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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112971 | Valve for sealing an evacuation port of a container A valve (20) is provided for sealing an evacuation port (16) in a port area (18) of a wall structure (12) of a container. The valve (20) comprises a casing (22) having a shell portion (30) which is deformable from an ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7966787 | Vacuum device and method for packaging same A method for packaging the vacuum device includes providing a pre-packaged container having an exhaust through hole defined therein and a sealing element placed into the exhaust through hole, pumping the pre-packaged container to create a vacuum, heating and softeni... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7685793 | Evacuatable container A valve (20) is provided for sealing an evacuation port (16) in a port area (18) of a wall structure (12) of a container. The valve (20) comprises a casing (22) having a shell portion (30) which is deformable from an ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7331161 | Combination vacuum manifold and support beam for a vacuum packaging system A vacuum packaging system includes a series of vacuum chambers that are carried by a movable combination support member and vacuum manifold, which defines an interior connected to a vacuum source. The vacuum chambers are in communication with the interior of the com... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7231753 | Appliance for vacuum sealing food containers A system for evacuating containers. The system includes a base housing defining a recess having a vacuum inlet port in communication with a vacuum source. An inner door is hinged to the base housing and is sized to cover the recess when in a closed position, and an ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7207160 | Vacuum packaging appliance with vacuum side channel latches A vacuum packaging appliance for forming a hermetically sealed evacuated container. The appliance includes a lid adapted to define a vacuum chamber when moved to a closed position relative to a trough in the lower portion of the appliance. The trough in the lower po... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204069 | Container sealing device A container sealing device includes a platform slidable and movable in and out of a casing and having an opening for receiving a container to be sealed. A lever and a support device are slidably attached to the platform, and movable up and down relative to the platf... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204067 | Vacuum packaging appliance with removable trough An appliance for storing articles within flexible and non-flexible containers under vacuum. The appliance comprises a lid adapted to define a vacuum chamber when it is moved to a closed position relative to a trough in the base of the appliance. The trough is slidab... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197861 | Vacuum packaging appliances Vacuum packaging appliances and methods of vacuum packaging objects are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an appliance includes a base, a lid movably coupled to the base, a vacuum chamber portion on the base and/or the lid for receiving an open end of a bag, and ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7076929 | Appliance for vacuum sealing food containers A system for evacuating containers. The system includes a base housing defining a recess having a vacuum inlet port in communication with a vacuum source. An inner door is hinged to the base housing and is sized to cover the recess when in a closed position, and an ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7003928 | Appliance for vacuum sealing food containers A system for evacuating containers. The system includes a base housing defining a recess having a vacuum inlet port in communication with a vacuum source. An inner door is hinged to the base housing and is sized to cover the recess when in a closed position, and an ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6988613 | Composition for IVF A solid, stable composition containing a meiosis activating substance can be prepared by adding a protein or a phosphoglycid in the presence of an atmosphere having a low content of oxygen, for example in vacuo. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6863949 | Foil-enveloped evacuated thermal insulation elements The invention relates, on the one hand, to a prismatic, especially panel-formed thermal insulation element which is enveloped in a gas-tight foil and evacuated, whereby a stable core pre-formed from a porous material is completely enveloped in a single cut sheet of ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6854246 | Bag-in-container assembly and method A flexible bag is positioned in a rigid container, such as a fifty-five gallon drum, and the bag is filled through its spout with flowable product, such as tomato paste. The bag is then expanded in the container to be substantially rigid and thereby reduce film move... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6775958 | Package sealing method, manufacturing method of electronic device modules, sealing apparatus, and packaged product According to the present invention, a case housing a product and a lid made of material that transmits a laser beam are fixed to each other with a bonding member interposed between them, and thereafter, a laser beam is focused onto the bonding member through the lid... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6742320 | Automatic packaging machine for sealing bags under conditioned atmosphere An automatic packing machine for conditioning bags under conditioned atmosphere, in which the sealing operation of the bags occurs inside a pneumatically insulated space that is composed by a conditioning chamber which contains the already conditioned bag, and by a ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6688081 | Method for reducing headspace gas A method and closure and container combination for packaging and sealing a commodity in a container that reduces headspace gases, in particular oxygen, allowing the packaged commodity to have a longer shelf life. The method is also useful for reducing str... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6678997 | Inflatable plant support structure An inflatable plant support system for receiving, moving and growing potted plants. The system includes an elongated inflatable member having recesses defined in a top surface thereof to accept potted plants. Channels defined in the top surface distribute... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6550223 | Evacuatable, heat sealable package and method of using the same Vacuum packaging methods and materials are claimed. The materials are fusible and can form a part of a heat seal closure for non-rigid and semi-rigid packages. The methods are suitable for packages containing materials generally, and are well suited for t... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6523330 | Method and apparatus for capping, evacuating and folding collapsible plastic containers A method and apparatus for automated leak testing, capping, labelling, evacuating and loading collapsible plastic containers in bulk into magazine clips for subsequent handling operations is provided. The apparatus is compact and intergrated, defining dis... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6422455 | Composite container for vacuum packaging food products such as dough and associated methods A tubular container for expansible food products is provided according to the present invention that includes a flexible liner having opposed end portions secured to respective ends of a tubular body wall. The tubular body wall has opposed ends and inner ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6256968 | Volumetric vacuum control A vacuum packaging apparatus is disclosed having a novel vacuum sensor system. The vacuum sensor system includes first and second sensors in communication with a control circuit, which sensors are provided to detect first and second preset vacuum levels a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6106449 | Vacuum insulated panel and container and method of production A core panel or box of rigid plastics microporous foam is provided with parallel spaced passages or thin grooves and is placed within an envelope or bag of flexible multi-layer barrier film impervious to the passage of gas. The bag includes an integral ev... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5873217 | Vacuum sealing methods and apparatus Described and/or claimed herein is a method for vacuum sealing articles in a substantially air-tight container comprising the steps of: 1) placing the article in the container; 2) turning on a vacuum source having an elongated nozzle end; 3) inserting the... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5771663 | Method for manufacturing compressed fluid containers, method for manufacturing evacuated containers A method for producing a compressed fluid container is provided comprising charging a container with a fluid while simultaneously sealing the container. A double-walled compressed gas cylinder is also provided.... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5711353 | Powder filling method and powder filling device A powder filling method and a powder filling device for filling a powder such as toner, chemical, cosmetics or food material in a powder container efficiently at a high density includes the steps of inserting an air aspirating pipe in a powder filled in a... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5632843 | Method of making a multilayer biaxially stretched film and heat shrunk meat-containing bag A heat-shrinkable, multilayer film suitable for use in fabricating bags for packaging primal and sub-primal meat cuts and processed meats. The multilayer film has a first outer layer of a first ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, a core layer of a barrier f... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5619841 | Field packing and cooling process for fresh produce A process for packing, cooling and shipping fresh produce incorporates a standard corrugated paperboard, stackable container without utilizing any water resistant chemical compounds, together with a moisture-impervious plastic bag which is inserted into t... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5457939 | Process for vacuum-packaging foodstuffs in rigid containers A process for packaging foodstuffs in substantially rigid containers. A desired quantity of foodstuff to be packaged is placed in the container, a quantity of aqueous liquid in an amount sufficient to generate, when boiled, a volume of vapor sufficiently ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5421138 | Field packing and cooling process for fresh produce A process for packing, cooling and shipping fresh produce incorporates a standard corrugated paperboard, stackable container without utilizing any water resistant chemical compounds, together with a moisture-impervious plastic bag which is inserted into t... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5398481 | Vacuum processing system Several vacuum process steps are applied to substrates such as a wafer using a vacuum container for storing and transporting the substrates under vacuum. The vacuum container comprises a container body having a main opening for inserting a substrate and t... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5396751 | Vacuum ejector for home use A vacuum ejector includes an air ejector connected to a vacuum pump by a tube and controlled by a control switch to withdraw air from a food container. The air ejector includes a cap for covering the food container, a plug fastened to the cap by a screw j... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5270033 | Antimicrobial composition and method of making same A stabilized aqueous dentifrice composition capable of producing or, in the presence of saliva, leading to the production of antimicrobially effective concentrations of hypothiocyanite ions (OSCN--) are herein described. The composition contains both an o... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5262151 | Stabilized enzymatic antimicrobial compositions A stabilized aqueous composition capable of producing or, in the presence of saliva or other humoral fluid, leading to the production of antimicrobially effective concentrations of hypothiocyanite ions (OSCN--) are herein described. The composition contai... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5228271 | Method and apparatus for compacting soft goods An apparatus and method for evacuating gas from a container having collapsible walls. The apparatus is especially useful for removing air from flexible collapsible containers which comprise soft goods such as disposable hospital gowns, surgical paper and ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5220768 | Method and apparatus for making a vacuum-package filled with granular material The invention relates to a method for making a vacuum-package filled with granular material. In this method, the package filled with granular material and made from a thin-walled and flexible packaging foil is placed in a holder surrounding the bottom and... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5014492 | Process and apparatus for closing a flexible tube after filling The first object of the invention is a process for closing or sealing a flexible tube filled with a liquid, creamy or semi-pasty product (7), in which its skirt (2) is nipped below its open end so as to bring about a closure (10) allowing the escape of th... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5000804 | Process for making body fluid sample collection tube composite A composite body fluid sample container is provided which incorporates safety features for containing diseased samples of such fluids from touching and/or contaminating anyone handling the samples. The composite includes a glass sample container, either e... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4982555 | Method and apparatus for the closing of a container The invention relates to a method and a device for the sealing of a container (10) by means of a wafer (20). The container comprises one or more joining means (14, 16) which are adapted so that by a joint (12), e.g. a welding joint, they are connected in ... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4936460 | Vacuum packed stuffed toy This invention relates to a new package for soft toys. The toys are compressed in the direction from front to back to twenty percent or less of their uncompressed thickness, and they are held in compression between front and rear plastic sheets between wh... | 06/26/1990 |
