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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4969915 | Container and method for germ-free packaging An outer container is detachable mounted on a neck of an inner container having its interior previously sterilized and sealed with a portion of the inner container underlying the neck being sealed. Such container assembly of double structure is sterilized... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4965983 | Method and apparatus for feeding strips to a packaging machine A method and an apparatus are described for making individual strips and feeding the strips to a packaging machine for the strips, in particular to a sealing machine, for sealing the strips into a sheet or foil. The individual strips are cut simultaneousl... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4957579 | Method and apparatus for applying liquid acid to a surface Method and apparatus for applying liquid acid to a treatment surface according to the teachings of the present invention is disclosed utilizing an acid pack formed in a preferred aspect by stencil cutting a supply stock of a layered assemblage including f... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4942718 | Process for the packaging of lids The process according to the invention relates to the packaging of lids cut out in a press combined with a stacker. According to the process, the guide rods of a delivery magazine are covered by a substantially cylindrical casing which simultaneously surr... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4939888 | Method for producing a mass distributable printed packet A method for producing a mass distributable printed packet is disclosed wherein a web of paper has printed thereon a format of successive rectangular pieces in a plurality of longitudinal lines extending parallel to the edges of the web, the web is cut lo... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4936001 | Apparatus and process for packaging continuously connected lengths of compacted yarn A layered yarn package is formed of continuous filament yarn wads wherein the yarn alternates between compacted and extended lengths by axially compacting the yarn into a length, segmenting the length into alternating extended and compacted lengths then a... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4897295 | Food stuffs casing A food stuff casing is disclosed, in particular for packing and casing hot packed food stuffs or those that are heated after packing, containing at least one polyamide, which can absorb at leasat 5% of its own weight in water prior to saturation, characte... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4894976 | Missing card circuit for a slicing machine An automotive slicing machine includes a circuit for monitoring the operation of a card dispenser during the processing of a sliced product. In one embodiment, when the monitoring circuit detects that a card dispensing operation has not been performed for... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4887413 | Bulk sampler tool A tool for sampling building materials for the suspected presence of asbestos fibers. An annular (tubular) cutter element is rotated to remove a plug-like sample from a wall under study. A shroud-like canister surrounds the cutter element to trap any asbe... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4881358 | Method of packaging articles of a compressible material A method of packaging articles of a compressible material, such as cleaning sponges, according to which a blank of arbitrary length is cut such that its thickness corresponds to the thickness of the article and its width corresponds to the longest dimensi... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4879861 | Method for packaging firewood and the apparatus thereof A method and apparatus for packaging firewood and kindling material wherein said device includes a rigid support frame for stacking and packaging. The rigid support frame includes a base member, a vertical support member hingedly affixed to said base memb... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4875326 | Soft chewing gum wrapping machine and method An apparatus for wrapping soft chewing gum comprises a turret having means to cut the gum into relatively thin rectangular shaped pieces. Operatively associated with the turret are means to hold the shaped pieces of gum thereon for transport to a position... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4841712 | Method of producing sealed protective pouchs with premium object enclosed therein A premium item including a sealed protective pouch having a premium object such as a coupon or sports card enclosed therein and method are provided which allow economical, continuous, on-line production of premium items without the need for individual han... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4840015 | Method of continuously processing and packing elongated articles such as coherent pairs of chopsticks and an apparatus for carrying out the method A method and an apparatus for continuously processing and packing elongated articles such as coherent pairs of chopsticks include continuously advancing the articles in the longitudinal direction in a track and centrally aligning the same during the conti... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4796409 | Production of tea and the like bags The invention provides a machine for manufacturing and handling tea bags, wherein the tea bags are produced by laminating together two webs with individual quantities for tea therebetween. Two rows of tea bags, formed in the webs, and the tea in the bags ... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4776151 | Package having fiber-containing sheath and apparatus and method for packaging The package of the present invention comprises a sheath formed from a folded, relatively rigid strip having structure for receiving and releasably holding the ends of the fiber to be packaged. In a preferred embodiment, the fiber is between the two folded... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4757900 | Packing case and method of preparation The present invention relates to a packing case comprising a box, a heat-retractable plastic and at least one lid, for storing, handling and transporting a charge. In the said case, the heat-retractable plastic (2, 22) in sheet form is bonded at one or mo... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4674473 | Core slabbing method A geological core sample is slabbed by advancing the sample against a horizontally oriented bandsaw blade. A receiving tray positioned immediately adjacent and to the rear of the bandsaw blade provides continuous support to the upper portion of the slab a... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4671719 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing printed tablets A stack of printed sheets is divided into individual tablets by inserting paper boards at intervals of a predetermined number of sheets in the stack. A continuous filament is threaded in zig-zag fashion across each successive board before a binder is coat... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4642971 | Method and apparatus for trimming product from can flange area A method and apparatus for cutting debris from the flange area of a can includes directing a pressurized jet onto the flange area while rotating the can about its longitudinal axis. A plunger carries an anvil which is inserted into the can and shields its... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4642970 | Reusable insulated box and method of manufacture A reusable insulated box includes a shipping container having a plurality of interconnected sides integral with a closed bottom and a sealable top. Bottom, top and side insert members are comprised of a rigid insulating material having at least an inner o... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4641487 | Machine and method for cutting, shaping and canning meat, fish and the like A machine is disclosed for canning meat, tuna fish and the like and in particular a device for cutting and shaping the slices as well as their insertion in cans. The device comprises essentially means for feeding the meat vertically to a horizontal shapin... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4633651 | Apparatus and method for extruding and packaging portions of extrudable, form retaining products The present invention relates to an apparatus for packaging portions of an extrudable product, such as butter or margarine. The entire apparatus is driven by a single motor with all operations being synchronized therewith. The pliable product is pumped th... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4630426 | Food unit making and packaging apparatus and method A conveyor belt of medium-soft thick material is advanced, and a film of polymer material is laid thereon to advance therewith. A moldable material, usually a food material, is extruded onto the advancing base film. A portion-forming wheel having portion ... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4612754 | Method of inserting a slide into a frame A method of inserting a slide into a frame of elastic plastic, including expanding the frame at two opposite edges. Inserting of the slide and/or the fixing of the slide in position relative to the picture gate is facilitated in that the frame is expanded... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4603539 | Method and apparatus for automatically framing slides in a framing apparatus Methods are proposed for automatically framing slides in a framing apparatus, wherein the slides are subjected at a framing station at the leading end of the slide film passing through the framing apparatus to a framing cycle which comprises individual se... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4601156 | Apparatus for bunching, trimming, and banding vegetables Apparatus for bunching, trimming and banding vegetables and the like comprising a plurality of arms (20) each having fixed thereto an upstanding finger (32) means (22) supporting the arms for movement in a common plane toward and away from a common area, ... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4570415 | Vegetable banding apparatus An apparatus for placing an elastic band (22A) around a vegetable bunch (19) comprising a band stretcher assembly (26) for receiving the band, a plurality of fingers (46) for stretching the band, and means (37) for moving the band stretcher towards a top ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570418 | Device for the automatic boxing of bags or sachets into containers The invention relates to a device for the automatic boxing of bags or sachets into cardboard containers, fed by continuous strips of bags or sachets coming from the packaging machine. The device according to the invention provides no means of removal, tra... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4561235 | Apparatus for and method of processing and packaging photographic film Apparatus for and a method of processing and packaging a photographic film in which the whole process starting with preparation of a long film blank in a base magazine to the loading in a cartridge is conducted without taking any intermediate rolling step... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4545178 | Chopper for an envelope stuffing machine A conventional envelope stuffing machine is provided with a chopper of cutter for providing a stack of individual inserts from pre-connected booklets. The chopper operates in synchronism with the stuffing machine through the provision of a pair of simple ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4532751 | Automatic sheet product line A product line is provided for forming a sheet product composed of products such as bacon slices resting on a pre-cut thin substrate such as a sheet of paper. The substrate sheets are pre-cut to a predetermined length, and a flow of individual products an... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4512137 | Bread loaf processing Method and apparatus by which bread loaves or the like are split in half, and thereafter turned mechanically through 180° with respect to one another so that the heel and cut ends of both of the two half loaves are oriented in the same way. The half loav... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4499708 | Method of extruding and packaging a thin sample of reactive material including forming the extrusion die This invention teaches a method of cutting a narrow slot in an extrusion die with an electrical discharge machine by first drilling spaced holes at the ends of where the slot will be, whereby the oil can flow through the holes and slot to flush the materi... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4483123 | Method for manufacturing and packaging a pet collar A method for the manufacture of a packaged pet collar which includes preparing a blended composition of a vinylic resin, an ectoparasiticidally effective amount of recrystallized phosmet and a plasticizer, extruding the composition into a continuous lengt... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4455809 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing continuous sealed postal or other envelope assemblies A process and apparatus for forming a continuous assembly of sealed envelopes having upper and lower sections and comprising at least one insert of the type used as a postal mailer or the like. The process comprises providing continuous upper and lower sh... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4417434 | Methods and apparatus for producing encased meat and meat for encasing Methods and apparatus for producing encased meat or the like and meat or the like for encasing, one of the methods disclosed comprises the steps of: conveying the meat or the like along a linear path and maintaining the linear path from a first point wher... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4388795 | Method and apparatus for filling containers A method and apparatus for filling open-top containers with a flowable semi-solid material in which the material is discharged in substantially continuous fashion to a downwardly opening nozzle. An empty container is elevated into partial telescoping rela... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4372097 | Method of making and filling a package for sliced commestible An improved method of making and filling a package for containing a slab of sliced commestible product disposed in overlapping array, the package including a backing board having rounded and upwardly disposed corners with a smooth radius and lateral edges... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4372101 | Apparatus and process for packaging synthetic fibers in bales A process for forming synthetic fibers into bales by multi-stage compression involves feeding the synthetic fibers to a plurality of depositing units wherein the fibers are precompressed into a retaining bin positioned at each of the depositing units to f... | 02/08/1983 |
