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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7383671 | Blistering machine for producing blister packs A blistering machine (M1) for producing blister packs (B1) has a production line including, arranged in a series: at least one thermoforming station (101) of a first continuous band (102) of thermoformable material, in order to define a b... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7243689 | Device with needle penetrable and laser resealable portion and related method A device and method are provided for needle penetrating and filling a chamber with a predetermined substance, and laser resealing a resulting needle hole in the device. A needle penetrable and laser resealable portion of the device is pierceable with a needle to for... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7213382 | Heat seal apparatus for lens packages The present invention relates to an apparatus for packaging contact lenses. The apparatus includes a compliant head, improved heater and improved heat seal die. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7100646 | Sealed containers and methods of making and filling same Disclosed is a uniquely configured medicament vial assembly which includes a storage vial, a stopper member and a securing ring. The vial assembly is configured to improve healthcare worker safety by providing a shielded gripping location to aid in the reduction of ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7032631 | Medicament vial having a heat-sealable cap, and apparatus and method for filling the vial A resealable cap (110, 210) for a medicament vial (114, 214) has a base portion (112, 212) formed of vulcanized rubber or like material known for providing a stable environment for the medicament contained within the vial, and a resealable porti... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6971213 | Method for the separate rejection of defective items, in particular strip packages, during transferring from a packaging line to a conveying line A method for the rejection of single defective items, in particular strip packages, during transferring from a packaging line to a conveying line, includes a preliminary check of the integrity of each product present on the packaging line and the subsequent removabl... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971222 | Device for packing flat articles in transport containers, in particular folded-flat folding boxes in casing cartons A device for packing flat articles in transport containers includes a feeder for feeding the flat articles in imbricated form. A conveyor disposed downstream of the feeder, in transport direction of the articles, has an at least approximately vertically extending en... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6796108 | Method and apparatus for controlling the filling of containers under aseptic conditions The method comprises viewing by of a magnetic recording camera the zone for the opening of vials and for metered filling thereof and continuously recording the zones visually during the operation of the installation and simultaneously carrying out the identification... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6449927 | Integrated automated drug dispenser method and apparatus A system is provided for automatically dispensing prescriptions according to a patient's order. The system includes at least one line of machines that can automatically fill a patient's prescription order with countable oral solid medication under the con... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6308494 | Drug filling packaging and labeling machine A drug filling machine has a plurality of feeders containing a plurality of different kinds of drugs. A plurality of drugs are discharged from one or some or the feeders into a vial. A sealing unit is provided for sealing the mouth of the vial with a tran... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6256967 | Integrated automated drug dispenser method and apparatus A method and a system 100 is provided for automatically dispensing prescriptions according to a patient's order. The system 100 includes at least one line 105 of machines that can automatically fill a patient's prescription order with countable oral solid... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6115996 | Method of inspecting drugs contained in a vial A drug filling machine having a plurality of feeders containing a plurality of different kinds of drugs. A plurality of the drugs are discharged from one or some of the feeders into a vial. A sealing unit is provided for sealing the mouth of the vial with... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6052967 | Apparatus for marking closure clips There is disclosed an apparatus for marking closure clips (22) having a clip base (24) and clip legs (26, 28) adjoining the same on both sides, comprising a rod (20) for guiding the closure clips, an embossing stamp (50) movable relative to the rod for em... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5946883 | Drug filling machine A drug filling machine has a plurality of feeders containing a plurality of different kinds of drugs. A plurality of drugs are discharged from one or some or the feeders into a vial. A sealing unit is provided for sealing the mouth of the vial with a tran... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5776297 | Apparatus and method for preparing printing labels An apparatus for the processing and segmenting of a cover-forming laminate web or sheeting structure which is adapted to interconnect a plurality of containers, such as the base members of blister packages each of which is designed to contain a hydrophili... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5471814 | Ring handle applicator A pneumatically-controlled container ring handle applicator--a mechanical device for installing plastic handles around bottle necks by forcibly expanding a plastic ring of the handle as it is urged onto the bottle neck--includes a finger carrier to which ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5109653 | Sealing head including an induction heating coil This relates to a sealing head for sealing lids to cartons. The sealing head is provided with suction heads or cups for receiving a lid from a lid supply and depositing such lid in position on a carton which is mounted in a nest. The sealing head is provi... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4809482 | Packaging system A system of packaging a predetermined number of relatively flat packages or envelopes containing delicate articles such as hosiery, pantyhose, etc., into boxes. The packages or envelopes are printed and garments placed therein at a selected location and t... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4655026 | Pill dispensing machine Disclosed herein is a pill dispensing machine which can selectively dispense a plurality of different medications into preformed recesses in a plastic strip. The machine includes data entry means for entering the various types of medications to be dispens... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4534149 | Machine for closing filled bags A bag tying machine comprises a guide (17, 18) which receives the open end part of a filled bag as it is moved through the machine, a follow-up member (29) which is movable adjacent the guide (17, 18) following a bag to gather together the open end of the... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4332193 | Thermal line printer A thermal or electrostatic line printing process and apparatus is disclosed which employs a plurality of thermal or electrostatic print heads for coding a heat sensitive or electro sensitive article with a plurality of character lines in high speed produc... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4319441 | Automatic dispensing system A Post-mix drink dispensing system is described including the combination of a cup dispenser, a means for introducing soft drink ingredients into the cups, an ice dispenser for depositing ice in the cups, an automatic lid dispenser for capping the cups, a... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4307557 | Capping machine for application of sealing caps to bungs of liquid containers A capping machine for application of sealing caps which cover the bungs of a variety of liquid containers which comprises a cap holder with a vertical cylindrical shape in which a plurality of sealing caps is piled up with the upward open ends to form a c... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4282698 | Liquid filling machine A liquid filling machine comprising a plurality of discrete stations that cooperatively provide for automatic filling and capping containers including a cup dispensing station, a liquid filling station, a foil supply station, a heat sealing station and di... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4151698 | Apparatus for filling cup-shaped containers with perishable products An endless conveyor has equispaced sections provided with respective arrays of recesses designed to receive cup-shaped containers which are to be filled, covered by lids, sealed and date-stamped in respective stations past which the conveyor is intermitte... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4084392 | Apparatus for printing and feeding caps to a bottle capping machine Apparatus for filling, capping and dating thin-walled plastic milk bottles. The date is embossed into the caps just before they are applied to the filled bottles while they are retained in indexed position by a special ratchet-pawl arrangement. The caps a... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4068448 | Small article packaging apparatus A small article packaging apparatus is provided and comprises a housing which is subdivided into six separate working areas. An elongated conveyor strip is fed sequentially through each of the six working areas while an elongated closure strip is fed thro... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4024694 | Apparatus for filling and assembling cups and process therefore Apparatus for filling and assembling single serving beverage cups in which single serving beverage concentrate containers as sequentially filled from at least two and in some cases three separate beverage concentrate supply means with predetermined exactl... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4012888 | Packaging apparatus for forming, filling and sealing receptacles Blister packaging of medicaments or the like is accomplished in a succession of discrete stages to provide unit-dose packages in strip form, with one or more blisters per strip. Modular machinery to do so is powered from electrical and pressurized fluid e... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3939625 | Device for printing and feeding covers to containers A device for printing and feeding covers to containers, comprises arranged above a conveyor for containers, rotary devices for picking up covers from a supply or stack, and presenting them to a printing device, and for applying the printed covers to the c... | 02/24/1976 |
