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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181433 | Method of lap sealing a molten cheese product with non-wax film A method of sealing a non-wax-coated film pouch contained within an enclosure includes forming an enclosure, positioning a piece of non-wax-coated film within the enclosure to form a floor and side walls of a pouch within the enclosure, dispensing a flowable dairy-b... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8127519 | Method of inserting and storing waste for disposal Support member for use in a waste disposal device includes a frame and a length of tubing having a closed or closeable front end and a rear end. The rear end of the tubing is fixed or otherwise attached to the frame. The tubing has a wider cross-sectional area at a ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8091323 | Resealable film structure A reclosable film structure for a package is disclosed, in particular a reclosable lap seal, comprising a multiple layer film with an interior pressure sensitive adhesive layer, and methods of manufacture thereof. The pressure sensitive adhesive layer is positioned ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8028502 | Flexible pouch and method of forming a flexible pouch A method of forming and filling the pouch includes the steps of forming each panel and joining two panels by sealing together the side edges and lower edge. The method also includes the steps of opening the pouch and filling the pouch with the product. The method fu... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7980045 | Systems and methods for filling a collapsible container A system and method for filling a collapsible container are provided. Such a collapsible container may be made of a relatively rigid portion and a collapsible portion, with the collapsible portion having a collapsed condition and an expanded condition. An obstructio... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7877966 | Machine for forming, filling and closing bags with a bag lifting device A machine for forming, filling, and sealing sacks has an unwinding device for a plastic tube, a cross-cutting device that cuts the tube perpendicularly to its principal axis of symmetry and creates tubular pieces in the process, a bottom forming means for forming a ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7827770 | Method for the operation of a package emptying station A method for operating a package emptying station having a work station, in which an emptying step is performed, an inlet via which the package to be emptied is inserted into the work station, an outlet via which the emptied package is ejected, and a product outlet ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7814732 | Liquid containing bag, liquid cartridge, image forming device, and sealing method and sealing apparatus for the liquid containing bag A liquid containing bag includes a liquid filling opening part having a tube configuration through which an inside of the liquid containing bag is filled with liquid. The liquid filling opening part is melt-sealed from directions which face each other in a part of t... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7681378 | Method and apparatus for filling bags Method and apparatus for filling bags wherein bags are filled one by one with a filling material and thereafter closed by means of an oscillating structure of an ultrasonic welding device. A parameter for the oscillating behavior of the oscillating structure is dete... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7673438 | Flexible pouch and method of forming a flexible pouch A method of forming, filling, and sealing a flexible pouch with a guide pocket includes the steps of forming the pouch, and forming a first crease and second crease in the pouch that each projects outwardly and extends longitudinally from the upper edge, tapering in... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7654064 | Packaging machine Methods for forming packages from a web of preformed bags. In one exemplary method of forming packages from a web of preformed bags, a first bag is held open with air. A product is loaded into the first bag that is held open with air. An opening of the first bag is ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7634896 | Liner connecting device and liner filling device A liner emptying device and a liner filling device as well as methods using them for contamination-free filling and emptying of a liner. This contamination-free filling and emptying prevents any danger to the health of the people working with the packaged substances... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7617657 | Method for packaging scallops in a tubular bag An elongate, tubular, transparent thin-film scallop bag formed with a tapered, open top edge and a closed bottom edge, and sized to hold a column of scallop medallions. The bag includes a plurality of regularly spaced perforations for eliminating trapped and excess ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7587882 | Method for the operation of a package emptying station A method for operating a package emptying station having a work station, in which an emptying step is performed, an inlet via which the package to be emptied is inserted into the work station, an outlet via which the emptied package is ejected, and a product outlet ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7454881 | Method of sealing a cylindrical inlet of a bag A method of sealing a liquid container, including filling a liquid into a liquid containing bag including a cylindrical inlet; and sandwiching the cylindrical inlet with a pair of heat-sealing heads upon application of heat such that the cylindrical inlet is sealed ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7434375 | Automated system for in-field storage, traceability and unloading of harvest products of harvested material from a harvesting machine A system for collecting a harvested product is provided. The system may include a continuously constructed flexible container for collecting the harvested product. For instance, the continuously constructed flexible container is a continuous sheet of flexible materi... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430843 | Device and method for filling foil bags with food The invention relates to a device (1) for the filling of foil bags (24) with foods (42), a transport device (23) for transporting the foil bags (24), a filling device (27) for the dosed filling of the foil bags (24) w... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428807 | Method for packaging medical containers A vacuum packaging system for transporting a plurality of medical containers including a tray that supports the medical containers and an air impervious flexible film defining an internal cavity. The air impervious flexible film completely surrounds the tray and the... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426812 | Ice bagging apparatus A method for bagging ice using an ice-bagging apparatus comprising an ice maker for making ice and hopper for receiving the ice from the ice maker, a door and drawer system operatively associated with the hopper for measuring the ice and delivering of the ice, a bag... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424798 | Inserter for inserting postal items into envelopes Inserter for inserting postal items into envelopes, wherein an envelope catcher separates the envelopes and transports the envelopes away from the stack of empty envelopes and the envelopes are subsequently transported further with the initially leading flap end tra... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7404280 | Systems and methods for measuring packing density Bagging machines may include a packing density measurement system. The packing density measurement system includes an anchor assembly and a force measurement assembly. The anchor assembly includes at least one drag member adapted to be operatively coupled to the bag... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7392898 | Packaging process for granular material and package produced thereby A packaging process is disclosed. The process comprises the step of providing a bag. The bag includes a plurality of flexible panels including a first panel, a second panel and a third panel, the plurality of panels being disposed in stacked relation to one another ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392635 | Breech loader packaging systems and associated breech loading chutes and methods Systems for enclosing at least one target product in a covering material, include an elongate product chute having an outer surface and opposing receiving and discharge end portions with an interior cavity extending therethrough and an elongate breech loading chute ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389628 | Method for changing rolls of tubular film A method for joining an initial section (3) of a film tube (2) which is wound up in a band-like manner on a reel (1) with an end section (4) of a second film tube (5) extending over subsequent processing stations, especially a pack... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380575 | Filler device for filling flexible bags A filler device for filling flexible bags including a table, a container gripper assembly, a fill valve and a evacuation facilitating assembly. The table has a top surface configured for receipt of a flexible bag. The container gripper assembly is configured for rec... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377087 | Method of preserving foodstuffs A method of preserving foodstuffs in a heat-sealable plastic bag wherein three of the bag's four peripheral edges are permanently sealed together and the fourth of the edges comprises a temporary interlocking linear seal. After foodstuffs are placed into the interio... | 05/27/2008 |
| RE40284 | Methods of making and filling a fill-through-the-top package A fill-through-the-top reclosable package includes first and second opposing body panels joined to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides. The package is provided with a reclosable fastener extending along a package top disposed opp... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363753 | Method for removing a pouch from a plurality of pouches including bending and pulling of the pouch A method and apparatus for removing the first pouch from a stack of pouches includes apparatus adapted to bend an edge of the first pouch away from the second pouch of a stack to define a bent edge and a bend in the first pouch. The first pouch is then slid away fro... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360344 | Method and apparatus for sleeve or band-type packaging of a compressible article A packaging system for packaging a compressible article, such as a stack of interfolded paper towels, includes a sleeve supply arrangement for supplying a packaging sleeve to a loading area, a reciprocating article supply arrangement for selectively positioning a co... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356978 | Method for producing a pack for groups of products and machine for implementing said method A method for producing a pack (1) for groups (2) of rolls of products comprises the following steps: forming of a tube of film (3) around a frame (5) forming a channel (6) for the passage of the product groups (2); creation ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7320204 | Process and apparatus for encapsulating a photo-stimuable phosphor imaging plate within a barrier envelope and a barrier envelope therefore There are disclosed by a process and apparatus for positioning and sealing photostimuable phosphor imaging plates within barriers envelope blanks therefore and formed on a roll thereof wherein a barrier envelope blank including a U-shaped heat sealed portion thereof... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7313899 | Flexible pouch and method of forming a flexible pouch A flexible pouch for packaging a product includes a front panel and a back panel, each having an upper edge, a lower edge opposite the upper edge, and side edges extending therebetween the upper and lower edges, that are joined together at the side edges and the low... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310923 | Timing gates for a packaging machine A chute assembly to be positioned between a weigher and a former of a packaging machine. The chute assembly includes a timing gate device including a plurality of timing gates that regulates the delivery of batches of product from the weigher to the former. The gate... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303776 | Automated food processing system and method An automated food processing system and method that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, such as an individual portion-sized container. The system includes separate automated modules for dispensing, frying and packaging the food. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7257935 | System for dispensing inflated plastic dunnage A system for providing dunnage to packages as the packages are formed is disclosed. The system includes a dunnage forming machine having a work station for inflating and sealing plastic pouches to form dunnage units. An accumulator is positioned below the station fo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7231751 | Packaging diaper with deceptive outward appearance A method of disguisedly packaging a diaper includes: disposing a diaper within a substantially air impermeable encasement; creating a vacuum state within an interior space defined by the encasement; and sealing the encasement such that the diaper is completely enclo... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
