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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7661249 | Device for picking up articles from a supply station and depositing the articles in corresponding blisters of a blister strip A device for picking up articles from a supply station and depositing the articles in corresponding blisters of a blister strip, comprising: at least a group of depression-activated gripping units, each of which units is shaped to a specific format for receiving and... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7448187 | Installation for producing and packing tubes A plant for manufacturing and packaging tubes feeds the tubes via a conveyor belt to a packaging station, where they are packaged to form larger units. The foil strip is a dual or multiple-strip, cut by at least one partitioning blade into individual webs respective... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7392630 | Packaging system having loading carousel A packaging system utilizes two sides of a loading carousel, which reduces both the height and footprint of the packaging system. Mass and inertia are also reduced, allowing higher operational speeds. The loading carousel receives opened cartons on a first side and ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386970 | Method for dispensing tablets into a multi-compartment clinical reagent container A method for dispensing a desired number of oriented tablets from a bulk source into a well within a reagent container by moving the tablets by vibration into a number of parallel loading chutes and transfer chutes and displacing the desired number of tablets into a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380388 | Apparatus for feeding a blister band An apparatus for feeding a blister band moved in a forward direction, with a number of interconnected walls defining a bottom closed by the blister band set in motion, to define a chamber. At least two units are arranged in series and separated by a plate, and opera... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7328557 | Apparatus for loading small objects into blisters of a foil web An apparatus for loading small objects into respective blisters of a foil web has a plurality of substantially identical fill plates each having an array of receptacles corresponding to the blisters of an area of the foil. A conveyor moves the fill plates one after ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325382 | Method and apparatus for loading finished cigarettes into package A device and method for loading cigarettes from a cartridge into a package. The device provides for transferring cigarettes from a cartridge supporting them to a package. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7093408 | Packaging machine and method of forming a carton An apparatus for regulating the flow of articles from an infeed stream at an infeed end of a packaging machine which apparatus comprises a plurality of article feed lanes for supplying a row of articles converging at a predetermined position, each feed lane having a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089717 | Tray loader A method of loading a tray with at least one layer of items includes forming a plurality items into a group of items, moving the first group in a first generally horizontal direction so that the items are received through a top opening of the tray to form a layer of... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7055676 | Conveyor with movable gripper and related conveyor link A conveyor suitable for conveying objects along a transport direction, and a related link are disclosed. The link may include a link body having a length extending across the direction of transport and a width extending along the direction of transport, each link bo... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036658 | Gripper conveyor with clear conveying path and related conveyor link Various conveyor designs suitable for conveying objects along a transport direction and various related link designs are disclosed. The conveyor may include a plurality of the connected links. Each link may have a length extending across the direction of transport a... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6971541 | System and method for dispensing prescriptions An automated method for dispensing pharmaceuticals particularly tablets and capsules, and other small discrete objects, includes: receiving prescription information, selecting a container, labeling the container, dispensing the tablets or capsules into the labeled c... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6941723 | Device for filling boxes with a number of rows of objects A cartoning machine to arrange a predetermined number of objects fed on one or more rows by a belt conveyer in boxlike containers, able to operate in unison with production machines running at very high speed and having a simple, reliable construction comprising sev... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6925783 | Packaging system and related method Apparatus for packaging a plurality of objects, the apparatus including (i) a vacuum chamber housing which defines an opening sized and configured to receive, and be placed in a substantially sealed relationship with, a planar member having a bottom surface and a to... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925774 | Compact structure for automatically filling solid pharmaceutical product packages An automated solid pharmaceutical product packaging machine includes a plurality of temporary storage members for receiving a plurality of solid pharmaceutical products in a plurality of cavities. The use of the temporary storage cavities enables the machine to proc... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925782 | Vibrating pill packaging device and associated method A packaging device for a pill packaging apparatus is provided, the packaging device cooperating with a plurality of pill receptacles, defined by a web and conveyed by a conveyor under the packaging device in a packaging direction, to manipulate pills deposited in th... | 08/09/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6748725 | Continuous circular motion case packing and depacking apparatus and method An apparatus and method for continuously transferring articles from a pickup station to a release station using a circular, continuously rotating turret is disclosed which includes a plurality of transfer arms carried in a circular motion wherein pickup heads carrie... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6739108 | Fragile container handling system for retort/sterilization processes A system for loading retorts, sterilization systems, and the like. The preferred embodiment of the present system provides both loading and unloading modules, the loading module designed to automatically load fragile containers, in mass and layer by layer into a sel... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6729103 | Continuous circular motion case packing and depacking apparatus and method An apparatus and method for continuously transferring articles from a pickup station to a release station using a circular, continuously rotating turret is disclosed which includes a plurality of transfer arms carried in a circular motion wherein pickup heads carrie... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729111 | System for palletizing screws and other headed elements A machine for palletizing elements having a head, a shank and a tip. An auger has a first portion having a variable pitch and a second portion having a constant pitch. A plurality of the elements are directed onto the auger and retained on the auger. A transfer arm ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6722101 | Continuous circular motion case packing and closure apparatus and method A packing apparatus which includes a feed conveyor adapted to convey articles to a pick up station and a case conveyor adapted to sequentially convey cases, having an open top and a plurality of flaps, to a feed station. Pick up and grid heads are provided and are a... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6625960 | Apparatus for sorting and packaging articles An apparatus for sorting and packaging articles includes: a pair of distributing conveyors which are respectively translated and convey articles; a pair of primary accommodating mechanisms each adapted to accommodate in a row articles distributed and rele... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6571532 | Continuous motion case packing apparatus and method A continuous motion apparatus for depacking and packing articles in cases which includes a carriage which carries a plurality of transfer arms; a plurality of article pick-up heads carried by the transfer arms for picking up a group of the articles at a p... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6502374 | Device for arranging gelatine capsules for loading in blister packs A device in which a set of capsules previously filled with a specific amount is positioned in a set of cavities arranged in plates, the plates assuming two positions, one for receiving the capsules in correspondence with a capsule-filling device, and the ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6497083 | Packaging apparatus Apparatus for feeding items of pharmaceutical product to pockets in a continuously travelling web for the production of blister packs has a plurality of product delivery chutes mounted on a moving carriage having delivery gates for releasing product from ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6484475 | Modular packaging machine A packaging machine having multiple modules each performing a separate function in a packaging sequence. The modules are building blocks that are assembled to define a packaging machine. An infeed conveyor/lane divider module, a blank magazine and infeed ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6357210 | Apparatus for filing cases with bag containing deformable products A case loading machine and method of operation is described for positioning at least two flexible bags, having an unstable product therein, in a case and in side-by-side contact with one another. A case engaging and displacement mechanism is positionable ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6339910 | Device for the insertion of products into a packaging container A device for insertion of products into a packaging container in a packaging machine comprises an insertion plunger which is guided along a certain path parallel to the product and a cover element which can be pre-positioned above the product by a first d... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6311462 | Apparatus for handling and packaging friable tablets An assembly for handling and packaging pharmaceutical dosage forms includes an infeed structure, a laning structure, and a plenum structure extending from the infeed structure to the laning structure. The infeed, laning and plenum structures guide dosage ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6068550 | Device and method for coin packaging A coin packaging device has a table, to which a mass of coins of identical denomination may be supplied, and a plurality of cylinders, each cylinder being arranged to receive coins one by one through an open end, thereby stacking a predetermined number of... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6059181 | Packaging system for non-rigid materials A packaging system for non-rigid materials includes various embodiments. In one embodiment the blocks of material are separated from each other by a partially wrapped liner with a partition extending between the blocks. In another embodiment pairs of bloc... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5857311 | Process and apparatus for introducing compressible packs into a container Process and apparatus for introducing compressible packs, especially bundles (10) or bundle groups (16, 17) comprised of small packs (11) of paper tissues into a carton (15). Articles or packs or pack groups of cellulose products are difficult to handle f... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5842573 | Method of transporting cells and kit useful therefor A method of transporting cells in culture commences with the provisions of a multiwell plastic plate, wherein at least one well contains a sample of cells. A sheet of sterile adhesive film is applied to the top of the plate with sufficient pressure to sea... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5819502 | Shifting apparatus for objects such as eggs An apparatus is provided for shifting objects from a first conveyor to a container transferred by a second conveyor. The apparatus includes a holder guide, a displacing mechanism for moving the holder guide, a plurality of holders carried by the holder gu... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5813196 | Automatic sequential bagging machine with constant feed and method of operation A method and a machine for automatically bagging articles in a bag and in a sequential and uninterrupted manner. A plurality of articles are continuously fed to the machine and received in two or three compartments, herein three compartments. Once the thi... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5797249 | Continuous motion case packing apparatus and method A continuous motion apparatus and method are disclosed where slugs of articles are picked up by pick-up heads revolving in a vertical plane path, and are transferred to a case packing station. A vertical motion mechanism lowers the pick-up heads at the ca... | 08/25/1998 |
