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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8024913 | Prepared medication bagging system and method An apparatus for sealing prepared medications in enclosures includes a tubular sleeve having an open first end, an open second end, and an outer surface. The first end includes at least one first locking member for securely attaching the tubular sleeve to another me... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7926246 | Mobile bagging machine tunnel Mobile bagging machine systems and methods may relate to a mobile bagging machine that includes a variable-width tunnel, a variable-speed rotor, a relatively narrow rotor of large diameter and increased effective surface area, at least one material reservoir, a mate... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7707808 | Cassette for an automated waste disposal device A cassette for a waste disposal device, the cassette including an outer wall, an inner wall, a flexible tubing positioned between the outer wall and the inner wall, and a rim having a top surface and a bottom surface. The rim is positioned between the outer wall and... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7441386 | Apparatus for forming tubes in nets A net derucking rectifier system is described. The system has a stuffer, a product horn having an upstream end and a downstream end, the upstream end mounted to the stuffer, a netting tube having an upstream end and a downstream end, the netting tube removably mount... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437861 | Bagging machine with a tunnel at least partially formed of flexible material A bagging machine for packing agricultural or compost material into bags includes a tunnel defined at least partially by flexible material. The tunnel may include perimeter members and support members spanned by a flexible material. Alternatively, the tunnel may inc... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434375 | Automated system for in-field storage, traceability and unloading of harvest products of harvested material from a harvesting machine A system for collecting a harvested product is provided. The system may include a continuously constructed flexible container for collecting the harvested product. For instance, the continuously constructed flexible container is a continuous sheet of flexible materi... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430839 | Embossed netting chutes for manual and/or automated clipping packaging apparatus Netting chutes suitable for use with manual, automatic and semi-automatic packaging operations to enclose product in netting packaging include chutes with embossed floors. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7406814 | Apparatus for packing disposable objects into an elongated tube of flexible material An apparatus for packing disposable objects or material into an elongated tube of flexible material. The apparatus defines a bin having a holder adapted to receive a cassette of flexible unfoldable material. A closing mechanism is positioned below the holder. The cl... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404280 | Systems and methods for measuring packing density Bagging machines may include a packing density measurement system. The packing density measurement system includes an anchor assembly and a force measurement assembly. The anchor assembly includes at least one drag member adapted to be operatively coupled to the bag... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7398634 | Wattle manufacturing system A wattle manufacturing system generally includes a hopper having an inlet for receiving a supply of straw, a loosening mechanism for loosening the straw when the straw is placed in or near the hopper inlet, a compaction chamber positioned to receive the loosened str... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395646 | Portable packaging device and method for forming individually packaged articles An article packaging device for packaging articles within a tubular sheet. The article to be packaged is inserted into and enclosed within a length of tubular sheet, and separated from the remaining length of tubular sheet and the device to form the closed individua... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392635 | Breech loader packaging systems and associated breech loading chutes and methods Systems for enclosing at least one target product in a covering material, include an elongate product chute having an outer surface and opposing receiving and discharge end portions with an interior cavity extending therethrough and an elongate breech loading chute ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386966 | Automated packaging systems with associated automated pushers 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... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377203 | Storage device lid A lid for a storage device having a storage film is provided. The lid has a lid body and a cutting member having a cutting surface. The cutting member is movable between a first position in which the cutting surface is remote from the storage film and a second posit... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7356975 | Apparatus for packaging material in netting including a netting knife cutter An apparatus for packaging material in netting is described. The apparatus in a first embodiment is a netter for enclosing material in netting and a scissors assembly for severing the netting. The scissors assembly comprises a pair of blade elements pivotally connec... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7334384 | Method and a system for packaging objects in tubular film A method and system for packaging an object in tubular plastic film, wherein the tubular film is prepared with a number of wrinkle-shaped folds, the film is then processed to bag-shape by welding the film and cutting the welded film from the remaining part of the tu... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7310926 | Apparatus for producing film tube from film strip An apparatus for producing film tube which can be filled with liquid, viscous or granular filling material, from a film strip, is provided wherein the apparatus comprises a filling tube which can be connected to a filling machine, a device for transforming the film ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7266936 | Agricultural bagger with shielded hopper agitation and method An agricultural bagger apparatus and method for compacting feed into a horizontally deployed bag including a moving hopper wall and+ mechanism for moving the wall at an input end of hopper. The wall moving mechanism and the moving wall of the hopper sweeps the feed ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7216469 | Netting knife cutter An apparatus and method of enclosing material in a netting and supplying a handle for ease of carrying the netted material, comprising clippers, irises, and a handle maker. A novel scissors assembly for severing the netting is disclosed. A conveyor carries the mater... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210278 | Detecting and protecting device of a shrink film machine A detecting and protecting device includes detecting devices, and an ultrasonic sensor; the detecting devices are connected to respective ones of expanding assemblies of a shrink film machine, and each include a seat behind a supporting rod of a corresponding expand... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204747 | Device and method for filling sausage sleeves with paste filling material A method and a device for filling a sausage sleeve with paste filling material, where to facilitate a more uniform ejection of the paste filling material and to minimize turbulences in the filling flow on exiting the filling tube, and so as to achieve a smooth sausa... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182684 | Method and means for stuffing natural casings with a sausage emulsion A method of stuffing natural casings with emulsion involves placing a follower against an upstream end of the natural casing to slide the natural casing forwardly along a hollow meat stuffing tube. The follower is mounted on the stuffing tube and advances the natura... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7178314 | Waste disposal apparatus The present invention discloses a waste disposal apparatus including a container having a first end and a second end. A tubing cassette for supplying tubing is mounted proximate the first end of the container. A first sealing member and a second sealing member are m... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178315 | Adjustable density controller for a bagging machine A density controller is provided for a bagging machine designed for filling or packing material such as silage, compost or the like into an elongate flexible bag or container. The adjustable density controller comprises a drag member or strap with a selectively adju... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179161 | Method and apparatus for vertically stuffing casings with sausage emulsion A machine and method for encasing sausages by having a stuffing tube that is vertically disposed in order to allow gravity to help in the sausage making process. A conical shaped restricting device is attached to the stuffing tube to help facilitate the movement of ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7143566 | Clipper for automatic netting packaging machine Knitted netting is applied to products in a machine. A chute receives products serially through a receiving end, as from a conveyor, and discharges them serially into netting preferably rucked on the chute. As each product arrives at the product receiver, voiders op... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140160 | Push/pull clip feed configuration for selectively delivering or withdrawing a clip to allow output of one clip alone or two clips concurrently and associated devices, methods, systems and computer program products Methods and apparatus for supplying a clip to a clip window associated with a closure attachment mechanism having a closure punch path for attaching a single clip or two clips to a target tubular work piece in a closure zone include: (a) forcing a plurality of clips... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134955 | Loop applicator for chub machine An apparatus for attaching a loop to the end of a chub package formed by a chub machine. The apparatus includes a drive sprocket and variable speed drive motor for feeding a roll of loops to a clipping head assembly of the chub machine and positioning the loops sequ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7127872 | Automatic netting packaging machine Knitted netting is applied to products in a machine. A chute receives products serially through a receiving end, as from a conveyor, and discharges them serially into netting preferably rucked on the chute. As each product arrives at the product receiver, voiders op... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124553 | Continuous roll stock netting machine An apparatus for encasing material in continuous roll stock netting is described. The apparatus has a product horn axially aligned with and diametrically opposed to a mandrel over which continuous roll stock netting has been placed. The mandrel is movable into a pas... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114534 | Composite trash container The present invention is a composite trash container that includes a container body defining a trash chamber and an opening that provides access to the trash chamber; a support mounted to the container body adjacent the opening, the support having a flange extending... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7080418 | Integral refuse disposal system A refuse disposal system is formed integrally with a wheelchair. A foam pad is positioned on a rigid seat of a wheelchair; the foam pad and rigid seat are each provided with openings in registration with each other. An annular cartridge of compressed disposable tubi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7069707 | Vertical tubular bagging machine In order to be able to easily exchange the fill pipe in a vertical tubular bagging machine, where a flat foil web is reshaped on a forming shoulder into a foil tube running over a fill pipe, a forming shoulder is suggested which can be opened. A shoulder sleeve out ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055292 | Device for defining a handle in a tubular covering for a food product An apparatus for defining a loop handle in a tubular covering, such as an expanded mesh plastic covering, for a food. The apparatus of the present invention includes a frame for supporting the various assemblies that comprise the apparatus and for engaging a support... | 06/06/2006 |
