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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091319 | Apparatus for packaging non-contact printed comestible products The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for packaging a non-contact printed edible substrate as well as the resultant packaged product. The packaging apparatus may include a non-contact printer, a carrier, and a package located at a discharge positio... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7581367 | Compact system for packaging injectable liquid products into containers in a sterile environment A compact system for packaging sterile pharmaceutical liquid products injectable into suitable containers in a sterile environment comprises a plurality of operative packaging stations connected together and arranged in succession along an advancing path of said con... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7434372 | Packaging article comprising porous material, and method of integrity testing of same A packaging article comprises two sheets of material bonded to form a pouch, with one layer comprising a first sheet of a porous material, e.g., Tyvek® film, and a second nonporous sheet overlying and sealed to the first sheet. The second sheet is impermeable to pa... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7305933 | Seasoning apparatus, and product manufacturing system provided therewith The present invention provides a seasoning apparatus capable of evenly seasoning each individual article, without seasoning any too heavily or too lightly. Therein, a screw having a helical blade is installed in a tube. The helical blade provides partitions that are... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7162848 | Filling device with housing having a directed gas supply A filling device for filling containers with foods and closing the containers includes an endless conveyor system for conveying container holders; a container infeed mechanism for supplying containers to the container holders; workstations for carrying out operation... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7115495 | Methods of making projected contact structures for engaging bumped semiconductor devices A bumped semiconductor device contact structure is disclosed including at least one non-planar contact pad having a plurality of projections extending therefrom for contacting at least one solder ball of a bumped integrated circuit (IC) device, such as a bumped die ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7048431 | Plastic processing machine for producing fiber-containing thermoplastics A plastics processing machine for producing fiber-containing thermoplastics includes an extruder, and a scale assembly having a weighing plate for determining an amount of fiber to be supplied to the extruder. A fiber feeding device supplies fibers from a take-off u... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7026635 | Particle beam processing apparatus and materials treatable using the apparatus Methods, and materials made by the methods, are provided herein for treating materials with a particle beam processing device. According to one illustrative embodiment, a method for treating a material with a particle beam processing device is provided that includes... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6998094 | Apparatus for and methods of handling biological sample containers Apparatus for handling biological sample containers comprises a conveyor assembly for conveying containers and a lid handling assembly operable to remove lids from and replace lids onto containers while the containers are in motion on the conveyor assembly. The lid ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6945012 | Unit for feeding products to a blistering machine A unit (1) for feeding products (3) to a blistering machine (M) includes a delivery group (2,2a,S) for selectively distributing products (3) to a station (SR), where the products (3) are introduced into respective blisters (... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938396 | Containers for packaging glass substrates Containers (19) are provided for packaging flexible substrates (13) such as the glass substrates used in the manufacture of liquid crystal displays. The containers include arc-shaped grooves (25) which apply an elastic strain to the substrates. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6930046 | Single workpiece processing system A system and method for processing a workpiece, includes workpiece processors. A robot is moveable within an enclosure to load and unload workpieces into and out of the processors. A processor includes an upper rotor having a central air flow opening. The upper roto... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6874296 | Labelless, rolled food item and its fabrication A rolled food item (110) is fabricated by rolling a strip of support material (16) and food (14) about its leading end (136) into a roll. Prior to its rolling into the roll, a deposit (144) of water is sprayed onto the food (14 | 04/05/2005 |
| 6694705 | Defoaming device for a packaging machine A defoaming apparatus (22) defoams a foamable product that is dispersed into a container such as a TETRA REX gable-top carton (80). The defoaming apparatus (22) creates a sonic shock wave (110) that destroys most if not all of the bubbles of the foamable ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6625958 | Method and apparatus for transferring products from a manufacturing unit to a packaging unit Method for transferring products from a manufacturing unit to a packaging unit, comprising at least the phases of feeding a determined quantity of said product coming from said manufacturing unit, preventing contact between the product and the external en... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6495111 | Sterile tunnel or tube for aseptically operating packing machines The invention is concerned with so-called sterile tunnels or tubes on aseptically operating packing machines. During operation, sterile air und during the pre-sterilizing phase, sterilizing fluid can flow through the telescopic tubular sealants provided o... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6354063 | Method of inhibiting non-dispersible paint skin formation inside paint cans of latex paints Latex paint in a container is inhibited against skinning by providing a thin layer of an aqueous mixture of diethylene glycol on the exposed surface of the latex paint after the container is filled with the paint.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6324815 | Apparatus and method for sterilizing an aseptic web The present invention teaches apparatus and method for an improving the sterilizing of paperboard web material within the typical form, fill, and seal machines currently being used in the aseptic packaging of liquid drinks. By the present invention an ani... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6194079 | Monolithic polymer composition having an absorbing material The present invention includes processes and resulting structures for producing a modified polymer having interconnecting channels. The interconnecting channels act as controlled transmission passages through the polymer. A hydrophilic agent is blended in... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6182715 | Liquid nitrogen injection system with flexible dosing arm for pressurization and inerting containers on production lines A liquid-nitrogen injection system comprises a vacuum-insulated reservoir that is held aloft and to one side of a flexible dosing arm. Such reservoir is completely sealed and capped on its top and sides, the vent, feed, return, and supply conduits enter o... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6135120 | Device for packing of finely divided, moistened tobacco material A device (1) for packaging finely divided, moistened tobacco material in individual portion packages, comprising a means (2) for feeding the material into pockets (4) formed in a rotary portioning wheel (3) for portioning the material into portions. The d... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6130263 | Desiccant entrained polymer The present invention includes processes and resulting structures for producing moisture absorbing desiccant entrained polymers. A polymer is caused to assume a molten state, typically by applying heat and melting the polymer. To achieve certain results i... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6112888 | Non-reclosable packages containing desiccant matrix A substantially solvent-free molten or fluid desiccant/organic matrix composition is adhered to a package whereby the desiccant is in communication with a compartment of the resulting package such that the compartment is desiccated by the desiccant compos... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6012268 | Method of producing products from polymer materials having a medicamentous depot effect A method of producing products from polymer materials having a medicamentous depot effect, characterized by the steps of: mixing the starting materials; shaping the mixture into a desired mold; introducing the resultant mold into a protective packaging; a... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5960609 | Metering and packaging method and device for pharmaceuticals and drugs Electrostatic phototechnology is used to package microgram quantities of fine powders such as drugs in discrete capsule and tablet form. An electrostatic "image" having a given size and charge density is exposed to ionized drug powder to attract a known a... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5956925 | Carrier tape and method for washing of components in carrier tape A carrier tape suitable for facilitating in-line washing of components for use in pick-and-place operations. The components are loaded into their respective pockets after emerging from one or more forming machines, with the components having lubricant rem... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5941050 | Protecting flat-rolled sheet metal for shipment and storage Single station apparatus and processing procedures for packaging production-tonnage coils of flat-rolled sheet metal so as to provide protection from (i) packaged atmosphere, (ii) ambient atmosphere, and (iii) changing ambient atmospheric conditions. Such... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5830810 | Nonwoven barrier and method of making the same A plasma sterilizable fabric which is subjected to charging, for example electrostatic charging, is provided. Plasma sterilizable fabrics may include nonwovens and laminate nonwovens. The plasma sterilizable fabrics may also be treated with an antistatic ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5768859 | Installation for packaging coffee A process for packaging coffee, which includes a grinding phase of the coffee coming from silos, a forming phase for forming flexible or semi-rigid containers and a phase for filling such containers with the coffee and subsequent sealing of the pack, in w... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5752358 | Stretch wrap dispenser head with coating applicator A device for coating film passing through a continuous film dispensing head on a coil wrapping machine with a liquid formulation, such as a vapour phase corrosion inhibitor, is described. The formulation is delivered from a reservoir to an applicator bar ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5715646 | Aseptic chemical transfer system A method and an apparatus for aseptically producing, harvesting and packaging a pharmaceutical product. A section of the apparatus includes an aseptic reactor and structure for introducing a reactant thereinto so that a reaction can be conducted for the p... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5699649 | Metering and packaging device for dry powders Electrostatic phototechnology is used to package microgram quantities of fine powders such as drugs. An electrostatic "image" having a given size and charge density is exposed to ionized drug powder to attract a known amount of drug to the image. The resu... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5613343 | Marking apparatus for electronic components Electronic components are held in first holding portions distributed along a peripheral edge portion of a first rotor, which in turn is intermittently rotated to provide the electronic components with markings. Then, ink providing the markings is cured on... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5596865 | Method for the removal and the further processing of tablets or pills or the like derived from a tablet press and a device for performing the method The invention relates to a process for removing tablets or pills or the like issuing from a tablet or pill press and processing them further in a plurality of containers (125, 126, 127) standing cramped on a restricted area. After leaving the tablet or pi... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5591294 | Recording sheet manufacturing and storing method, recording sheet obtained by the method, and ink jet recording method using the recording sheet In a method of manufacturing and storing a recording sheet, a coating solution is coated on at least one surface of a base member and dried and a resulting recording sheet is cut and enclosed in a packaging material. The process from drying to enclosing i... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5365717 | Egg packer apparatus An egg packer apparatus is disclosed having baskets mounted on a transport moveable in a continuous path. The baskets have side-by-side compartments and move from an upright loading position to an inverted position at an unloading station. In the inverted... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5329746 | Device for packing protected articles for use in particular with foodstuffs into protective bags A device for handling molded articles of manufacture, for use in particular with foodstuffs, such as forks or knives, and for placing the articles into protective bags or like packaging or wrappings. The device includes robots adapted to grip the molded a... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5269829 | Method for accelerated aerobic decomposition of vegetative organic waste material A method for aerobic decomposition of vegetative organic waste material including high flow-rate aeration, compaction of the organic material, and continual percolation of moisture released therefrom in a collapsible, portable, bag container to provide be... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5199244 | Pillow filling apparatus A pillow filling apparatus includes an enclosed housing having an inlet chute for receiving polyester fiber material used as stuffing for the pillow. A pair of pincher rollers feed the fiber material into the housing, and a large fine-toothed roller is mo... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5174088 | Process and apparatus for producing bag-like packs for in particular chewing tobacco substitute A process and apparatus for producing bag-like packs including a continuous strand (17) which is formed from packaging material folded in a V-shape and having transverse seams (15). Prepared portions (21) of fibrous filling material are pushed into pocket... | 12/29/1992 |
