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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151995 | Methods and apparatus to prevent mold compound feeder jams in systems to package integrated circuits Methods and apparatus to preventing mold feeder jams in a system to package integrated circuits. An example method includes detecting if a mold compound tablet has a first alignment on a path and removing the mold compound tablet from the path if the mold compound t... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7295888 | System for evaluating a parts carrier A method is disclosed for evaluating a parts carrier that is operatively associated with a material handling process. The method includes determining a plurality of parts to be processed, determining one or more types of the plurality of parts to be processed, and d... | 11/13/2007 |
| 6717087 | Monitoring device for the sealing web width Apparatus and method for monitoring the width of the transverse sealing web of a sealed, cut package unit in which products are packaged and which is transported further in a cyclic or continuous manner in the longitudinal direction. Two laser-optical sensors are ar... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6430991 | Method for monitoring closed containers To test closed containers, e.g. with regard to residual air volume or the quality and tightness of the closures which are attached to containers, mechanical oscillations are excited in the closure, the mechanical oscillations are analyzed, measurement val... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6329139 | Automated sorting system for matrices with memory Automated drug discovery protocols, or partially automated protocols, in which matrices with memories serve as the platform on which all manipulations are performed or serve as the repository of information that is transferred to other memories as the syn... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6205743 | Automatic machine for manufacturing, checking, filling and capping bottles made of thermoplastic material The parisons (P) manufactured by an extrusion group (1,1") are gripped between the mould and the counter-mould (S,S') mounted, together with the associated actuating mechanisms, on a carriage (19) which, after receiving the parisons, moves into a blowing ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6189701 | Method and device for producing plastic hollow bodies Device and process for the manufacture of hollow plastic objects to screen out defective plastic preforms that are to be molded into their desired shape in a molding station before they reach the molding station, the conveyor track leading into the moldin... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6009186 | Method and apparatus for harvesting crop material A method and apparatus for harvesting fruit determines the proportion of fruit in a mixture of products containing fruit and bodies foreign to the fruit by capturing at least one initial image of a surface of the mixture to be examined. The device then as... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5969605 | Crimped can caliper A method and apparatus is provided for detecting defective seams in cans having metal lids. The apparatus is mounted in cooperation with a conveyor to evaluate the cans being conveyed in a continuous operation. The apparatus includes a detecting device wh... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5675516 | System and method for determining pushup of a molded glass container System and method of operation thereof for inspecting glass containers handled by a glass container handling apparatus to determine a height of a bottom of at least one of the containers. The system includes a base adapted to be positioned adjacent the co... | 10/07/1997 |
| 4907700 | Apparatus for testing the release torque of container caps An apparatus is provided for non-destructively testing for a predetermined minimum release torque of container caps on containers at a torque testing station. The apparatus includes a device for clamping the containers at the torque testing station; a dev... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4811850 | Apparatus for testing the release torque of container caps An apparatus is provided for non-destructively testing for a predetermined minimum release torque of container caps on containers that are sequentially delivered to a torque testing station in the apparatus. The apparatus includes a device for delivering ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4735508 | Method and apparatus for measuring a curvature of a reflective surface A method for measuring a curvature of a reflective surface includes the steps of directing a pair of collimated light beams onto a substantially smooth portion of the reflective surface and measuring the separation of the light beam images reflected from ... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4724384 | Apparatus and method for detecting the condition of completed ends Shown is an apparatus for mounting an inductive transducer in position over an intermittently moved belt carrying easy open ends for a beverage container and designed to detect whether or not the tabs for easy opening are provided on the ends. The apparat... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4703859 | Apparatus and method for testing a can seam A unit for testing a can includes a first unit for testing a first end of a can, and an optional and substantially identical second unit for testing the second end of the same can. The first unit is connected to the second unit by a twister which rotates ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4593805 | System for sorting containers A can-orienting system in which open-topped steel-based cans in random orientations are first automatically aligned with each other by feeding them to an aligning chute to form an end-on train of cans which are fed end-on, at a controlled rate, to the edg... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4511044 | Seal force monitor apparatus, system, and method for in-process determination of integrity of sealed containers A system and method for determining the integrity of a sealed container closure assembly wherein the closure is secured to the container by a force applying member and the integrity is determined by converting the force used to secure the closure into a f... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4355724 | Apparatus for sensing depressions in top panels of containers Apparatus for detecting whether the top panel of a container cap is properly depressed as capped containers are conveyed along a travel path. The apparatus is of the type comprising a floating shoe disposed over the travel path and carrying a proximity se... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4349998 | Carton inspecting and conveying apparatus A carton inspecting and conveying apparatus is disclosed as including a lower horizontal conveyor formed by two parallel spaced plastic chain loops with retractable pawls therebetween for stopping cartons at stations along the conveyor. At one such statio... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4306448 | Apparatus, method and system for determining the integrity of sealed containers A method, apparatus and system for testing the integrity of a container sealed by means of a closure comprising a resilient sealing element and a cup-like cap having a top and a depending skirt compressing the sealing element over the discharge opening in... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4135306 | Closure testing means and method The depth of thread in a roll-on closure is tested by determining the radial distance between the peak and valley defining a profile of the external surface of the threaded section. Apparatus for measuring the peak includes a first sensor broad enough to ... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4117718 | Internal pressure and vacuum monitoring apparatus An apparatus and method for monitoring the internal pressure or vacuum in a sealed container is provided which measures the amount of deflection of a flexible wall of the container as a function of the internal pressure. The apparatus provides a first ele... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4044891 | Can testing conveyor A transporter for conveying articles through a testing or monitoring station. Movement of articles through the test station is controlled at predetermined spaced intervals, and the article is stabilized during monitoring to obtain accurate test data. A re... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4011155 | Wrapped package inspection and rejection apparatus A package labeling and inspecting apparatus is disclosed which includes a first conveyor table having an apparatus mounted adjacent to the conveyor for applying labels to wrapped packages as they move along the first conveyor table. Provision is made for ... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3939984 | Package inspection and handling system A packaging handling system for detecting and rejecting faulty packages and for maintaining a packaging or boxing machine in operation for a specific period of time if one or the other goes down. The system comprises a plurality of photocell sensing units... | 02/24/1976 |
| 3939063 | Loose flap detector and case ejector system for wrap-around paperboard cartons Method and apparatus for detecting insecurely glued closure flaps on wrap-around paperboard cartons and for diverting defectively sealed cartons from the packaging line. A striking device in the form of an impact roller strikes the leading edge of each ca... | 02/17/1976 |
