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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338422 | Folding and threading station of a folding box gluing machine and method of moving the threading station A folding box gluing machine contains one upper and lower transport belt disposed on each side of the machine. A lower transport belt is guided in a roller cheek and an upper transport belt is guided in a roller rail. A central roller cheek and a central roller rail... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7140164 | Method of and apparatus for applying adhesive to running webs of paper and the like A novel and improved method of applying adhesive to one side of a running web of wrapping material for a rod-like filler of filter material for tobacco smoke includes directing toward the one side of the web a stream of adhesive which issues from an open-and-shut or... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128704 | Wet waste compostable bag and method and apparatus for manufacturing same An energy efficient method and apparatus for manufacturing a biodegradable, compostable, liquid-impermeable lined paper bag for containing wet (i.e. food) wastes by which all adhesives used in the process are cold glues applied without using heat and are applied thr... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7077797 | Apparatus and method for creasing media to make booklets This invention relates to an apparatus and method for making booklets. Such structures of this type, generally, employ a variety of creasing techniques in order to form the booklet. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074171 | Method for two-piece box construction The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for a two-piece box construction which is a continuous, in-line process in which a pair of panels or blanks are fed simultaneously from one end of the apparatus and move along a substantially linear path throug... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6971979 | Folded box gluing machine for producing folded boxes from blanks Known folded box gluing machines for producing folded boxes (1) from blanks comprise—a folding station (3), in which the parts of blanks provided with an adhesive strip are folded,—an adjoining transfer station (5) which is configured as a t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6948293 | Process for packaging containers in shipping cartons A method for packing containers, in particular bottles, in transport boxes in which on the inside, on flat-lying transport boxes, flat-lying multi-piece packagings are releasably fastened or compartment units are fastened, ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6689034 | Transfer glue system and method for a right angle gluing machine Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for applying adhesive to packaging in a variety of configurations. The adhesive may be applied by a nozzle in a first direction, a second direction and a stationary spot, wherein the first direction and the secon... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6626353 | Sift proof container and method of folding and sealing a sift proof container A sift proof container comprising an open end having a plurality of flaps including first and second minor flaps and first and second major flaps. The minor flaps have opposed edges when folded inwardly to respective closed positions over the open end. Th... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6503181 | Machine for gluing folding cartons for producing folding cartons from blanks A collapsible-box gluing machine for the production of collapsible boxes from blanks has a folding station for folding blanks, a subsequently arranged transfer station and a collecting and compression device, wherein the flat-lying folded collapsible boxe... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6409646 | Hinge-lid box for cigarettes and process and apparatus for gluing packaging material In the production of hinge-lid boxes for cigarettes, outer side tabs (19) and lid side tabs (25) are folded last of all in order to form side walls of the hinge-lid box (10). The side tabs (19) and lid side tabs (25), extending in a horizontal plane, are ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6162157 | Roller or belt correction device for lateral alignment, during converting, of partly folded sheet-like or plate-like workpieces in a folder-gluer A roller or belt correction device for lateral alignment, during converting, of partly folded workpieces in a folder-gluer, consists of a lower structure above which is mounted an upper structure pivoting in the horizontal plane. This upper structure comp... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6142923 | Roller ring An envelope machine having a roller assembly with a groove in the roller and a ring assembly removably mounted in the groove. The ring assembly has a pair of half-rings segments removably mounted in the groove, each of which are adapted to mesh and interf... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6029884 | Method for constructing a sturdy, light-tight package and a package thereof A method box for making a sturdy and light-tight box and a box thereof in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention includes providing a sheet of material with a first pair of opposing edges and a second pair of opposing edges. The sheet of ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5954263 | Liquid-tight boat-shaped packaging tray and its manufacturing method Fluid-tight, boat-shaped packaging tray comprises a bottom surrounded by sides, connected in pairs by means of inwardly backfolded bellows. These bellows comprise two portions which contact one of the sides. The first portion of the bellows, adjacent to t... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5876319 | Container forming method and apparatus A machine for forming a variety of different sturdy, stackable three-part fiberboard containers having a depth dimension greater than their width dimension, and which are suitable for holding bags filled with liquid. The machine includes a slidable, remov... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5807223 | Container forming method and apparatus A machine for forming a variety of different sturdy, stackable three-part fiberboard containers having a depth dimension greater than their width dimension, and which are suitable for holding bags filled with liquid. The machine includes a slidable, remov... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5807225 | Apparatus for fabricating paperboard packaging Automated apparatus for forming paperboard packaging from an integral paperboard blank includes a blade for gathering a central portion of the paperboard blank, causing the width of the blank to contract. A reciprocating mandrel rams the blank into a holl... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5688218 | Method of making sift proof carton A method of folding and sealing the major and minor end flaps of a carton to provide a sift proof container wherein the method includes providing a carton having first and second inside and outside major flaps and a pair of minor flaps, and folding the mi... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5520602 | Method and adhesive pattern for a reverse fold sift proof carton A method and adhesive pattern for reverse folding and sealing a carton that enables the carton to be sift proof, the method including providing a carton having a first open end including first and second inside and outside major flaps and a pair of opposi... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5435804 | Cup making machine A machine for making cups of thermoplastic coated paper, the machine including a frame or housing having a turret rotatably mounted on the frame, a number of work stations mounted on the frame in an equally spaced relation around the turret, a number of m... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5385526 | Apparatus and method for packaging blanks The blanks (1) are withdrawn one after another from a storage part (20) by transfer means (21) and are disposed on the cylindrical support surface of a drum (3) driven rotatingly by portions of a revolution. Various processing operations are performed on ... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5228272 | Product and process for heat sealing a paperboard carton having polymer coating on one side only Folded paperboard food cartons having a polymer coating only on the interior surface and sales graphics on a substantially unplasticized clay coated exterior surface are heat sealed at contiguous areas of overlapping flaps wherein the polymer coated inter... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5131208 | Method and apparatus for forming cartons A die cut and scored carton blank is formed into a carton. The carton blank is placed in a trough having a side wall and at least one retractable stop for turning upwardly elongate edge flaps of the carton blank, with the trough having two end walls for t... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4976672 | Squaring folded container blanks A machine or machine section for squaring folded container blanks has a conveyor for conveying slotted and partially folded container blanks. A folding device completes folding of each container blank while being conveyed by the conveyor. A gauge plate is... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4717371 | Apparatus for making bulk containers from laminated paperboard Apparatus and method for making a bulk container from a pair of outer and inner blanks of foldable sheet material such as paperboard wherein the blanks are laminated to each other to form a multi-ply sheet then scored to provide fold lines, and then glued... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4651501 | Wrapping machine for use in a packaging system There is disclosed a wrapping machine for use in a packaging system, which comprises a conveyor for transporting a U-shaped case adapted to warp an article and formed in such a way that front and rear flaps of a flat sheet are folded toward the front and ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4553954 | Automatic case erector and sealer An automatic case erector and sealer apparatus useful in the erecting of packaging cases, boxes and cartons from flats, utilizing case puncturing and gripping pins, spraying adhesive onto the interior surfaces of the case flaps, while the flaps are in a s... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4522618 | Mechanism for assembling tapered, nested containers Apparatus for forming a tapered, nestable leakproof container having a bottom wall integral with front and back panels and side panels and a triangular connecting panel between additional panels extending from the front and back panels and the side panels... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4505696 | Method of erecting a compliance carrier A compliance carrier of the basket type having a row of cells on each side of the center handle panel. Each row's cell divider panel section and cell compliance panel section are positioned and structured within the carrier blank so that the cell divider ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4500306 | Method and apparatus for erecting a carton with integral interior partitions An apparatus and method are disclosed for erecting from a single blank a carton having integral interior partitions. Blanks are supplied to the machine and, in three folding stations, are folded along score lines and cuts and then sealed to form the finis... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4368052 | Method and apparatus for lining bulk box blanks A method and apparatus for lining bulk box blanks starting with flat, seamed blanks and resulting in flat, lined, tubular blanks. Glue is applied across the length of the seamed blanks excluding the seam regions. After a liner is placed on the adhesive be... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4235159 | Machine for manufacture of high strength shipping cartons Dividers and cartons are intermittently fed into the machine which automatically assembles the same by inserting one or more dividers into the carton and gluing tabs on the dividers to opposite panels of the carton. The machine has a magazine to feed in t... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4222312 | Apparatus for making lined containers An apparatus for making a container having an inner bag and an outer stiff box of prismatic shape and rectangular cross section. The apparatus includes a rotatably supported mandrel wheel having a plurality of radially extending mandrels of rectangular cr... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4217815 | Machine for erecting strawberry lug Method and apparatus for forming a tray are disclosed. The tray has at least one transverse hollow wall formed by a pair of substantially parallel, spaced flaps that are folded down from a transverse bridge. Each flap is secured to a tab folded upwards fr... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4182224 | Method of installing plastic window in a box cover A method of installing a flexible, transparent plastic film in a box cover, where the box cover is made of a single blank having a top panel and four hingedly connected side flap panels, and with a central opening that is cut into the top panel as well as... | 01/08/1980 |
| 3981123 | Apparatus for applying adhesive to carton flaps Erected cartons are fed downstream on a dead plate by the various flight bars of a flight bar conveyor system, and between upper and lower pairs of side guides which are adjustable both laterally to accommodate cartons of various widths. Plows associated ... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3981122 | Apparatus for applying adhesive to carton flaps Erected cartons are fed downstream on a dead plate by the various flight bars of a flight bar conveyor system, and between upper and lower pairs of side guides which are adjustable both laterally to accommodate cartons of various widths. Plows associated ... | 09/21/1976 |
