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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141330 | Systems and methods of automated tablet dispensing, prescription filling, and packaging Systems and methods of automatically dispensing tablets are disclosed. The systems and methods of the invention provide a highly secure, highly accurate and rapid means of dispensing tablets. The system includes an automatic dispensing tablet dispensing system as sh... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7698880 | Coin wrapping machine A coin wrapping machine includes a discrimination unit which detects images of the front face and rear face of coins during conveyance, and which discriminates the coins, a sorting unit which sorts the coins to one of a first side and a second side based on the disc... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7395641 | Method of detecting and rejecting faulty cigarettes A method relates to a production line where cigarettes are arranged in horizontal layers within approximately vertical channel (3) of packing machine feeding system, the width of which is slightly bigger then the cigarette diameter. The cigarettes are moved g... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7370456 | Packaging object supplying apparatus, box body supplying apparatus, boxing apparatus, packaging system and packaging method A packaging object supplying apparatus for supplying a packaging object to a packaging unit for packaging the packaging object into a predetermined fashion and specifically, a packaging object supplying apparatus comprising a packaging object combining portion for f... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357243 | Packaging machine and method The packaging machine includes: a plurality of lane guides, the plurality of lane guides being spaced apart to form a plurality of lanes; a moveable conveyor belt having a first end and second end, the first end located beneath one of the plurality of lanes, the mov... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325375 | Selective product inserter apparatus and process The combination of a plurality of streams of printed products. The first stream of products is selectively inserted into a packaging device while being merged into a second stream of products. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322170 | Apparatus and method of sterile filling of containers An apparatus for the sterile filling of containers sterilizes the containers before supplying them, with their caps on, to a substantially airtight chamber for filling. A precision lead screw precisely positions each container under the appropriate capping/uncapping... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305806 | Pattern former for wrapped bakery products and method for loading and unloading bakery products A pattern former for assembling wrapped bakery products into predetermined patterns comprises a perforated vacuum turntable. Vacuum is applied to the vacuum turntable while bakery products are loaded thereon and positioned in a predetermined pattern. Once the bakery... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7261130 | Automated process for counting and filling containers with meat and poultry products An apparatus for delivering desired counts of products to containers. The apparatus includes a conveyor for moving discrete product portions along a path of travel. A force detecting device located along the path of travel measures force applied to the force detecti... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7237668 | Device and method for sorting items, such as rolls The device for sorting items, such as rolls, is provided downstream of a first number (N) of feeding channels (Ca) of items (R), which feeding channels (Ca) are provided with dispensing members (8) for a controlled release of the items (R). The device (100... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232026 | Device for dividing a disorderly flow of cylindrical objects, for example drinks bottles, into several pathways The apparatus serves to distribute a random stream of items into several lanes in which the items are transported individually one after the other. The apparatus has a transport device for the items, wherein the transport device has one or more driven conveyor belts... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7191893 | Unit for transferring and spacing articles A unit (1) for transferring articles (1a) from a machine (MI) for producing the articles to a packaging machine (MA) includes a plurality of hoppers (4a) for receiving the articles (1a). The hoppers (4a)... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191578 | Pattern former for wrapped bakery products and bakery tray loading system A pattern former for assembling wrapped bakery products into predetermined patterns includes a vacuum turntable. A first transfer apparatus moves groups of wrapped bakery products onto the vacuum turntable and a second transfer apparatus moves assembled patterns of ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7155877 | System for use in an assembly line A transfer system (10) is comprised of an air conveyor (11), a servo conveyor (12), and a fan feeder (13). In a typical configuration, the air conveyor is located at a first location where it receives packaged articles from a bagger syste... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7124558 | Packaging machine including laterally movable conveyor The packaging machine includes: a plurality of lane guides, the plurality of lane guides being spaced apart to form a plurality of lanes; a moveable conveyor belt having a first end and second end, the first end located beneath one of the plurality of lanes, the mov... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121066 | Installation for slicing and packaging bread An installation for slicing whole loaves and packaging each sliced loaf in its entirety or in halves after splitting of the loaf that has been sliced in its entirety. The installation comprises a slicing device for slicing whole loaves, and a packaging device... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107741 | Method and apparatus for selecting and feeding articles According to a method for selecting and feeding articles to blisters or containers, a first hopper filled with unselected articles feeds a second main hopper with selected size-matching articles, by means of a tapered inlet section. Size non-matching articles get ja... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7076934 | Pattern former for wrapped bakery products A pattern former for assembling wrapped bakery products into predetermined patterns includes a vacuum turntable comprising a perforated plate which is driven by a belt extending around the periphery of the vacuum turntable and actuated by a motor. A first transfer a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7021450 | Device and method to correct uneven spacing of successive articles A device for correcting uneven spacing of successive articles includes a first conveyor belt having a plurality of articles spaced thereon. At least one article is unevenly spaced. A second conveyor belt is located downstream of the first conveyor belt upon which th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013624 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules for labeling stations A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules fo... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000363 | System and process for loading containers with formed product The invention relates to a system and process for loading containers with formed product. The system includes a container transport assembly, a product transport assembly and a combined transport assembly. The container transport assembly advances and positions the ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6925784 | Flexible manufacturing system for consumer packaged products A flexible manufacturing system for producing and packaging consumer products into different packages is disclosed. The system includes one or more supplying means for providing the consumer products, and a multiplicity of packaging means for packaging the consumer ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6907715 | Device for stretching a film in an automatic product packaging machine A device for stretching a film in an automatic product packaging machine, in particular products (12) of any thickness and size, spaced from each other at a pre-set distance, which are fed by a first conveyor belt (14) to a second conveyor belt (19 | 06/21/2005 |
| 6895730 | Packaging machine The packaging machine includes: a plurality of lane guides, the plurality of lane guides being spaced apart to form a plurality of lanes; a moveable conveyor belt having a first end and second end, the first end located beneath one of the plurality of lanes, the mov... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6766948 | Produce packaging device and method of use thereof A produce packaging device for weighing and packaging produce in an appropriate package based upon the produce type and quantity. In one embodiment, the device includes: (1) a scale for receiving and weighing produce to be packaged; (2) produce-type determination ci... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6601366 | Tag insertion device for a bag tyer An attachment for supplying printed tabs or tags to a bag neck tying device for tying a ribbon dispensed from a spool about a gathered neck and the printed tag.... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6594974 | Device for packaging sheet-like folded packages A device for packaging sheet-like folded packages in an overlapping shingled relationship from a delivery conveyor into boxes having an opening without changing the direction of the flow of packages. The device includes a frame, a feeder and a packer moun... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6571530 | Component taping method and apparatus A component holder is reeled out from a storage reel and conveyed to a component-storage working position by a conveyor device. A control unit stops the conveyance of the component holder if it receives a non-storage or incomplete-storage signal. The comp... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6568154 | Method and apparatus for enclosing banknotes where information is printed on the inside of a transparent film A banknote handling apparatus including a first unit for receiving banknotes deposited from outside the machine, a second unit for checking validity, quality and denomination of the deposited banknotes, and a third unit for bundling and packaging checked ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6497085 | Coin wrapping machine A coin wrapping machine includes a discriminator for discriminating whether or not a coin is acceptable, a denomination of the coin when the coin is acceptable and whether or not the denomination of the coin coincides with that specified and counting coin... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6487834 | Coin wrapping machine A coin wrapping machine includes an operation mode selector for selecting a counting mode for counting coins or a wrapping mode for wrapping coins, a coin passage, a first coin sensor provided in the coin passage for detecting physical properties of coins... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6421584 | Independent counting unit An automatic medicament dispensing machine (10) that does not remain idle while medicaments are transferred to a vial and counted and that therefore dispenses medicaments at a much faster rate. The machine includes a cabinet (12); a plurality of medicamen... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6363686 | Apparatus for linear transport of block-shaped cigarette packets preparatory to testing the quality of their adhesive bonds Cigarette packets of a file wherein packets having satisfactory envelopes are randomly distributed among packets with defective envelopes, particularly envelopes having improperly glued and/or loose flaps, are advanced by a belt conveyor between two later... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6317648 | Customer specific packaging line having containers with tag means containing medication order information An automated packaging line for filling large and small orders, of one or more bottles, each bottle filled with a respective one of a plurality of different pharmaceutical tablets, in a single run. An intelligent data carrying puck carries each bottle, in... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6209294 | Coin wrapping machine A coin wrapping machine including a coin stacking section for stacking deposited coins, a coin wrapping section for wrapping coins stacked by the coin stacking section and a coin supporting post for supporting the stacked coins and moving them from the co... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6164045 | Device for packaging groups of (Individual) packages Device for packaging groups, i.e. layers (14), of packages (10) in a carton (11) or the like, and individually arriving packages (10) are collected in the area of a grouping station (23) so as to form rows of packages (13), and the latter are pushed off i... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6041578 | Stacking device for packaging machines to form groups of products arranged side to side and to insert the groups into cartons The invention relates to a device for a packaging machine to form groups of products and insert them into cartons at a cartoning station. The device comprises a stacking line equipped with a controlled outfeed hopper in which an alternating product presse... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6012270 | Apparatus for automatically bagging objects A bagging system that facilitates the loading of objects into a container, includes a conveyor, hopper elements, a bagging element, and a controller. The conveyor transports the objects to be loaded into the container. The hopper elements permit objects f... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5782056 | Packaging apparatus for removing a product from a continuously moving conveyor and sealing said product in a bag with a closure Apparatus for packaging includes a pivoting transport arm for removing a product from a moving conveyor and placing the product at a first work station. A pusher mechanism pushes the product delivered to the first station between spaced plates into a plas... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5758477 | Interface device for packaging equipment An interface device for packaging equipment comprises three bins arranged vertically and separated by gates located at the bottom of each bin. An infeed unit or conveyor feeds product into the receiver bin. A product counter in a logic unit counts the pro... | 06/02/1998 |
