressure... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5613345 | Waste disposing system and apparatus A waste disposing system and apparatus are described which use inverted conical frustum cup-like containers of paper or synthetic resin with brims having an adhesive applied thereto, said apparatus comprising: a container supplying means for holding a sta... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5487256 | Packaging method for wrapping books or the like The invention relates to a packaging machine for wrapping books or the like for postal deliveries. The package blank includes a rectangularly shaped outer cardboard (2), which is folded by means of transverse belts (5) from a flat condition to a tube surr... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5372000 | Apparatus for filling flexible bags An apparatus for filling flexible bags includes an endless conveyor having a generally horizontally oriented upper run; and a plurality of bag holders mounted on the conveyor and distributed therealong. Each bag holder includes two cooperating plates exte... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5287680 | Vacuum packing device A hand held vacuum packing device, for use in the home in evacuating and sealing a plastic bag containing food, consists of jaws through which the edges of the bag are pulled to press fit the edges together and a nozzle and air extractor to withdraw air f... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5177932 | Apparatus for producing a packing In order to connect at least two layers of paper or the like, the layers are cut into strips in the connection area and forced out of the plane of the layers alternately and in pairs. To this effect punching and pressing tools with punching teeth may be p... | 01/12/1993 |
| 4984416 | Apparatus and methods for removing folds in the confronting material at the open edges of flexible packaging material prior to sealing Apparatus and methods for removing overlapping material such as occurs in wrinkles and folds in the open edge of a pliable package, such as plastic prior to sealing the package. The apparatus includes a set of transport belts which grip the open edges of ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4517788 | Mechanism for filling bags of different sizes An automated bag filling machine particularly adapted to handle reclosable fastener strip profile-type plastic bags fed into the machine in a bag chain employs stations for opening, filling, reclosing, and separating filled and closed bags from the remain... | 05/21/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4418513 | Packaging machine with means for closing flexible pouches around a nozzle Flexible pouches filled with product are advanced to a steaming station where steam from a steam nozzle is directed downwardly toward the pouches to drive air therefrom. A vacuum nozzle is inserted downwardly within the steam nozzle and into each pouch at... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4328654 | Bag closing apparatus The invention relates to apparatus for closing a filled bag, the content of which may be an item of dressed poultry. The apparatus comprises a bottom member for supporting the bag during the closing operation. First and second sets of gripping means arran... | 05/11/1982 |
