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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112970 | Flexible carrier and system for application to a plurality of containers A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers includes a flexible sheet and a plurality of container receiving apertures formed in the flexible sheet together with a system and method of application including an applicating machine for applying the flexi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7779606 | Method of packaging articles using a packaging system having a loading carousel A packaging system utilizes two sides of a loading carousel, which reduces both the height and footprint of the packaging system. Mass and inertia are also reduced, allowing higher operational speeds. The loading carousel receives opened cartons on a first side and ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7775020 | Bar code blocking package A method and apparatus for blocking a bar code in a package includes a carrier with a plurality of apertures and an opaque section. The carrier is engaged with a plurality of containers so that a bar code on each container is rotationally oriented toward a center of... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7631474 | Packaging system having loading carousel A packaging system utilizes two sides of a loading carousel, which reduces both the height and footprint of the packaging system. Mass and inertia are also reduced, allowing higher operational speeds. The loading carousel receives opened cartons on a first side and ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7574843 | Method of manufacturing and stacking packaging units with increased stability A beverage bottling plant for filling beverage bottles with a liquid beverage material with a packing apparatus for packing filled bottles and a method of operation thereof. Further, a method of manufacturing and stacking packaging units with increased stability is ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7398811 | Tubular label spreader with transfer apparatus Apparatus for guiding an opened tubular label from a tube spreader onto a cylindrical object, e.g. a product cylindrical container, being conveyed past the spreader in a manufacturing environment. The spreader is adapted with an array of wires forming a skirt from t... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7367472 | Pneumatic vending machine A machine particularly adapted for dispensing light items packaged in symmetrical, frustum-shaped container. The items are propelled through a tubular cartridge and individually ejected by a flow of air generated by a blower under control of a toggling dual-gate mec... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360647 | Packaging system and method The present invention is directed to a system for packaging bottles having a neck portion. The system includes a tray unit and a bridge. The tray unit has a planar base, first and second opposite sidewalls, and first and second opposite end walls. The sidewalls and ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353933 | Product loading system A loading system for the high speed loading of product in varying numbers comprising: an infeed conveyor having an infeed conveyor stop, a staging conveyor moving at a speed greater than the infeed conveyor and having a staging conveyor stop and a picking conveyor m... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7328550 | Method for packaging articles using pre-perforated heat shrink film A method for enclosing articles in heat-shrink film and for perforating or slitting the heat shrink film. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325384 | Method of loading cartons Methods of loading cartons in a packaging machine are provided. A method comprises providing cartons with an end opening having a width less than a pitch of flight bars of a packaging machine, and detachably affixing the cartons so that one carton is horizontally ad... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322171 | Method and apparatus for constructing carton A method and apparatus for packaging articles such as pouches which do not have rigid structures. The method includes the steps of placing first and second sets of the articles onto spaced apart loading panels of a carton blank so that the article sets are spaced ap... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320203 | Method for packaging articles in boxes and a machine which carries out the method In a method for packaging articles, a tubular blank is conveyed in flat folded configuration to an erecting station to be engaged and rotated by suction cups. The raised blank assumes a parallelepiped shape with a vertical axis, while a striker hit a lateral wall of... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7269929 | Heat tunnel for film shrinking A heat tunnel for applying heated air to articles enclosed in shrink-wrap film includes at least one air supply unit; a conveyor; and a heat shroud spaced from the conveyor. The air supply unit includes a source of heated air, a fan, a heated air plenum, air ducts, ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7207152 | Method for handling, labeling and filling syringes An inventive method, system and apparatus are provided for syringe handling, and more particularly, for syringe labeling, filling and capping operations. To facilitate syringe handling, an inventive apparatus includes a plurality of syringe bodies interconnected in ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7143893 | Multiple pack bottle holder A multiple pack bottle holder capable of supporting one or more bottles is provided, the bottles being enclosed over their top portions. The bottle holder package can support the entire weight of the bottles by surrounding a neck and tapered portion just under the r... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7093408 | Packaging machine and method of forming a carton An apparatus for regulating the flow of articles from an infeed stream at an infeed end of a packaging machine which apparatus comprises a plurality of article feed lanes for supplying a row of articles converging at a predetermined position, each feed lane having a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077925 | Method of fitting products with stretchable sleeves Method of fitting products with stretchable sleeves. A stretchable sheath is placed on a reel by forming a tubular sheath made from a stretchable plastic material of the dimension required to fit the product, flattening the sheath whilst forming a gusset in each sid... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6983576 | Package of cylindrical articles and method for producing the same To retain the virginity of cylindrical articles packed in a cylindrical article package, the present invention provides a package of a novel structure and a fabrication method for the same. More specifically, the present specification discloses a package wherein a f... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6973760 | Machine for packaging containers A machine for packaging multiple containers wherein a flexible carrier stock is fed across a jaw drum. A plurality of containers are also moved through the machine whereby the carrier is subsequently positioned over the plurality of containers so that flexible carri... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971217 | Method and device for controlling a wrapping machine for printed products A method for controlling a wrapping machine for printed products that includes determining the size of an incoming gap in a printed product stream and controlling a speed of the wrapping machine as a function of the size of the incoming gap. The controlling step inc... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964144 | System and apparatus for packaging containers A system for packaging multiple containers wherein a carrier is moved through an applicating machine, the carrier constructed of flexible plastic having a plurality of elongated apertures aligned in transverse ranks, which elongated apertures are oriented in a longi... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6922980 | Apparatus for making a tubular length of stretch film An apparatus for making a tubular length (1) of stretch film is applicable to machines or lines (3) for making packages (C) containing groups of products wrapped with stretch film and comprises at least the following: a feed table (4), extending... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6915619 | Method for handling syringe bodies An inventive method, system and apparatus are provided for syringe handling, and more particularly, for syringe labeling, filling and capping operations. To facilitate syringe handling, an inventive apparatus includes a plurality of syringe bodies interconnected in ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6904733 | Machine for packing bottles in cardboard boxes A machine is used for packing bottles by assembling cardboard boxes starting from an unfolded sheet (2) with adhesive strips, in such a way that in an initial step the bottles (6) to be packed are placed on a central part of the unfolded sheet of the b... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6868652 | System and method for packaging oriented containers A system and method for packaging oriented containers in a container carrier wherein a plurality of containers are fed into an orienter device for orienting a container in a desired rotational position prior to placement in a container carrier. The orienter device i... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6826890 | Method for making a package of products and apparatus implementing the method A method for wrapping groups of products with stretch film comprises the following steps: forming groups of products having a front and a longitudinal dimension that follows a line of feed; placing a first wrapping on the group of products to form a package that hol... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6732489 | Carton flap folding method and apparatus A carton flap folding method and apparatus utilizes a flap folding assembly, which includes a tucker wheel for folding gussets on the carton. More specifically, the tucker wheel may engage a gusset within a flap as a carton proceeds downstream within a article group... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6658815 | Bottle carrier system A bottle carrier system for enabling a user to quickly and easily divide bottled beverages into six packs. The bottle carrier system includes a plurality of bottles. A bottle carrier has a plurality of apertures, each aperture is structured to frictionall... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6564530 | Film Multipackage This invention relates to a single-piece carrier for unitizing a plurality of containers with a retainer sheet integrated with a film sleeve. The retainer sheet may comprise a thicker material than the film sleeve. The retainer sheet comprises a plurality... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6520332 | Packaging cushion and packaging assemblies incorporating same A packaging cushion is disclosed for supporting and protecting objects during shipment. The cushion has upper and lower surfaces and one or more compartments for supporting the objects in positions so that the objects are higher than the lower surfaces of... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6508047 | Method and apparatus for capping container cans for food products and drinks A film of thermoformable plastic material is heated and positioned on the upper part of a group of cans, the film is made to adhere to the surface of said upper part of the group of cans by a thrust action, acting on the top of the film, exerted by a defo... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6508356 | Device for holding a plurality of receptacles An apparatus is disclosed for holding and carrying two or more receptacles. The apparatus may be comprised of first and second openings and first and second ridges, wherein a top portion of a first receptacle can be inserted into the first opening, slid a... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6122893 | System and apparatus for packaging a uniform group of container having a range of diameters A system for packaging multiple containers wherein a carrier is moved through an applicating machine having a drum. The carrier is constructed of a flexible plastic sheet having a plurality of elongated apertures aligned in transverse ranks and a pluralit... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6112497 | Variety pack vendor and method of using A vending machine is provided for packaging a plurality of articles into a unitary package. This vending machine includes a packaging area and a packer. The packer affixes a carrier to the discrete articles in the packaging area to form the package. The f... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6076331 | Method of packaging together series of containers, particularly bottles, as well as a device and a holder designed to carry out the method The invention relates to a method of packaging together series of bottles (6) by holder blanks (4) in which each one is to hold a number of bottles. The holder blanks (4) are provided in stacks (8) and are fed via a separation unit (9) to an application u... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6006902 | Multiple modules container carrier A multi-packaging device capable of carrying containers having a range of diameters. The multi-packaging device is constructed from a plastic sheet having an array of apertures arranged in lateral rows and longitudinal ranks. The plastic sheet contains in... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5938011 | Multiple container package and method of assembly A multiple-container package that includes a plastic tray having a base with an integral peripheral wall, a plurality of pockets in the base and flange portions extending along opposite sides of the peripheral wall. A plurality of filled and closed contai... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5901847 | Package for container and packaging method A multi-pack comprising a plurality of containers, each having a respective label attached thereto, and packaging for holding said plurality of containers together, wherein the packaging is formed from a strip of sheet material which also constitutes at l... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5894710 | Package squaring device A package squaring device for folding flaps on cartons traveling on a continuous carton conveyor, including a lug attached to an endless flight chain, a flap tucker pivotally connected to the lug, and a cam bar slidably linked to the flap tucker. The lug ... | 04/20/1999 |
