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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7665276 | Apparatus for sealing a package The disclosure relates to an apparatus for sealing a package. The apparatus comprises a sealing unit and an abutment between which a number of material layers are disposed to be clamped and sealed and fused together, wherein the abutment is connected to at least one... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7647747 | Heat sealer A heat sealer including: a base bar equipped with a heater on a receiving section; and a pressure bonding lever facing the receiving section and capable of pressing and holding a sealing portion of a resin made sealing preform to accommodate contents therein from bo... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7392639 | Carton top sealer apparatus and method A method for forming a top seal on a carton being conveyed along a processing path on a form, fill and seal packaging machine using a top sealer including opposing sealing jaws is provided. The carton includes top fin panels configured for sealing to one another to ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389623 | Seal apparatus The sealing apparatus comprises (a) a heat seal jaw, (b) a heat seal bar having two heaters arranged in parallel, being provided in a front edge of said heat seal jaw and having a working surface, (c) a counter jaw disposed oppositely to the heat seal jaw, (d) a cou... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383676 | Packaging machine for bedding products A packaging machine for packaging a product. The machine has a frame for supporting the product and a source of packaging material for supplying packaging material into a position to be engaged by and at least partially surround the product. At least one upper seali... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7320204 | Process and apparatus for encapsulating a photo-stimuable phosphor imaging plate within a barrier envelope and a barrier envelope therefore There are disclosed by a process and apparatus for positioning and sealing photostimuable phosphor imaging plates within barriers envelope blanks therefore and formed on a roll thereof wherein a barrier envelope blank including a U-shaped heat sealed portion thereof... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7315010 | Electric heat sealer with safety device An electric heat sealer for sealing workpieces such as plastic bags or the like includes a casing defining a battery chamber, a press bar pivotally connected to the casing, a sealing mechanism supported on a compression spring in a spring holder inside the casing, a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7219483 | Heat seal die and system and method for portion control sized packaging This invention encompasses a heat seal die incorporating heat tube technology for controlling the variation of temperature across a heat seal die. The invention also encompasses a system and method for portion control size packaging of flowable liquid-containing con... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7178316 | Ultrasonic sealing apparatus An ultrasonic sealing apparatus is provided for transversely ultrasonically sealing a packing material comprised of a laminated body including at least a thermoplastic resin layer having a tubular form and containing a fluid. The apparatus includes a horn having an ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174699 | Combination seal bar and cutter A combination sealing and cutting device comprising: an elongated anvil having an elongated slot therein; an elongated blade having a longitudinal aperture therein; a heating element in the longitudinal aperture; and an actuator mechanism for driving the blade towar... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159376 | Rotary packaging machines A rotary packaging machine 10 having rotatably driven stripper bars 17 and 18 that strip tubular bag material 36 prior to sealing of the bags being formed. To further inhibit material being located between the sealing jaws there is provid... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7131251 | Pocket sealing machine including a retractable suction head An opening of a plastic bag with an article stored therein is placed between a cover and a vacuum assembly of a pocket sealing machine. Moving a rib to a second slot will extend a suction head into the opening of the bag. Pressing the cover will enable an electric h... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7089714 | Apparatus and method for forming void-fill packaging A method and apparatus for forming void-fill packaging wherein a tubular plastics material (11) is periodically fed via driver rollers (15) along a longitudinal guide path (12), first and second transverse spaced parallel heat seals are formed s... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7059099 | Process and apparatus for forming packaging bags with a fastener A process for manufacturing reclosable bags (30) by forming a film (50) includes moving the film (50) and attaching to the film (50) sequentially and crosswise with reference to the direction of movement of the film (50), a fastene... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059100 | Induction sealing device for heat sealing packaging material There is described an induction sealing device for heat sealing packaging material for producing sealed packages of pourable food product and fed in a first direction. The sealing device has induction means interacting with the packaging material by means of a pair ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047709 | Straw-filling device An automated, fully programmable, and adaptable device fills straws or straw-like packages with any type of flowing, or flowable, liquid. A straw is dropped from a hopper down chutes into a capture area where it is held and filled with liquid, after which it is seal... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036293 | Device for welding of a foil tube In order to be able to realize complicated jaw movements in a device for welding of a foil tube, comprising two welding jaws, which can be moved opposingly and clamp the foil tube between one another, whereby a linear motor is provided as the jaw drive, it is sugges... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6964798 | Multi-layered polymer based thin film structure for medical grade products A multiple layer structure comprising a first and a second skin layer, each skin layer composed of a polypropylene containing polymer, and a radio frequency (“RF”) susceptible layer adhered to and between the first and second skin layers. The RF layer has a firs... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6936790 | Electric heat sealer with safety device An electric heat sealer for sealing workpieces such as plastic bags or the like includes a casing defining a battery chamber, a press bar pivotally connected to the casing, a sealing mechanism supported on a compression spring in a spring holder inside the casing, a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923980 | Capsules Capsules, for example for the delivery of pharmaceuticals, are produced from at least three films (12, 13, 14) of a water-soluble polymeric material, by deforming two of the films (12, 14) to form a multiplicity of recesses, and filling the recesses ( | 08/02/2005 |
| 6789371 | Tapeless seal bar assembly A packaging machine including a seal bar assembly for bonding layers of polymeric material together about a wrapped product to form an airtight package seal comprises a length of SILVERSTONE encapsulated, flat electrical resistance heating ribbon disposed upon a rig... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6761010 | Medication organizing system An improved medication organizing system for allowing patients to rapidly and easily prepare hermetically sealed dosage packages to set up their medication regime for a week, month, or longer period of time. The device includes seven hoppers to allow the patient to ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6745543 | Apparatus for forming and/or sealing a packaging unit The present invention refers to an apparatus and a method for forming a packaging unit consisting of an endless hose, or for sealing a prefabricated packaging unit, comprising an ultrasonic welding device including an anvil and a sonotrode, which are movable towards... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6739370 | Floating heated packaging shoe An anvil assembly having a housing and two rotatable inserts with flat upper surfaces against which the heated shoes of a package sealing machine may press a covering sheet onto a plastic package tape. The inserts have a limited range of rotation so that they automa... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6732488 | Sealing device for packaging material and measuring method for fusion temperature of plastics A sealing device 30 for a packaging material 10, comprising a linear sealing device 31 for sandwiching layers to be sealed 11A, 12A of plastic sheets 11, 12 are sandwiched by sealing bars 41, 42 narrower than a sealin... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6672038 | Bag manipulating method and assembly for a bag filling station A bag manipulating method and assembly including a pair of bag grippers that receive and grip opposing side edges of a bag positioned in a loading station. The bag grippers are movable in a plane substantially normal to a longitudinal axis of the loading ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6665999 | Seal jaw modules for reclose bag modification to vertical form, fill, and seal packaging system A self-aligning zipper seal module adapted for quick change-out in a sealing carriage. The zipper seal module allows for a quick modification of a sealing carriage in order to accommodate different package dimensions. The module is stored and is installed... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6658821 | Bag loading method and assembly for a bag filling station A bag loading method and assembly including a bag tray for holding a stack of bags and a conveyor assembly positioned above the bag tray. The conveyor assembly is movable between a first position, where the conveyor assembly engages a bag, and a second po... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6604342 | Method and apparatus for packaging articles in card and blister packages A method and apparatus for packaging articles in card and blister packages is disclosed, the card and blister package comprising a first or blister piece of clear pre-formed plastic with a shaped cavity for receiving small articles, and a flat flange port... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6598371 | Capsules The invention relates to a device for filling with high accuracy a finely divided powdered medicament having a particle size smaller than 10 μm into cavities having a size corresponding to the volume of powder to be filled, wherein said device comprises ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6571850 | Floating anvil useable against a heat sealing shoe An anvil assembly having a housing and two rotatable inserts with flat upper surfaces against which the heated shoes of a package sealing machine may press a covering sheet onto a plastic package tape. The inserts have a limited range of rotation so that ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6539692 | Form, fill and seal container forming apparatus A heat sealing station for forming closely spaced heat seals across a tube of flexible packaging material includes a set of jaws moveable between an open position where the tube is free and a closed a position where the tube is trapped between the jaws. A... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6519922 | 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 t... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6470652 | Device for packaging materials in a vacuum chamber A packaging device, particularly for foodstuffs or technical materials, comprising a bell-shaped vacuum chamber. A single-folded film can be placed in the vacuum chamber and the foodstuff can be inserted from the open longitudinal side of the film. Inside... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6256969 | Wrapping machine with sealing jaw assembly for baled products and packages A machine wraps packages such as bales of crumb rubber, or other containers of goods, into a protective synthetic resin film bag or cover. The machine is provided with a set of movable jaws each having a heat-sealing frame assembly having improved heat tr... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6185915 | Fruit-packaging machine A fruit-packaging machine includes a plastic bag web outputting device mounted to a frame for supplying a plastic bag web that is enclosed at two lateral sides thereof when it passes through a side-enclosing device. A fruit-conveying device conveys fruit ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6167677 | Tubular bagging machine In a tubular bagging machine with two cross-sealing jaws 1, 2, which are movable toward one another and thereby cross-weld a foil tube, product that moves between the cross-sealing jaws 1, 2, interferes with the cross seam, and results in a leaky cross-se... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6047522 | Press sealing structure of a sealing machine A press sealing structure of a sealing machine includes a control box on a machine base. The control box has both sides respectively connected pivotally to respective links by respective axial bolts. The links have respective front ends extending out from... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6044618 | Machine for making up ready to use doses of animal semen and dose of semen made up by this machine A machine to make up doses of semen in a container comprising welded thermoplastics films that can be opened by hand without using instruments in order to insert therein an insemination probe includes a tubular needle having a nozzle over which is threade... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6006505 | Lifting device for a working station of a packaging machine The invention provides a lifting device for a working station of a packaging machine, the working station comprising a first tool member and a second tool member mounted for movement relative to the first tool member. The lifting device comprises a first ... | 12/28/1999 |
