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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338423 | System and method for assembling a package with a flip-top An automatic packaging machine for forming a latching flip-top box from a blank. A plurality of mandrels are coupled to a conveyor system. Each of the mandrels includes a mounting block for coupling the mandrel to the automatic packaging machine, a package-holding a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326163 | Pressure pad for closing bottom of carton Pressure pads useful in the closing and sealing of multiple components which define the bottom of a carton, particularly a gable-type carton, bottom having a square or rectangular footprint. The invention is especially useful in the closing of the bottom of cartons ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7017796 | Method of manufacturing paper packaging container and paper packaging container A paper packaging container is obtained by tube forming with a longitudinal seal of web-shaped packaging material. The package is filled with liquid food, and a transverse seal of the tube packaging material is made to form a pillow-shaped preliminary shape containe... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6990792 | Carton bottom folding assembly A bottom folding assembly for a packaging machine is configured to infold the bottom side panels, leading panel and trailing panel of a carton for forming a sealed carton bottom in such a manner as to reduce the contact of rotating elements with the carton material ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6962556 | System and method for assembling a package with a flip-top An automatic packaging machine for forming a latching flip-top box from a blank. A plurality of mandrels are coupled to a conveyor system. Each of the mandrels include a mounting block for coupling the mandrel to the automatic packaging machine, a package-holding as... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6887191 | Carton bottom forming method and apparatus An apparatus for forming the bottom end wall of a carton from a rectangular carton blank having oppositely disposed scored end panels and oppositely disposed unscored end panels includes a rotating mandrel assembly adapted to receive an open-ended carton blank throu... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6817969 | Carton puller vacuum head and method A carton pulling assembly pulls a partially formed carton from a mandrel on a form, fill and seal packaging machine. The machine has a vacuum source for providing a vacuum and includes a machine controller. The partially formed carton has a sealed bottom wall. The c... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6810640 | Methods for producing a composite packing and a composite packing produced according to said method Methods of producing a laminated package with an opening which is sealed by a tear-off strip or a pouring element as well as a corresponding laminated package are described. To be able to produce a laminated package with such a closure inexpensively, the following s... | 11/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6626810 | Carton bottom forming method and apparatus An apparatus for forming the bottom end wall of a carton from a rectangular carton blank having oppositely disposed scored end panels and oppositely disposed unscored end panels includes a rotating mandrel assembly adapted to receive an open-ended carton ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6430899 | Top sealing and creasing apparatus and method for a gable top carton A top sealer for a form, fill and seal packaging machine includes first and second anvils disposed on opposing sides of a processing path of the machine. The anvils are configured to move transverse to the processing path for engaging the top fins of each... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6357203 | Top pre-folding apparatus for an extended top panel gable top carton A top panel pre-folder for a form, fill and seal packaging machine for forming, filling and sealing an extended top panel gable top carton includes an mandrel positioned along the machine processing path that is movable from above the carton to the interi... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6343460 | Packaging machine A packaging machine includes a bottom breaker which has first to third prefolding members (41) to (43). The third prefolding member (43), serving to prefold a fold forming portion (27) by bending this portion (27) outward along a base part thereof, is piv... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6315705 | Pressure pad having sculpted quadrantal regions A pressure pad suitable for use in the heat sealing of a substantial universe of bottom-panel folding designs for closing the bottom of a carton or container. This new pressure pad includes a pattern of sculpting of that surface thereof which is presented... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6182417 | Angular bearing drive for package gussetting A gussetting machine having adjustable spans between the gussetting fingers. The gussetting fingers on opposite sides of a wrapper move in opposite directions driven by rotating a spline shaft which engages a hub having an angled bore therethrough such th... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6048295 | Method in the forming of packaging containers The disclosure relates to a method in the forming of packaging containers (1) which have sealing fins in which the packaging material is sealed inside-to-inside, and also projecting, double-walled corner flaps (8). In order to form a parallelepipedic pack... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5943840 | Method and apparatus for forming the top of a container with a fitment thereon The present invention forms and seals the top end of a container prior to filling and bottom sealing. The top end may have a fitment attached thereon at a variety of different positions on a form, fill and seal packaging machine. The fitment may be a scre... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5867966 | Method and apparatus for forming the top of a container The present invention forms and seals the top end of a container prior to filling and bottom sealing. The top end may have a fitment attached thereon at a variety of different positions on a form, fill and seal packaging machine. The fitment may be a scre... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5842328 | Apparatus and method for forming a container The combination of a carrier for a container, a squaring plate, a drive for the squaring plate, and a sealing assembly. The carrier accepts a container having first and second spaced flat walls that are substantially parallel to each other with the contai... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5829228 | Method and apparatus for forming the top of a container The present invention forms and seals the top end of a container prior to filling and bottom sealing. The top end may have a fitment attached thereon at a variety of different positions on a form, fill and seal packaging machine. The fitment may be a scre... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5681253 | High speed four-way carton end closure score line breaker assembly A carton score line breaker assembly for breaking four end closure panels. The assembly includes two oppositely disposed pairs of breaker elements for, in turn, breaking the two oppositely disposed panels inwardly. Both pairs of elements are continuously ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5634323 | Carton end panel folding mechanism A carton end panel folding mechanism for forcing both the leading and trailing panels of a gable top carton inwardly prior to the sealing of same. The folding mechanism includes four equally spaced blades, wherein each blade is shaped along its leading an... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5618253 | Heat-sealing method for a paper container and apparatus of the same An inner seal portion (30a) of an open edge portion (1a, 1b) of a paper container (1) is aligned face-to-face with an inner peripheral heating portion of a seal-heating apparatus. An outer seal portion (30b) of the open edge portion is aligned face-to-fac... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5599268 | Belt driven linear transport apparatus for packaging machine A linear drive apparatus for moving a canon in a packaging machine from a first position to a second position is set forth. The apparatus includes first and second spaced apart guide rods and an engagement assembly that is disposed between and slidably en... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5538491 | High speed four-way carton end closure score line breaker assembly A carton score line breaker assembly for breaking four end closure panels. The assembly includes two oppositely disposed pairs of breaker elements for, in turn, breaking the two oppositely disposed panels inwardly. Both pairs of elements are continuously ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5518578 | Apparatus for sealing the fin of a gabled carton An apparatus for sealing a fin at a gabled end of a carton is disclosed. The apparatus includes a longitudinal force mechanism for applying a sealing force to a first pair of opposed flaps of the gabled end of the carton. The longitudinal force mechanism ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5517801 | Lifter mechanism employing a carton gripper and carton bottom seal configuration for use therewith A gable-bottom carton gripper is disclosed for lifting and transporting container blanks between various positions within a packaging machine. Container blanks are sealed in a gable-bottom configuration using predesigned sealing jaws. The sealing jaws fea... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5337538 | Gable-top carton blank for diverse packaging machines and methods of making and using the blank A carton blank includes a laminated blank body having a top and a bottom. A plurality of bottom creases are formed in the bottom of the blank body. The bottom creases define bottom flaps that are adapted to be folded and sealed to form a substantially rec... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5234398 | Method and apparatus for folding end closure panels A folding and tucker-tacker station operates upon a flat bottom end closure of a packaging sleeve, which closure comprises first and second panels opposite each other, third and fourth panels opposite each other and between the first and second panels, an... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5214905 | Method and apparatus for sealing a gable-top container A method and apparatus are provided for sealing a gable-top container to allow easier opening, as well as the carton sealed by the method provided When the container is sealed, a portion of at least one sealing jaw is recessed to prevent functional impair... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5167607 | Packaging A folding and tucker-tacker station operates upon a flat bottom end closure of a packaging sleeve, which closure comprises first and second panels opposite each other, third and fourth panels opposite each other and between the first and second panels, an... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5083702 | Gable-top container and method and apparatus for construction thereof Disclosed is a gable-top container including structure for reducing the force required to open the container by inducing buckling in the first and second upper rib panels of the gable-top container.... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4861328 | Mandrel for forming a bottom in a packaging container A mandrel used in a packaging machine being in a tubular shape and provided with a cooling chamber at one end so as to cool a plain plate which is positioned at the top of the mandrel and contacts the heated, infolded and compressed bottom of a tubular pa... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4860902 | Sealing of container closure A spouted, gable-topped carton has its top closure fin sealed by welding employing an ultrasonic horn and an anvil giving a suitable profile of contour sealing of the fin. There is a straight continuous lengthwise seal where the fin is two-ply and a meand... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4820253 | Method for obtaining a container blank A container blank particularly suitable for carrying liquids formed from a paperboard web fed in from a roll, the upper and lower edges of which are provided with short cut lines along the score lines forming the side panels. The method for obtaining such... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4738077 | Apparatus for forming containers An apparatus for folding the top closures of tubular containers of square to rectangular cross section having a bottom into the form of a gabled roof. The top closure comprises first and second pairs of opposed quadrilateral panels, and each of the first ... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4730766 | Sealing of void area at the top of cup bead of hot melt This relates to a carton or cup having a conventional type of gable end which includes sealing flaps which are heat sealed or bonded to one another. The cup is particularly adapted to be closed by hand wherein control over the sealing flap positions is no... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4718882 | Carton stop assembly Disclosed is a carton stop assembly for use in a machine which performs operations on a carton blank, and which includes a rotatable hub carrying a plurality of spaced radial mandrels, and insertion mechanism for telescopically inserting a carton blank ov... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4620665 | Container with integral toggle closure A container defining an inner containment region and having means for positively sealing and opening at least one end to provide access to the containment region. An enclosure member is provided with at least one closure secured thereto for hinged movemen... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4581008 | Apparatus for forming a perforated tear-line in a blank for a parallelepipedic package An apparatus which produces a precisely shaped and positioned perforated line in a blank for a parallelepipedic package has a blade and a roller for pressing the blank against the blade. The blade is stationary relative to the packaging blank and provides... | 04/08/1986 |
