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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181428 | Method for gas filling of a handle portion of a container A method for gas filling a handle portion of a container of a collapsible type. The handle portion being defined by two opposite side walls of the container and communicating, via a duct defined by the side walls, with an opening formed in one of the side walls. The... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8096097 | Method for enclosing products in a package having a handle An apparatus for encasing product in a tubular material with a handle is described. The apparatus of the preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a delivery conveyor, a ram located on a first side of the delivery conveyor, a product horn located at a side of ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7716901 | Packaging for particulate and granular materials The present invention provides a packaged cementitious product including a bag formed of a polymeric material. The bag has first and second sealed ends. The first end has a first tab extending therefrom defining at least one aperture therethrough so that the first t... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7523595 | Method for attaching a draw string to an infusion bag automatically A method for automatically attaching a draw string to an infusion bag, in which the draw string surrounds the infusion bag. ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7404789 | Machine and method for making filter bags for infusion products A machine (1) for making filter bags (4) of tetrahedral shape for infusion products comprises a revolving conveyor drum (15) driven by a first drive shaft (16) to feed a web (5) of filter paper along a path (P) on which there are p... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401450 | Infusion bags, especially for tea, and a method of closing an infusion bag with a string This invention concerns an infusion bag, especially for tea, which has a top part with folded down corners and a middle part folded over it, to which a string with two free ends is attached that goes from one side of the top part through a hole in the folded down pa... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7367931 | Laser cutoff stacker assembly The present invention contemplates a machine and method for performing the laser sealing and laser cutting of flexible material into segments, such as a polymeric web in which the segments will ultimately be individual bags. The machine includes a generally cylindri... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367172 | Packaging machine for making and packaging articles containing a product for infusion Described is a machine (5) for making and packaging articles (1) containing infusion product, the machine (5) being of the type defined by a production line (A) comprising a plurality of operating stations located one after the other and designe... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7356977 | Automated clipping packaging systems with bottom-up cutting members and associated methods Methods, devices and computer program products automatically package an object in a covering material such as casing and/or netting by: (a) automatically pushing at least one object through a product chute; (b) pulling a covering material upstream of the product chu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356975 | Apparatus for packaging material in netting including a netting knife cutter An apparatus for packaging material in netting is described. The apparatus in a first embodiment is a netter for enclosing material in netting and a scissors assembly for severing the netting. The scissors assembly comprises a pair of blade elements pivotally connec... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351188 | Hooded reclosable packages and related methods of manufacture A reclosable package comprising a hooded zipper with a pair of off-center lines of perforations that are hermetically sealed by a layer of material. The lines of perforations facilitate tearing off the hood to gain access to the zipper. One method of manufacture inv... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331160 | Top filled reclosable package with separate membrane and method for forming and filling the same A method of forming and sealing a flexible, reclosable package having a zipper closure and a slider mounted thereon. The reclosable package is initially formed having a pair of opposing side panels and a zipper closure extending between the pair of side panels. The ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7325368 | Apparatus for feeding inner wrapper for wrapping cigarette bundles An apparatus for feeding an inner wrapper for an inner pack in a cigarette package has a rotatable web roll (R) formed by winding a web for the inner wrapper. The web has aluminum foil and a paper layer laminated onto the aluminum foil and containing menthol. The fe... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325379 | Pleat adjustment in vertical, form, film and seal packaging system and method A method and apparatus for continuously or intermittently and vertically forming, filling and sealing packaging includes an infeed section, a pleating assembly, a forming tube and a sealing assembly. The pleating assembly imparts at least one pleat to the film. The ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322169 | Vertical, form, fill and seal packaging system A method and apparatus for continuously or intermittently and vertically forming, filling and sealing packaging includes an infeed section, a pleating assembly, a forming tube and a sealing assembly. The pleating assembly imparts at least one pleat to the film. The ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7294050 | Loop applicator for chub machine An apparatus for attaching a loop to the end of a chub package formed by a chub machine. The apparatus includes a drive sprocket and variable speed drive motor for feeding a roll of loops to a clipping head assembly of the chub machine and positioning the loops sequ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287359 | Tag lifter plate A clipper has a punch movable in a reciprocating path from a retracted position to an extended position, a clip rail for feeding a clip into the reciprocating path of the punch, a tag loading window oriented to hold a tag in the reciprocating path of the punch, a di... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7266925 | Pot having a plant cover secured thereto A plant package comprising a pot covered with a plant cover, the plant cover at least comprising a base portion, and optionally having a skirt or a detachable upper portion. The plant cover has a heat shrinkable bonding material for heat shrinking to secure the plan... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7240468 | Method and system for producing shock absorbing package containing packaged article A method and apparatus for manufacturing a cushioning package containing an article to be packaged. The apparatus includes a cushioning sheet forming unit to form a cushioning sheet by heat-sealing flexible elongated resin sheets which are continuously fed in a long... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235273 | Tie down reinforced infusion bag The present invention 10 discloses an infusion bag 18 having means for selectively inserting any desired dry beverage material 16. The disposable infusion bag 18 has spaced apart reinforced elements 20 fixedly attached to the bag m... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234287 | Netting chutes with ribbed flooring for manual and/or automated clipping packaging apparatus Netting chutes suitable for use with manual and automatic packaging operations to enclose product in netting packaging include at least one axially extending rib. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222469 | Netting chutes with floors having channels for packaging products with clippers Netting chutes suitable for use with manual and automatic packaging operations to enclose product in netting packaging include a channel formed by a longitudinally extending well and/or at least one pair of axially extending ribs. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220476 | Apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers An inflatable web, and method and apparatus for inflating the web, which generally includes two sheets having inner surfaces sealed to each other in a pattern defining a series of inflatable chambers of predetermined length, each of the chambers having at least one ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216469 | Netting knife cutter An apparatus and method of enclosing material in a netting and supplying a handle for ease of carrying the netted material, comprising clippers, irises, and a handle maker. A novel scissors assembly for severing the netting is disclosed. A conveyor carries the mater... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207154 | Intelligent luggage protection pouch, intelligent luggage protection pouch kit, and method of protecting luggage There is provided an intelligent luggage protection pouch according to the invention that is tamper resistant, easily identifiable, and inspection friendly (i.e. x-ray and canine searchable). The intelligent luggage protection pouch fully surrounds luggage, protects... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204794 | Machine and method for making filter bags for infusion products A machine (1) for making filter bags (4) of tetrahedral shape for infusion products comprises a revolving conveyor drum (15) driven by a first drive shaft (16) to feed a web (5) of filter paper along a path (P) on which there are p... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191561 | Pot having a plant cover secured thereto A plant package comprising a pot covered with a plant cover, the plant cover at least comprising a base portion, and optionally having a skirt or a detachable upper portion. The plant cover has a heat shrinkable bonding material for heat shrinking to secure the plan... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191576 | Device for applying a prepared handle to a pack A device for making it possible to apply to a pack, moved along a conveyor, a handle (n) of nominal length L situated at the end of a tape. The tape includes a succession of handles (n+i), each handle comprising two adhesive ends and a central part. The device inclu... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188458 | Machine and method for making filter bags of tetrahedral shape for infusion products A machine (100) for making filter bags (1) of tetrahedral shape for infusion products (P) comprises a production line (L) defined by a series of operating stations (50, 9, 10, 14, 11, 12, 13) where filter bags (1) made from a continuous f... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7160595 | Display strip The present invention is directed to a display strip for allowing a plurality of product-enclosed bags to be attached thereto for the purpose of arrangement and display, which comprises at least a substrate layer and a sealant layer that contains an easy-peelable re... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147913 | Display strip The present invention relates to a display strip to hold commodity-containing bags. It can facilitate to make a process of attaching the bags thereto automate. It enables commodity-containing bags to be removed therefrom without having their appearance degraded. The... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7127872 | Automatic netting packaging machine Knitted netting is applied to products in a machine. A chute receives products serially through a receiving end, as from a conveyor, and discharges them serially into netting preferably rucked on the chute. As each product arrives at the product receiver, voiders op... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7104007 | Floral sleeve with deployable flap A flexible sleeve for containing a pot and/or floral grouping and/or growing or retaining medium. The flexible sleeve has a body and a flap. The body has an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface and a skirt. The flap is connected to the inner periphe... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093404 | Bag manufacturing and packaging apparatus An aim is to provide a bag manufacturing and packaging apparatus which is able to conduct a bag manufacturing at high speed, further to be small in height. A bag manufacturing and packaging apparatus 1 comprises a bag manufacturing unit that includes a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7080493 | Machine for applying partly adhesive straps to relative products A machine for applying partly adhesive straps to relative products has a folding device located between an input station, where the products are fed onto the machine, and an output station, where the products are fed off the machine; a feed device for feeding the st... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077796 | Bag with elastic strip and method of making the same Provided is a plastic bag including a live elastic strip that, in the elastic strip's normal condition, contracts thereby constricting an opening of the bag to assist in retaining the bag to an object. The elastic strip includes a first region that is continuously a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7065937 | Method of manufacturing and filling stand-up bags A standup bag for granular products or the like and a method of manufacturing the bag. The standup bag is manufactured from an extruded heat scalable material and includes both an integral handle and a perforation to facilitate opening and pouring out the contents o... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065921 | Method of attaching a floral sleeve to a pot via bonding material A plant packaging method providing a tubular sleeve and attaching the sleeve to a potted plant via a bonding material which may be disposed on the tubular sleeve, or on the pot of the potted plant, and a plant package produced by the method. ... | 06/27/2006 |
