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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181679 | Apparatus for filling bags An apparatus for filling open bags with bulk materials, comprising a filling means and a filling spout having an outlet opening for filling the bags, wherein a collecting device is provided which includes a movable and controllable collecting unit. Said collecting u... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7487808 | Coupling seal docking device comprising two of said coupling seals and container comprising at least one of said coupling seals A coupling seal includes a first sealing strip containing first and second bearing elements on opposing ends of a rabbet body and a second sealing strip containing first and second bearing elements on opposing ends of a rabbet body. Interior sides of the rabbet bodi... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7398804 | Sealed docking arrangement in particular for bags and a method for the filling and emptying of containers in an environmentally-sealed manner The sealed docking system comprises first and second coupling elements each having respective first and second coupling elements with respective first and second flexible receptacles. Each coupling element has a slot. The two coupling elements engage with one anothe... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7231946 | Paintball refillers and method for making and using same A paintball hopper refill apparatus or loading apparatus is disclosed, which includes a body, an interior, a neck and a dispensing portion where the body is made of a flexible material, the interior is designed to be filled with a plurality of paintballs and the dis... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231947 | System for pneumatically conveying bulk materials with improved discharge arrangement An apparatus for guiding bulk material transported by a pneumatic conveying line or by gravity into a container having an access spout generally consisting of means for supporting the container; a housing mountable on the supporting means including a cylindrical sid... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7066220 | Yard waste collection system A novel yard waste collection system is provided which can be used with both paper and plastic trash and lawn waste bags. A pair of upside down U-shaped members are provided which are connected by four pivoted arms to create a support frame such that the support fra... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6698474 | Bag handling apparatus An apparatus for use in handling a bag. The apparatus includes a center support member, a bag tensioner mounted to the support member and a pair of spaced apart tines mounted to the tensioner and extending downwardly with respect to the tensioner. The tin... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6446684 | Bag opening apparatus and method for use in bag filling and packaging machine using flat bags A bag opening apparatus and method for use in a bag filling and packaging machine using flat bags allow a bag to move to a subsequent step while being surely maintained in the state of having been opened. At a mouth opening step, the mouth portion of a ba... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6340100 | Apparatus for securing a bulk bag to a discharge spout A bulk bag unloading station wherein a bulk bag is suspended above a discharge receptacle. An assembly is provided for securing a spout extending from the bag to a discharge tube. The assembly comprises a clamp ring which defines a channel configured to r... | 01/22/2002 |
| 5775388 | Valve bag spout apparatus A valve bag spout is mountable to a bag filling machine for being extended into the valve sleeve to discharge product into the valve bag. The maximum peripheral dimension of the spout filling tube is much smaller than the inner peripheral dimension of the... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5692546 | Method of loading a bulk cargo A method for loading a bulk cargo into a flexible expandable liner. The liner has a body defining an inlet opening and an interior for holding the cargo. An inlet chute is connected to the liner body and extends through the inlet opening. The method inclu... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5573044 | Vacuum apparatus for filling bags with particulate material An automatic bag filling machine employs a reduced pressure or a vacuum within a bag enclosing shroud to draw powdered material at a high velocity into either valved bags or vapor barrier bags to fill the bags with a relatively compacted powder. The shrou... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5501254 | Apparatus for filling a sack with a flowable material An apparatus for filling a sack with a flowable material, comprising a container having an inlet and an outlet and a sack holder to fasten the sack to be filled to the outlet of the container. The object of the invention is to provide a new apparatus for ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5423356 | Filling pipe for use in a filling machine for filling in particular valve sacks A filling pipe for use in a filling machine for filling in particular valve sacks, comprises a pipe body with an end piece which a closure ring defining an outlet opening and made of a filter material. The closure ring is surrounded by a ring chamber whic... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5327950 | Apparatus for filling valved sacks Apparatus for filling valve sacks includes at least one filling pipe in fluid communication with a feed unit and receiving a valved sack. The filling pipe is provided with least one axial slot-like recess which is engageable by a clamping lever after a va... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5322095 | Filling plant for hazardous media A filling plant for filling bags with hazardous bulk or fluid media is designed to ensure that the medium to be filled is proportioned and packaged under clean room conditions in a bag filling plant at the outlet of a production plant for the hazardous me... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5316060 | Refuse collector with hinged collection tray for use with a trash bag A refuse collector for introducing solid refuse into commercial plastic trash bags is disclosed. One embodiment of the collector includes an open, peripheral frame having a collection tray hinged thereto, and a pair of bag expanders that are hinged theret... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5222535 | Bag holding device A bag holder device having an anvil portion and an elongated member pivotally attached to the body member with the arm member having a bag engaging end portion for contacting the anvil surface. A biasing member is connected between the arm member and the ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5058631 | Flexible gas salvage containers and process for use A process and system for recovering refrigerant from refrigeration systems without substantial contamination of the atmosphere. The system includes devices for removing refrigerant from the system under the vapor pressure of the refrigerant or with aid fr... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4735241 | Bag-filling machine A bag-filling machine, in which the material to be filled is conveyed by compressed air through a filling tube, has a storage cylinder which is closed at its underside by a grid-like floor having ventilation apertures. The filling tube is fitted above the... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4648432 | Vacuum apparatus for filling bags with particulate material including dust collector and recycling of collected material An automatic bag filling machine employs a reduced pressure or a vacuum within a bag enclosing shroud to draw powdered material into either valved bags or vapor barrier bags in a series of increments to fill the bags with a relatively compacted powder. Th... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4612965 | Automatic bag hanging device The invention shows a device for hanging bags to be filled. A fold-down arm with suction cups grabs the front bag of a vertically oriented stack of bags and folds the top portion of the bag down over a drum. The top edge of the bag is then registered at a... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4398576 | Packer-filler machine A mechanism is provided for filling a valved paper bag. Such bags are well-known in the art and include a valve which, upon filling of the bag, closes automatically to seal the contents of the bag. Following filling of the bag, it is removed and replaced ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4386923 | Method for fabricating bag-in-box package For the fabrication of a bag-in-box (BIB) package, there is first provided a semifinished, collapsed BIB package wherein a flattened bag is placed within a collapsed box and secured to at least one of its inside surfaces by means of an adhesive. After ere... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4311173 | Air flow bag packer spout and hood assembly A spout and hood assembly for an air flow bag packer in which the spout consists of an inner product supply tube surrounded by a shell providing a vent area to which a vacuum is supplied to evacuate the air from the bag as it is filled. The shell is taper... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4310037 | Apparatus for mounting valve bags to filling spouts of filling machines An apparatus for automatically mounting valve bags on filling spouts of either a rotary or stationary type filling machine is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a multiplicity of bag pickup and release means mounted about a rotational axis. A bag storage ... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4179868 | Bag feeding apparatus for powder material packaging The bags have each a pair of flanges folded on two edges, one of the flan being provided with a valve. The bags are placed vertically in a magazine, with the valve flange located on the vertical plane of a valve oening device. The bags are picked up one ... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4003188 | Valve bag filler, handling and sealing system In combination with sealable valve bags and a valve bag packer, a valve bag sealer comprising a bag transfer assembly for removing a filled valve bag from the filling tube of the packer and positioning the filled bag adjacent a sealing head assembly, said... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3995408 | Process and apparatus for filling foldable or rigid packages A process and associated apparatus for filling packages with free-flowing solids through spouts, in which some of the material is initially fed to the package with the latter in its gravity position, the position of the package is changed once or a number... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3989073 | Apparatus for attaching valve bags to filling spouts of filling machines An apparatus for mounting valve bags on the filling spouts of machines which fill the bags with finely-grained material, e.g. cement. The bags are folded flat and are stacked in a bag storage container. A feed mechanism removes the topmost bag from the st... | 11/02/1976 |
