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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328549 | Process for aseptic vacuum filling and stoppering of low viscosity liquids in syringes A process by which low viscosities liquids are filled into syringes without gas bubbles utilizing lowered temperature and valves to isolate the filling system from the vacuum. The liquid may be drug, device, pharmaceutical, and/or biotech products. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7290843 | Recording apparatus having a device for detecting the presence or absence of a liquid A device for detecting the presence or absence of a liquid, which is installed on an ink-jet recording apparatus, is configured to determine the presence or absence of ink in the ink flow path by detecting the reflection of light from a light transmission portion by... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7204151 | Seal load inspection apparatus A metal cap 12 is fitted over a vessel (vial 2), into which a rubber plug 4 is driven, and using a pressure block 10, a load is applied to the cap 12 through the top surface 12b thereof to maintain the rubber plug ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7162851 | Method for changing a stopper A stopper change device (10) includes an airtight chamber body (21) detachably mountable on a head of a bottle, a gas supply port (19) for supplying N gas to the chamber body, an air vent valve (57) for discharging air from the chamber bo... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156248 | Overcap closures with rolled apron Overcap (1, 11, 12) designed to overcap a neck (80) of a bottle (8) closed by a cork (82) containing a liquid to be packaged (83, 84) includes a rolled skirt (3) and a top (2) fixed to the rolled skirt around a circul... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7146782 | Method of sealing a plug with a food sauce dispensing cartridge A method of sealing a plug with a food sauce dispensing cartridge enables leak proof operation of the dispensing cartridge at the site of the plug. The plug, having a circumferential edge, is positioned within the dispensing cartridge and oriented such that the edge... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7100346 | Machine for boxing wound coils of filamentary material A machine for winding and boxing wound coils of filamentary material having a payout hole extending from the outer to the inner coil winding wherein a turret mechanism mounting two oppositely disposed end forms and corresponding collapsible mandrels and operative be... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063221 | Method for making a stopper for sparkling wine bottles The invention provides a method of making a stopper (2) of cork of natural and/or synthetic origin for a bottle of sparkling wine of the Champagne type, said stopper (2) having a base suitable for constituting a fraction of the inside wall (17) ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7010902 | System and method for capping A capping mechanism comprising an active feeder (20) device in which caps (1, 10) are fed actively forward arranged top-to-bottom along a feeding axis (30), and a hollow rotatable and linearly movable chuck device (40) arranged at the fee... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6976349 | Method for filling and capping 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 ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6907679 | Method for lyophilizing an active agent A process for lyophilizing a solution of an active agent in a container is provided. Solution of active agent is deposited into a container, the container is covered with a covering plate and placed inside a lyophilizing apparatus. Lyophilization can be conducted to... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6829875 | Method of venting a filled bottle which is closed by means of an elastic stopper, and apparatus for implementing the method A method and apparatus for venting a filled bottle closed by a stopper is disclosed. The venting is designed to equalize the pressure between the interior of the bottle and the atmosphere such that the stopper inserted into the filled bottle is not forced out of the... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6792743 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing, filling and packaging medical devices and medical containers Medical devices such as medical containers can be formed of glass and annealed which produces a clean device having a low bio-burden, or formed by plastic molding which produces a clean device. The clean devices are immediately transferred to a controlled environmen... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6766627 | Machine for boxing wound coils of filamentary material A machine for winding and boxing wound coils of filamentary material having a payout hole extending from the outer to the inner coil winding, a turret mechanism mounting two oppositely disposed end forms and corresponding collapsible mandrels and operative between f... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6643992 | Process and machine for fastening objects into a box having a square or rectangular cross-section Process for the fastening of objects into a box made of a bottom and of at least four lateral sides including introducing, into this box, a sheet of a flexible material, for example, made of cardboard, this sheet consisting of a central part having dimens... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6625958 | Method and apparatus for transferring products from a manufacturing unit to a packaging unit Method for transferring products from a manufacturing unit to a packaging unit, comprising at least the phases of feeding a determined quantity of said product coming from said manufacturing unit, preventing contact between the product and the external en... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6578614 | Conveyor for combining two-component items An apparatus for advancing and uniting first and second components into respective single items, includes a first conveyor for supplying the first components in a series; a feeding device for supplying the second components in a series; a second conveyor ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6543207 | Selectively venting and load-sealing closure A vented closure, for preventing deformation of a container containing a gas evolving liquid, is provided. The closure includes a first closure member and a second closure member. The first closure member seals the container from the outside atmosphere an... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6349524 | Bottle sealing method and apparatus An embossed seal is formed in a cavity in the neck of a corked bottle over a cork using a die having a die surface with a die image. A first molten seal material is introduced into a die cavity. The die cavity is formed in part with the die surface. The i... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6263641 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing, filling and packaging medical devices and medical containers Clean syringe barrels from forming device immediately transferred to a controlled environment to maintain a clean work area. The work area can be a clean room or localized area to avoid the need to maintain cleanliness levels in an entire room. A localize... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6250052 | Method and apparatus for assembling and packaging medical devices A housing assembly is provided to define a locally controlled environment to maintain a localized clean work area without the need to maintain cleanliness levels in an entire room as in conventional clean rooms. The housing assembly includes a HEPA filter... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6240708 | Method of packaging pharmaceuticals A container assembly having a container, an insert and a cap. The container has a sidewall extending upwardly to a rim which circumscribes an opening in the top of the container. The insert is located in the opening in the top of the container and is form... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6189292 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing, filling and packaging medical devices and medical containers Glass medical devices such as medical containers are manufactured and annealed by heating in an oven which produces a clean device having a low bio-burden. Plastic medical devices and medical containers are formed by plastic molding devices which produce ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6167682 | Bung closure and center orifice Drums or vessels with bungs or orifices having generally cylindrical walls with edges capable of being sealed-against are sealed with closures that deform into contact with those edges and provide seals that are tamper-proof.... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6164044 | Method and apparatus for assembling and packaging medical devices A housing assembly is provided to define a locally controlled environment to maintain a localized clean work area without the need to maintain cleanliness levels in an entire room as in conventional clean rooms. The housing assembly includes a HEPA filter... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6161364 | Terminal sterilization process for filled syringes under an auxiliary pressure A production process for a prefilled, sterile syringe comprising providing a sterilized syringe barrel having sealable proximal and sealable distal ends. The proximal end being opened and the distal end being closed and adapted for coupling with a syringe... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6047738 | Method and an arrangement for closing of at least one end of a tube and a plug for said closing The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for closing of at least one end of a tube to protect the tube (8) against internal dirtying. According to the method, a strip (5) comprising a number of plugs (4) is fed up to a position in front of a t... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6009691 | Welding process A process of welding plastic vials and closure suitable for sterile filling operations is disclosed. Following a mechanical seal, a heated die is used to fuse the container and closure into a hermetic seal capable of use in the pharmaceutical industry.... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5942060 | Method of fabricating canister with porous plastic ends A canister including an elongated hollow plastic body having a wall with inner and outer surfaces, an edge portion on the wall defining an open end, an end on the edge portion extending transversely to the inner and outer surfaces, a porous plastic member... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5913798 | Can and closure diaphragm, as well as process and apparatus for tightly connecting a can wall with the closure diaphragm In can production, a press apparatus is provided for tightly connecting a first contact surface of the can wall running around an axis to a second contact surface of a base, a lid or a closure membrane. If the press parts (16) are arranged essentially fix... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5879490 | Method of fabricating canister with porous plastic ends A canister including an elongated hollow plastic body having a wall with inner and outer surfaces, an edge portion on the wall defining an open end, an end on the edge portion extending transversely to the inner and outer surfaces, a porous plastic member... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5833784 | Method of fabricating canister with porous plastic ends A canister including an elongated hollow plastic body having a wall with inner and outer surfaces, an edge portion on the wall defining an open end, an end on the edge portion extending transversely to the inner and outer surfaces, a porous plastic member... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5813963 | Method and apparatus for assembling roe containers A container assembly apparatus and method for assembling a roe shipping container. The lid of the container is manually positioned in contact with one edge of the container. A first button is pressed which allows swing arm to open and allow access by the ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5787685 | Process and apparatus for filling liquid fuel storage containers and assembling such containers into fluid fueled airbag inflators The use of unitary liquid fuel storage chambers provides advantages in the manufacturing and assembly of inflators for use in airbag passive restraint systems. A unique process of injecting liquid fuel through a conduit which is controlled to discharge th... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5787688 | Process for sealing a cast iron container A cast iron container for containing contaminated waste has a lid or cover sealed thereto by molten lead which is deposited in a channel or groove formed between the cover and the container.... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5732751 | Filling ink supply containers An ink supply container for an ink-jet printer is provided with a main reservoir, which is typically maintained at ambient pressure. The main reservoir is coupled to a variable volume chamber via a one-way valve which allows the flow of ink from the reser... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5706870 | Kit and method for refilling ink cartridges The invention relates to an improved apparatus and method of refilling an ink jet cartridge used with printers. The kit includes a plug pulling tool, and an amount of ink contained in a syringe-plunger assembly with a cap, The plug pulling tool allows rem... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5651235 | Packaging method and apparatus In a system of packaging of foodstuffs in containers (12), each container (12) has a closure of aluminium/LDPE laminate formed with a central tear panel (322) which either has a pull-tab (402) rivetted thereto or is connected to a pull-tab (321) at an, ed... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5617710 | Process and apparatus for producing closed sealed capsules A process and an apparatus for producing closed sealed capsules are disclosed. The capsules contain releasable substances packaged in at least one cavity inside the capsules which are formed of two or more joined sealed parts of substantially organic, fil... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5617705 | System and method for sealing containers A controlled environment sealing system and method of operating the same. The controlled environment sealing system having a transport system for transporting containers between processors, a lid placement processor positioning lids on the containers, a c... | 04/08/1997 |
