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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7323665 | Heating element for high-speed film-sealing apparatus, and method for making same A heating element for a film-sealing apparatus comprises a heating wire segment formed of a first metal having a first reflectance to laser radiation of a predetermined wavelength. The heating element further comprises a first conductor lead comprising a wire having... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320206 | Device for processing flat objects, especially for packing printed products For processing flat objects (10), in particular for packing printed products or small groups thereof, using a continuous packing material, the objects are conveyed in a conveying stream in which they are arranged in succession and essentially parallel to the ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7305804 | Outlet device for chocolates and the like An outlet device for chocolates and like products (100) for use with a wrapping machine (50) which has a device (51) for moving each product (100). The outlet device has a first belt (2) for moving products (100) to be rolle... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7284361 | Vacuum machine for zipper bag A vacuum machine for zipper a bag comprising a casing, a motor, vanes, a suction mouth, a suction opening, a vent, a power supply, a switch and so on, wherein the suction opening is disposed corresponding to the vanes; the suction mouth is of tubular shape and is ex... | 10/23/2007 |
| 6851248 | Device for closing slider-operated zipper on filled reclosable pouch An apparatus for closing a slider-operated zipper on a moving filled package, comprising means for performing the following steps: conveying a package forward in a straight line; guiding a slider on a zippered portion of the package through a channel as the package ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6604343 | Latitudinal sealing mechanism for bag-packaging machine and a bag packaging machine having the same A latitudinal seal mechanism includes seal jaws 78, fixed cams 75, cam followers 76, a pair of partial cams 88, partial cam followers 78a, rotational shafts 80, coupling members 79, and shaft support portions. The seal jaws 78 are heated, and move circula... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6574946 | Method and device for end closure of packaging tubes A method and apparatus for the end closure of packaging tubes is provided. In one embodiment, the tube which is to be sealed presents an intermediate wall having a surplus length across the tube cross-section, and the intermediate wall is fixed at the fil... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6387209 | Film sealing apparatus having an optical energy source An apparatus for sealing films together along a path includes a sealing shoe and a counter shoe defining a clearance through which the films pass. The sealing shoe includes an elongated optical energy source having a length dimension oriented generally pa... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6318049 | Slitter machine for tab lock cases A slitter machine of the type where tab lock cases of varying height, width, and length are advanced therethrough in a product flow direction on a machine bed by a main drive motor, is presented. The slitter machine includes a frame, a centerline, a leadi... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6145283 | Apparatus for sanitary packing of used objects An apparatus for air and liquid-tight packing of objects for disposal, such as sanitary towels, disposable nappies, hypodermic needles and other hospital wastes comprises a pair of supply rolls of mutually adhesive foil strips. The side edge of the foil s... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6085495 | Packaging unit for continuously producing sealed packages, containing pourable food products, from a tube of packaging material A packaging unit (1) for continuously producing aseptic sealed packages (2), containing a pourable food product, from a tube (14) of packaging material filled with the food product; the unit (1) has a first and second chain conveyor (10, 11) respectively ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6050057 | Packing apparatus Packing apparatus for packing mail items, magazines, books, CDs and like products composed of one or more layers, comprising a product-assembling path, a folding station, and a separating station, the folding station comprising a first conveyor belt on wh... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6041580 | Crimping jaw assemblies for forming package closures An improvement in a package closure crimping apparatus in which opposed crimping jaws are moved in crimping directions toward and away from one another to exert crimping forces for forming a sealed closure in a package constructed of thin film material ha... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5979148 | Apparatus and method for sealing an envelope in a document security apparatus having a sealing roller with a sealing ridge attached thereto A sealing assembly includes a first roller having a sealing ridge attached thereto. The sealing assembly includes a second roller. The sealing ridge is positioned in operative contact with the second roller during a first mode of operation. The sealing ri... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5941048 | Apparatus and method of sealing an envelope in a document security apparatus A sealing assembly includes a support roller. The sealing assembly also includes a center roller having a sealing ridge attached thereto which operatively contacts the support roller so as to urge a first enclosure sheet into contact with a second enclosu... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5887411 | Apparatus and method for positioning a number of non-transparent enclosure sheets in a document security apparatus A method of positioning a number of non-transparent enclosure sheets in a document security apparatus includes the step of positioning a first non-transparent enclosure sheet on a first support. The method also includes the step of positioning a second no... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5771660 | Transverse sealing apparatus for a tubular bag packaging machine Two holders (27-30) arranged on both sides of the mid-plane (4) of a conveyed tubular bag (1) are rotated in parallel directions by crank mechanisms (15-18). A sealing jaw (37) or matching jaw (38) is vertically guided in the holders (27-30) and prestress... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5588279 | Apparatus and method for transporting a container between processing stations of a packaging machine An apparatus for use while moving a container from a first processing station to a second processing station of a packaging machine is set forth which includes pincers for temporarily holding the sealing panels of the container in a generally closed condi... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5357731 | Packaging machine A four-sided seal packaging machine having a side sealing unit, an end sealing unit, and an end cutting unit. The side sealing unit has a frame work, a first pair of cooperative sealing members to seal a first longitudinal edge of a package as the package... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5302227 | Method for closing a heat-resistant carton A closing method for a multi-sided paperboard carton includes sealing a cover with side edge extensions to corresponding side flanges defined by fold lines on the paperboard carton during continuous feeding of the carton along the feed path. The side flan... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5243808 | Flanged carton sealing apparatus and method An apparatus and related method for sealing paperboard cartons with overlapping flanges on the side panel and cover in a continuous operation is disclosed. At least one of the flanges is an inverted U-shaped flange extending outwardly from the side of the... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5146731 | Bagger receiver box An apparatus for bagging produce or other articles susceptible to damage upon impact. The apparatus includes a bag receiver and transfer assembly adapted to receive, hold upright, and gently transfer an open topped bag of articles, such as from an automat... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5092102 | Escapement system particularly for packaging apparatus An escapement system in which units are movable by and with an endless conveyor in an endless path, and an escapement system is provided for retarding the units as they move through a part of their path, then releasing them; the system being incorporated ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5092104 | Universal bag spreader apparatus This invention is a universal bag spreader apparatus utilized to prepare a container member having a baked product therein in a proper condition prior to a bag closing operation. The universal bag spreader apparatus includes 1) a basic support assembly ha... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5077958 | Packaging machine and method A packaging machine and method of packaging utilizing chains of interconnected preopened bags which are fed sequentially and one at a time to a load station. Bag tops are clamped against spreading horns by sensor equipped clamps which cause disablement of... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5044499 | Machine and method for packaging folded swabs This process is outstanding in that paper in the form of a roll (B) double the width of the bag (S) to be obtained is used, the unrolled strip is separated into two equal widths (B1) (B2), the two half-widths of paper are independently fed to the point wh... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4959945 | Folder A folder for use in a variety of applications, being especially well suited for folding a sheet of overwrap around a stack of paper pulp sheets, includes three stationary folder sections and an extensible folding plate which performs the back tucking func... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4924658 | Packaging apparatus A packaging apparatus for folding the front and rear ends of a tubular film which covers an article toward the bottom surface of the article. After the front end of the film has been folded while the article is transported, a bar-like roller traveling alo... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4807423 | Device for feeding covers to a continuously operating container closing machine The present invention relates to a device for feeding covers to a continuously operating container closing machine. The device makes it possible continuously to feed covers to closure tools which revolve in a circular path and during their rotary movement... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4744196 | Device for interlocking tongue-and-groove type bag A device having two opposed surfaces with a minimum spacing therebetween for pressing together the tongue-and-groove strips of a bag when the bag is slid across the surfaces. There is a larger spacing between the surfaces for the lead-in of the bag betwee... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4612755 | Blister pack laminating device and method A device and method for laminating a barrier film to a blister pack utilizing a two-cycle, reciprocatory carriage assembly. The carriage assembly includes a tray upon which the blister pack is placed and reciprocated in and out of the device housing. Duri... | 09/23/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4214417 | Bag top forming and retaining apparatus For retaining the bag top of a filled bag in an upright aligned condition as the filled bag is dropped onto a filled bag conveyor after having been clamped to a spout assembly and being conveyed to a bag top closure machine, bag top forming and retaining ... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4191004 | Bag folding apparatus In a bag folding apparatus, a filled bag is moved through a bag closing station with the open end of the bag passing through a space bounded on the opposite sides by a pressure application band and a countersurface of a folding ledge. The open end of the ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4097318 | Method for sealing plastic-metal laminates A sealing apparatus for joining container parts of a plastic-lightweight metal foil laminate by heat and pressure applied to the laminates when the respective plastic layers are pressed into contact uses a toggle linkage and a yieldable buffer, with a hyd... | 06/27/1978 |
| 3971192 | Device for the displacement of filling material and the shaping of a material web in a packing machine The packing machine of the invention molds a first material web into a line of connected U-shaped sections; joins a second material web to the first material web and seals them together; fills the resulting cavities with an intended filling material; seal... | 07/27/1976 |
