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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7086212 | Apparatus and method for vacuum packing products An apparatus for vacuum packing a product (1) in a flexible enclosure (2) therefor, the apparatus comprising means (6, 7) for evacuating air from within the unsealed enclosure (2), the product (1) being disposed within the unsealed... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7013617 | Method of filling and sealing A method of filling and sealing a gas capsule having (i) a hollow body portion and (ii) an elongate hollow neck portion having a free open distal end extending from the body portion is disclosed. The method is accomplished by applying a filling cap to the open end o... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6082078 | Nutrunner driver for a plastic bottle capping machine A method is provided for joining a flexible container to a threaded closure. According to the method, a flexible container is inflated with pressurized gas before applying torque to the container. A base of the flexible container is engaged in a container... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5524871 | Method of making a shock absorber and a shock absorber made by the method Process for the filling of a piston-cylinder unit, for example a shock absorber, with compressed gas and for closing the gas chamber of the piston-cylinder unit with a sealing element in the form of a base. The piston-cylinder unit is placed in an apparat... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5425402 | Bottling system with mass filling and capping arrays Two or more of a bottle-cleaning operation, a bottle-filling operation, a cap-dispensing operation, and a cap-affixing operation simultaneously process arrays of equally sized containers in an x-y array by engaging the bottles with movable heads of a head... | 06/20/1995 |
| 4982555 | Method and apparatus for the closing of a container The invention relates to a method and a device for the sealing of a container (10) by means of a wafer (20). The container comprises one or more joining means (14, 16) which are adapted so that by a joint (12), e.g. a welding joint, they are connected in ... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4745730 | Method and apparatus for evacuating air from food containers An evacuating pump has a hollow cylindrical body, a cap at one end of the body, and a nozzle at the opposite end. A plunger disposed within the body has a piston attached to an inner end of a reciprocating rod, while the outer end of the rod extends throu... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4694634 | Vacuum sealing device for insulated steam injection tubing A vacuum sealing device includes a plug which is thrust into the port of an insulated steam injection tubing for closing an annular space of the tubing which confines a vacuum. The plug is mounted for movement within a first mounting element and for movem... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4651497 | Apparatus for packaging a pressurized dispenser Apparatus for packaging product in an inverted, open bottom piston-type pressurized dispenser has a mechanism for pressurizing the container above the piston and for inserting a bottom closure on the open bottom and connecting it to the container body to ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4600927 | Method of preserving ink jet recording head A method of preserving an ink jet recording head comprises an ejecting element for flying ink droplets, an elastic ink tank portion containing an ink to be fed to the ejecting element, a casing housing the ink tank portion, and the feature is composed of ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4548020 | Assembly for filling a container An assembly for filling and sealing a cavity (14) in a container (10). The assembly includes a fill passage (18) in sealing engagement with the periphery of the receiving passage (12) in the container (10). A vacuum source (24) withdraws gas from the cont... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4451978 | Apparatus for making a pneumatic counterbalance A pneumatic spring counterbalance extensible link including a closed end cylinder with an end connector a piston and rod assembly within the cylinder and maintained therein by the crimped over end portion of the cylinder retaining a rod bushing and rod to... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4451964 | Method of making a pressurized pneumatic counterbalance A pneumatic spring counterbalance extensible link including a closed end cylinder with an end connector a piston and rod assembly within the cylinder and maintained therein by the crimped over end portion of the cylinder retaining a rod bushing and rod to... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4221102 | Apparatus for sealing cans with lids under vacuum In an apparatus for sealing cans 7, 7' each having a lid 8, 8' under vacuum, a lifting device is provided having a plate 13, 33 movable from below against a stationary, evacuatable bell 14, 36 and serving to receive a can 7, 7' already provided with a lid... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4189897 | High speed evacuation chamber packaging and clipping machine A high speed evacuation chamber packaging and clipping machine for the high speed evacuation and positive sealing of filled, flexible receptacles such as thermoplastic bags in order to preserve the contents of the receptacle. A first endless conveyor carr... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4161857 | Freeze drying container with manual stoppering A manual stoppering container assembly having a central shaft which is threadedly secured to a handle on an upper portion and fixedly secured to a stoppering plate at a lower portion. The handle is rotatably secured in the cover plate for imparting recipr... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4060911 | Process for the preparation of a container closed under sterile conditions and containing lyophilized material A process for the preparation of a container closed under sterile conditions and containing lyophilized material, which comprises 1. filling the material to be lyophilized into a container, 2. putting a rubber stopper and a closing cap loosely on the container, 3. ... | 12/06/1977 |
| 3996725 | Apparatus for filling and hermetically sealing thermoplastic containers under vacuum Thermoplastic containers are filled with materials such as particulate solids or liquids under vacuum and hermetically sealed in rapid succession by an apparatus having a means for evacuating the container, means for filling and hermetically sealing the e... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3983678 | Method and apparatus for charging a hydro-pneumatic reservoir with gas under pressure The invention relates to a method and apparatus for charging a hydro-pneumatic reservoir with gas under pressure. The reservoir is positioned between two vertically aligned supporting members, with the oil charging port and gas charging port of the reserv... | 10/05/1976 |
