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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7726105 | Bag packaging machine with vertical intermittent operation A bag packaging machine with vertical intermittent operation, which has a sealing station for the opposite pair of films that form the bags, in which two sealing plates operate in opposite position with respect to the symmetrical vertical axis Y-Y of the machine, wh... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7356979 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a bag package, and bag package A method for manufacturing bag packages, in which netting material of bags to be formed is connected to at least two foil strips which are each provided with a printing repeating in the longitudinal direction of the strip, with the foil strips being supplied in a co... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325370 | Machine to make E-Z open pouch with flap and bulge A form-fill-seal machine for making a pouch style package is provided, comprising an optional bulge forming station for forming a puff or bulge; a heating and filling station for creating seals and filling the pouch; and an optional flap making station comprising a ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325386 | Double action vertical form-fill-seal apparatus This is a double acting, multi-lane machine and method for the forming, filling and sealing of plastic or paper film pouches of various sizes commonly used to hold liquid viscous, dry, particulated or powdery materials or other substances. The machine includes a fou... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325378 | Vertical form fill and seal method for producing reclosable packages from two sheets of web Various embodiments and alternatives for vertical form fill and seal methods and apparatus are disclosed. In particular, two sheets of web are fed by forming collars to a fill tube (or in some embodiments, side by side fill tubes) wherein the sheets of web are wrapp... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7285083 | Method of manufacturing thin-walled containers from film webs and production facility for carrying out the method The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing thin-walled containers from film web. The method includes the steps of: manufacturing a tubular structure from at least one film web; forming at least one fold projecting into the tubular structure; and ultr... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7219483 | Heat seal die and system and method for portion control sized packaging This invention encompasses a heat seal die incorporating heat tube technology for controlling the variation of temperature across a heat seal die. The invention also encompasses a system and method for portion control size packaging of flowable liquid-containing con... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7124559 | Packaging machine former support A packaging apparatus 10 including a cabinet 11 provided with a door 12 which is movable relative to an axis opening 13. Within the cabinet 11 is a packaging machine 15 with which there is associated a former 14. The ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7100658 | Machine for manufacturing, filling and closing mesh bags from a continuous roll of tubular mesh Machine for manufacturing mesh bags from a continuous roll of tubular mesh, and for filling and closing said mesh bags, which comprise an expansion device which is perimetric to the tubular mesh, the core expander of which is equipped with a vertical aperture which,... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7069705 | Machine to make E-Z open pouch with flap and bulge A form-fill-seal machine for making a pouch style package is provided, comprising an optional bulge forming station for forming a puff or bulge; a heating and filling station for creating seals and filling the pouch; and an optional flap making station comprising a ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7036293 | Device for welding of a foil tube In order to be able to realize complicated jaw movements in a device for welding of a foil tube, comprising two welding jaws, which can be moved opposingly and clamp the foil tube between one another, whereby a linear motor is provided as the jaw drive, it is sugges... | 05/02/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7013615 | Self-cleaning fluid dispenser A fluid dispenser generally includes a housing and a valving rod disposed in and movable within the housing, the valving rod including a central bore, at least one inlet for receiving a cleaning fluid composed of a solvent and a gas, and one or more outlet ports in ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000366 | Decoration correction method and system for a form-and-seal unit A decoration correction method for a form-and-seal unit for producing sealed packages of a pourable food product from a tube of packaging material fed along a feed path, and having two pairs of jaws movable along the feed path and opened and closed so as to travel, ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994247 | Waste storage device A waste storage device includes an inlet aperture and a length of flexible tubing passing through the inlet aperture from a cassette. The flexible tubing is pinched by a pair of rollers which can have continuous surfaces or multiple paddles. The waste product is pla... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966166 | High-speed continuous action form-fill-seal machine and methods This is a high-speed, multi-lane machine and method for the continuous forming, filling and sealing of plastic or film pouches of various sizes commonly used to hold fluids, liquids, and viscous materials or other substances. The machine includes a film roll station... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6932751 | Apparatus and method for making bags of different dimensions This invention relates to packaging apparatus and a method which enables bags of different widths and lengths to be produced so as to enable products of varying sizes to be packaged in those bags. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928794 | Method and apparatus for making a continuous series of filled pouches A machine for forming filled sealed pouches from a continuously moving sealable web of material includes a first sealing station for forming a longitudinal seal along a side edge of the web, and a horizontal sealing station for forming a plurality of transverse seal... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6789371 | Tapeless seal bar assembly A packaging machine including a seal bar assembly for bonding layers of polymeric material together about a wrapped product to form an airtight package seal comprises a length of SILVERSTONE encapsulated, flat electrical resistance heating ribbon disposed upon a rig... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6761016 | High speed form, fill and seal pouch packaging machine A high speed vertical form, fill and seal packaging machine has a dual pump pouch-filling system, adjustable packaging material roll holders and side-seal jaws that are longer than pouches being formed in the machine, and which move with the packaging material trave... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6662530 | Method of making dual chamber sachet A dual chamber sachet with a dispensing outlet can be made in a form/fill sequence by attaching the dispensing outlet to the film that is to form the chamber divider wall followed by attaching films that are to form the outer walls of the sachet to the di... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6527147 | Apparatus and process for dispensing dunnage A system for providing dunnage to packages as the packages are formed is disclosed. The system includes a dunnage forming machine having a work station for inflating and sealing plastic pouches to form dunnage units. An accumulator is positioned below the... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6499270 | Method and apparatus for transferring objects The present invention is an automated and integrated method and apparatus for packaging, loading, storing, and/or retrieving a specified product. A preferred embodiment of a system comprises a packager, a feeder device, a magazine, an unloading device, an... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6332305 | Heat seal device of filling and packaging machine In a heat seal device of a filling and packaging machine, wherein a continuously fed film F is vertically sealed by a vertical seal mechanism 19 and the laterally sealed by lateral seal mechanisms 20, 21, contents W, W1, W2 are filled in the film formed i... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6260336 | Cutter cleaning device for charging machine A cutter cleaning apparatus for a filling machine which prevents liquid food adhering to the cutting knife from dirtying cut ends of packaging material. A web-shaped packaging material is continuously sealed in the longitudinal direction thereof to be for... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6151868 | Transverse direction zipper attaching apparatus and method A funnel for a form-fill-seal (FFS) machine configured to make transverse-zippered reclosable packages from a continuous supply of thermoplastic film having a plurality of zipper strips transversely sealed thereto at package length intervals is provided. ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6145283 | Apparatus for sanitary packing of used objects An apparatus for air and liquid-tight packing of objects for disposal, such as sanitary towels, disposable nappies, hypodermic needles and other hospital wastes comprises a pair of supply rolls of mutually adhesive foil strips. The side edge of the foil s... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5981028 | Film for multiple bag A film for a multiple bag which film is a multiple film comprising at least two sheets of film put one on another and having scattered along its both-side edge portions spot-fused portions by which the at least two sheets of film is partially united.... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5870884 | Compartmented package with multistage permeation barrier A multiple compartment package having a connecting bridge with a frangible internal barrier is made from two composite or thermoplastic sheets or webs welded together to form the front and back walls of the package, and the central bridge portion is defin... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5794776 | Instrumentation, system, method and package for packaging flaccid filaments An improved instrumentation and method for manufacturing from film wrapping material hermetically sealed packages containing an untangled, unknotted segment of flaccid filament, and packages produced by the instrumentation and method. Instrumentation impr... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5784863 | Sanitary fill tube and rotary valve assembly for a pouch packaging machine A sanitary fill tube assembly includes a pair of large diameter fill tubes connected to a spreader having a rotary valve system mounted therein. The rotary valve system is actuated by pairs of actuator arms guided through openings in a manifold connected ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5622033 | Transverse sealer for a bag maker A bag maker bends an elongated bag-forming film into a tubular shape, moves it longitudinally along a path, seals its mutually overlapping side edges into a tubular shape, fills it with articles to be packaged and simultaneously seals it transversely with... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5596867 | Cutoff assembly for a form fill and seal packaging machine A cutoff assembly for a form, fill and seal packaging machine having a fixed blade and a floating movable blade. The movable blade is adjustable horizontally with respect to the machine and the fixed blade so as to accurately cut off formed pouches, passi... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5575137 | Cross-sealing device for a tubular bag packaging machine A cross-sealing device for a tubular-bag packaging machine operable with stripping rods moved along the plastic foil tube to be sealed, which stripping rods assure that the sealing surfaces are free of packaging material prior to the sealing task. A drive... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5465555 | Apparatus for packaging granular material An apparatus for packaging granular materials, wherein the granular material flows vertically through various components, wherein the apparatus comprises a frame, a plurality of servo driven packaging payout means, a plurality of packaging material alignm... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5460844 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing infusion packages A travelling two-ply web of infusion packages (11) is cut transversely by rotary cutting device (50) to form individual packages (1) which are attached to a styrene cover web (70). The packages 91) and web (70) are fed at the same speed rotary attachment ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5408807 | Dispenser pouch and tooling for making A pouch for holding viscous food product for dispensing from a specific hand held or similar type dispenser, is formed so as to include a tear strip to open a funnel-shaped, centrally disposed outlet spout formed to be sealingly held in the specific dispe... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5235794 | Bag making apparatus and method A multiple bag forming and filling apparatus and method utilizes a plurality of filling tubes which have a cross-sectional width in the range from one-third to one times the width of the tubular preform between the vertical seals at the filling tube means... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5203145 | Stripper mechanism for a tubular bag packaging machine The invention relates to a stripper mechanism for a tubular bag packaging machine, in which a foil strip (1) is formed into a tube (3) by means of a longitudinal sealing jaw (2) and is formed into bags by means of cross-sealing jaws (4). A stripper mechan... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5199247 | Arrangement for enveloping objects in enveloping material taken from two storage reels An arrangement for enveloping an object located between two heat weldable webs of enveloping material includes two coacting welding jaws for joining the webs together in their transversal direction on mutually opposite sides of the object. The welding jaw... | 04/06/1993 |
