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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4129976 | Apparatus for forming, filling and closing bags An apparatus for forming, filling and closing bags has a hollow mandrel on which a hose is continuously formed from a sheet; two vertically reciprocating and horizontally oppositely movable shoes underneath the mandrel for cyclically pressing together a f... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4117649 | System for forming, filling and closing bags In a system including a bag forming apparatus for forming a succession of bags, bag filling and closing apparatus, and a conveying apparatus for conveying each bag, after it is formed, along a conveying path from the bag forming apparatus to the filling a... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4102111 | Wrapping machine A wrapping machine of the horizontal form, fill and seal type, in which a continuously moving web strip is formed into a tube of thermoplastic material, has introduced therein a file of longitudinally spaced articles. A transverse sealing and cutting mech... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4081943 | Apparatus and method for producing packages with individual product-filled cells Apparatus and method are provided for producing a package having a plurality of product-filled cells. The apparatus comprised a mechanism for producing a plurality of individual product-filled cells and for delivering the cells properly orientated. The ap... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4079662 | Bag making machine A bag making machine for making bags from a sealable film is disclosed wherein the film is fed over a forming shoulder and around a forming tube. Sealer jaws form a transverse seal to provide a top for one bag and the bottom of the next adjacent bag, and ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4077308 | Control for bag making machine Apparatus for making a succession of bags from a web of sheet material which has been printed with a series of spaced parallel bands of heat activatable adhesive located at intervals corresponding to the lengths of the bags to be made wherein the web is f... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4073121 | Form, fill and seal industrial bag machine Side gusseted industrial bags are continuously (or intermittently) formed from continuous web materials, and simultaneously filled and sealed in one fast operation by the method and apparatus of this invention. The various features of the invention includ... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4027459 | Sealing machine The invention relates to packaging machines wherein a web of flexible material is transformed into a tube, filled, sealed and discharged onto a conveyor mechanism, the completed package being then transported to a positioning device where it is deposited ... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4023327 | Control system for package making machine A package making machine of the vertical form, fill and seal variety has an electrical control system allowing the length of the package or bag made during each machine cycle to be controlled easily by manual adjustment of a control knob. In particular, t... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4009551 | Method and apparatus for registration of web material in forming filling and sealing industrial bags Side gusseted industrial bags are continuously (or intermittently) formed from continuous web materials, and simultaneously filled and sealed in one fast operation by the method and apparatus of this invention. The various features of the invention includ... | 03/01/1977 |
| 4007576 | Method and apparatus for controlling static charges A method and apparatus for controlling static charges on film formed into packages and filled with particulate material to prevent the particulate material from attaching to the film and degrading the seal area of the package.... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3986921 | Sealing jaw mechanism for package making machine A mechanism for forming seals at spaced points along the length of a body of web material moved through the mechanism is comprised of two sealing jaws and a simple device for opening and closing the jaws whereby the mechanism consists of a small number of... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3983682 | Apparatus for forming, filling and inserting filled bags into cartons A method of packaging particulate material in a carton within a flexible bag comprising forming a tube of flexible material, sealing a narrow length of the tube transversely to provide a bag length above the seal closed at the bottom and open at the top a... | 10/05/1976 |
