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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905077 | Transport apparatus and boxing apparatus provided with same A transport apparatus for transporting an article, which is a bag formed from a flexible packaging material, includes a first transport part and a second transport part. The first transport part is configured and arranged to transport the article in a predetermined ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7509788 | Low profile packaging assembly for loose fill insulation material A packaging assembly for insulation material has a compression chamber and a surge hopper vertically mounted above the compression chamber. An air drawing assembly positioned beneath the compression chamber draws air through the surge hopper and the compression cham... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7426815 | Method and apparatus for loading a container with a product There is provided a method of loading a container with a defined quantity of product which comprises the steps of a) closing off a perforation in a perforated plate; b) directing powder into said closed-off perforation by the action of a first leveller blade moveabl... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7395643 | Method of manufacturing rigid cigarette packs including deforming at least one lateral face of the wrapper A rigid pack for tobacco products comprises an outer wrapper (3) furnished with a container (4) presenting an open top (5), surmounted by a lid (6) hinged to the container (4) and rotatable between a position in which the open top ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7313896 | Automated clipping packaging systems 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... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7237369 | Automated clipping packaging systems 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... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7178224 | Apparatus for making a drainage element An apparatus is provided for making drainage elements in a vertical manner. In one embodiment, a vertically disposed hollow rotatable mandrel with a screw-threaded flight is used for guiding a length of perforated pipe and filling an annular space between the pipe a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7155884 | Stretch wrap threading device A stretching device for a stretch wrap machine includes a support structure and a film support for rotatably holding a roll of stretchable film. First and second rollers are rotatably mounted to the support structure. The stretching device includes a take-off device... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7021026 | Netting chutes 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 a non-circular cross-sectional cavity shape. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7003930 | Blended thermoformable RF sealable plastic A thermoformable, RF-sealable material for use in packaging. The material is produced from a blend including between approximately 5% and 50% by weight of PETG, and between approximately 50% and 95% by weight of PET. A small amount of color concentrate may be added ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986233 | Bale dewiring system A bale dewiring system for removing one or more wires wrapped around a bale from the bale includes a frame, a bale receiving region defined by the frame and defining a longitudinal direction, an upper compression platen mounted to the frame for vertically moving int... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6761763 | Process for compacting calcined kaolin clay Calcined kaolin clay having a high bulk density, improved wet out and slurry incorporation times is produced by using pressure to compact the clay. Other properties of the compacted clay are improved or equivalent to the non-compacted starting calcined clay material... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6755011 | Removable feed table for bagging machine A feed table can be used to convey agricultural material into a bagging machine. The feed table can be removed from the bagging machine so that the feed table can be separately transported. The feed table includes an attachment mechanism to detachably couple the fee... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6739107 | Method and apparatus for compressing a mattress with an inner coil spring An apparatus for packaging resiliently compressible articles is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus has at least two rotatable, spaced apart article engaging elements adapted to receive an end portion of an article for rolling the article into a compact roll... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6718725 | Apparatus for folding and packaging an airbag and method thereof An apparatus and method for folding and packaging an airbag includes a tapered concentrator. The airbag can be a head or side-window airbag. The concentrator has an inlet and an outlet whose dimension is smaller than the inlet. Feeding the airbag through the concent... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6658825 | Apparatus for packaging fibers, and article produced by same At least one base plate, at least one fill tube, at least one bag liner tube slidably coupled to the fill tube and capable of receiving a bag thereon, at least one ram that slides within the fill tube, at least one feed tube attached to the fill tube, at ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6638476 | Packaging material sterilizing unit for a pourable food product packaging machine A unit for sterilizing strip packaging material for a pourable food product packaging machine, and having a sterilizing chamber for containing a liquid sterilizing agent and along which the packaging material is fed; a control circuit for controlling the ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6155028 | Method and apparatus for packing material A method for packing a material includes air tapping material contained in a feeding hopper to pack it into a container which is to be filled with the material, and separating the material in the feeding hopper and the container into a portion of the mate... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5941055 | Apparatus for making an instant beverage container with product therein An apparatus and method for making a beverage container which contains an instant beverage material individually sealed within the beverage container by a filter disk and an insert disk combination. The apparatus includes a mandrel having a flange and a f... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5870885 | Material compression and insertion device This invention relates to novel apparatus and methods for inserting and positioning a compressible material into a container and for using the container for detecting a specific environmental parameter or combination of parameters, or for determining the ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5694742 | Method and apparatus for producing a strapless bale of compressed fiber An apparatus and method for producing strapless bales of highly compressible textile fibers is disclosed, wherein a compressed block of the fibers is ejected and expanded into a flexible bag. The apparatus includes a supply chamber for supplying loose fib... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5636494 | Apparatus and method for producing truss plate bundles An apparatus for bundling truss plates includes comprises means for forming a plurality of truss plates and means for forming these truss plates into a unitized bundle that is easily shipped, stored, and handled. The apparatus can include means for orient... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5619842 | Method and apparatus for storing baled pre-silage The method of the present invention for bagging pre-silage, has the steps of (a) receiving a bale of pre-silage from a loader, (b) compressing the bale in at least one cross section dimension to fit into a bag, and (c) advancing the compressed bale into t... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5367857 | Method and device for compacting feedstuff or the like in a tube to be placed on the ground Feedstuff is compacted in a tube which lies on the ground by a mobile device which includes a traction vehicle, a trailer unit, and a rotatable feeding screw mounted at the rear of the trailer unit for feeding feedstuff from a container into the tube wher... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5284003 | Machine for conditioning product in a sealed bag A machine for conditioning filled and sealed bags for testing, to assure that the bags are accurately tested without damaging the product contained in the bags, and for packaging the bags that have passed the test in cartons with the longitudinal axis of ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5257494 | Installation for the continuous filling of a casing An apparatus for continuously filling tubular casings with a fibrous material such as wood fibers. The tubular casings are closed at one end have plurality of holes in the cylindrical side to allow air to flow therethrough. The apparatus further includes ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5042234 | Collagen film and netting packaging system and method Apparatus for simultaneously placing a collogen film from a flat sheet of collogen film about the outside circumference of a product and placing netting about the outside circumference of the product. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises a base, a manif... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4971119 | Arrangement for closing valves of valve bags which are filled by filling machine An arrangement for closing valves of valve bags filled by a filling machine comprises at least one conveyor arranged to transport valve bags in flatly lying position and a unit for closing the valves of the valve bags and associated with the conveyor. At ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4920729 | Apparatus and process for more efficient shipment of tires This invention discloses an improved form of tire compaction apparatus in which comprises an open frame, motorized work platform having an extremely short turning radius. The platform has an elevatable work floor, open for easy access by, and support of, ... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4897222 | Transportable press for a high condensability of radioactive waste material of nuclear power stations and process for condensing the same A hydraulically operated transportable press for compressing radioactive waste materials collected within containers includes a matrix formed of two closable and openable cups receiving a waste collecting container and a stamp actuated to compress the was... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4777781 | Apparatus for creating high density tire ricks An apparatus for increasing the volumetric efficiency of a shipping container of standard tire carcasses is shown as a powered attachment to a standard warehouse tug or forklift. A horizontally extending steel plate, extending forward from the front of th... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4716712 | Apparatus for packaging loose fibrous material The apparatus of each embodiment includes a suction housing having a perforated duct therein. Fibrous material supplied to the inlet of the duct is compacted by air being evacuated through the perforated sidewall of the duct. The continuous compacting of ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4640082 | Apparatus for packaging loose fibrous material The apparatus of each embodiment includes a suction housing having a perforated duct therein. Fibrous material supplied to the inlet of the duct is compacted by air being evacuated through the perforated sidewall of the duct. The continuous compacting of ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4603780 | Carton for housing fragile containers A carton for packaging fragile containers is provided. The carton includes an energy absorbing insert member, two rigid plates, and packaging. Fragile containers are located on each side of the energy absorbing insert member and the rigid plates compress ... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4529569 | Method of manufacturing an expandable spongy member A method of manufacturing an expandable member comprising the steps of separating a shaped member from a sheet of cellular spongy material, soaking the member in a solution containing a water soluble binder and water, compressing the member into a contain... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4525316 | Shipping flexible polyurethane foam product A method for shipping flexible polyurethane foam product comprising (a) reacting a flexible polyurethane foam composition containing a polyisocyanate, a polyether polyol, a surfactant, a catalyst and water to provide a foam product, (b) conditioning the f... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4377061 | Horizontal packaging apparatus A method for wrapping commodities comprising supplying a pair of spaced apart layers of air-impermeable wrapping material and securing the layers together transversely along a leading end. A commodity is inserted between the layers to lie adjacent the sec... | 03/22/1983 |
