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| 7588525 | Tab folding and sealing apparatus and method A method and apparatus for folding a tab over a peelable panel on an end structure comprising a ring/panel. The ring and panel are formed from the same flexible material which has no inherent deadfold characteristic. In one embodiment an upper tab fold tool includes... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7175585 | Heat-insulating container and apparatus for producing the same A heat-insulating container is used for an instant dried food and is excellent in heat-insulating property, design and economy. The container comprises a paper cup body with a bottom, which has an inner surface coated with a polyolefin resin and is provided with an ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7137941 | Apparatus and method for forming a hemmed edge on carton blanks An apparatus and method for forming a hem on a 5th panel of a liquid carton blank comprising a skiving section, a stepped creaser section, a burner section, a vacuum hemmer section, and a sealer section. Carton blanks are fed into the skiver section and e... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6764576 | Method and an apparatus for forming and thermosealing packaging containers The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for forming and thermosealing one end of a packaging container which is manufactured from thermosealing material. The packaging container is placed in a conveyor which brings it into contact with mechanical forming... | 07/20/2004 |
| 5809743 | Top folding and sealing apparatus for forming and sealing the fin of a gabled carton An apparatus for forming and sealing a fin at a gabled end of each carton in a plurality of cartons traveling along a predetermined carton path is set forth. In accordance with the apparatus, each carton has a first plurality of opposing top flaps dispose... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5716473 | Method of making a semi-rigid cereal carton A paperboard container of generally semi-rigid construction and formed from a unitary blank of paperboard folded in the general shape of a U. The interior surface of the container is coated with a thermoplastic polymer barrier layer, the container having ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5488812 | Packaging machine A packaging machine for manufacturing packaging containers for liquid contents, e.g., milk or juice, from tubular packaging container blanks of laminated paper and plastic material. The blanks are fed through the machine by means of a main conveyor along ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5385527 | Method for the preparation of cylindrical members for paper containers The present invention is directed to a method for preparing cylindrical members for paper containers having a thermoplastic resin layer as the innermost layer by cylindrically forming a preform sheet made up of a laminate comprising at least a paper layer... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5324250 | Method and apparatus for folding bottom panels of a carton blank An apparatus and method for folding the bottom panels of a carton blank that includes side walls, first and third bottom panels extending from opposite side walls, second and fourth bottom panels extending from opposite side walls, and a bottom panel flap... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5250018 | Method of making rectangular paperboard package A liquid tight rectangular paperboard container (10) is provided with a separate opening tab (17) secured to the top panel (15) thereof which enables the package to be opened to provide a fully open top. In particular, an elongate plastic window (18c) is ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5236408 | Method and apparatus for forming carton blanks with hemmed edges A paper box folding and sealing machine for forming a hemmed edge. A skiving station removes a portion of a carton blank material at the area to be hemmed. A hemming station folds the skived portion onto the blank, irons it and then opens the hem to lie i... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5151074 | Method of manufacturing medical appliance disposal container A medical waste disposal container has a unitary body structure formed of a substantially flat sheet having a plurality of laminated layers of compact fiberboard, and one or more thin pliable layers of absorbtion resistant plastic material. The laminated ... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5058362 | Apparatus for sealing packaging for foodstuffs An overwrap machine for sealing packaging for a foodstuff comprises a conveyor belt, heating elements, and pluralities of modules holding rollers which contact the packaging as individual foodstuffs are conveyed by the modules. The modules, and thus the r... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4979932 | Apparatus and method for sealing box blanks A method and apparatus for the manufacture of folded paper boxes with a hemmed seal. One of two edges to be overlapped is skived and folded into a hem. After the edges are locally heated, blanks move individually and successfully along a conveyor for fold... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4776147 | High capacity continuous package seam and tab folding and tacking apparatus An improvement in method and apparatus for continuously folding, heating, and tacking to the sides of the package panel the excess packaging material created by forming the package from a web of polyfoil material is disclosed. The method and apparatus is ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4699684 | Laser sealing system Herein described is apparatus for sealing cartons and containers, which includes using a laser beam directed at critical areas on the carton or container for inducing constant heat upon the area of a carton or container passing in front of the beam. Furth... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4540392 | Method and apparatus to seal coated paperboard materials A method and apparatus for forming a seam on a thermoplastic coated container, which container has been formed from a single blank or a continuous by bending the substrate member from which container was formed and overlapping opposite edges thereof to fo... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4331434 | Method and apparatus for forming a container for liquids An apparatus and method is disclosed for forming a liquid-tight container having a rectangular cross-section formed from a one-piece, T-shaped blank of paperboard material. The carton preferably includes an access flap and straw element on one side thereo... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4264316 | Process for closing containers and foil membrane therefor A container having a generally rectangular rim surrounding its opening is closed by a foil membrane that extends over the rim and is sealed to the rim by inductively heating it. The membrane does not correspond in configuration to the rim, but instead its... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4161907 | Carton forming machine This relates to a carton forming machine for automatically erecting cartons on a continuous bases wherein the cartons are of the type coated with a heat sealable plastics material. A single forming well is provided and forming heads carried by an endless ... | 07/24/1979 |
| 3956975 | Packaging method and apparatus Apparatus and method for forming sealed joints by welding layers of thermoplastic coated paperboard together. One outer surface of the paperboard layers is placed in engagement with back-up means, and the opposite outer surface of the paperboard layers is... | 05/18/1976 |
