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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161713 | Modular unit for applying opening devices to packages of pourable food products A modular unit for applying opening devices to packages of pourable food products includes a first conveyor for feeding the opening devices successively along a first path, a second conveyor for feeding the packages successively along a second path, a transfer mecha... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7895811 | Apparatus and process for positioning a fitment An apparatus for positioning and attaching a plurality of fitments to a film includes a guiding device for guiding a plurality of fitments; an attaching device for attaching the fitments to the film; a means for advancing the attached fitments and film; and an index... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7762043 | Unit for applying opening devices to packages of pourable food products A unit (1, 1′) for applying opening devices (2, 2′) to packages (3) of pourable food products, the unit (1, 1′) having first conveying means (8, 8′) for feeding the opening devices (2, 2′) successively along a firs... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7677013 | Spout installation method and spout installation device A rotary type pouch reception/delivery unit is configured to receive a pouch supplied by a pouch supply unit at a pouch reception/delivery position α, conveys it to a pouch reception/delivery position β, and delivers it to a spout installation unit at a pouch rece... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677012 | Unit for applying opening devices of packages of pourable food products A unit for applying opening devices to packages of pourable food products having a rupturable portion includes a conveyor for feeding the packages successively along a given path; and a gripping device for receiving the opening devices at a pickup station, and which... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7335148 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a bag equipped with spouts An intermittently rotating table-type apparatus for manufacturing a bag equipped with spout(s). The apparatus attaches spout(s) to at least one of the mouths of a bag that are at both shoulders of the bag. The mouth(s) of the bag is expanded by bag mouth suction cup... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328543 | Apparatus and method for the application of pressure relief valves An applicator unit for a system applying pressure relief valves to packaging during the packaging process. A punch shaft and an applicator shaft each have an axis and opposed ends. The punch shaft has a punch at one end. The applicator shaft has an applicator vacuum... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325383 | Bag making and filling method using double film A tubular film is flattened to form a continuous two-ply film in which the two side edges are continuously connected in the longitudinal direction. This two-ply film is curved into a tubular form, the two side edges are overlapped, and a vertical seal portion is for... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322919 | Machine and method for forming tubular lengths of packaging film A machine for forming tubular film lengths from a linear portion of film comprises: a unit (1) for feeding linear film portions (2); at least one forming roller (3) that revolves about an axis (7) transversal to the direction of film feed... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7313895 | Molding unit for forming direct injection molded closures A form, fill and seal packaging machine is configured to mold a closure directly onto a carton. The machine includes a carton erection station to receive and erect a carton and a direct injection molding station. The molding station has an internal mold tool for rec... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306553 | Bag-making method To provide a bag-making method ensuring excellent liquid tightness at the melt-bonded part between the mouth member and the bag unit. A bag-making method for producing a bag by melt-bonding and thereby integrating a mouth member formed of a preliminarily heated synt... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7217231 | Device for sealing spouts in pouches The invention relates to a device for sealing-in pouring spouts in bags (1), comprising at least one station for opening (4) the bag (1), a station for inserting (4) the pouring spout into the opened bag (1), and at least one stati... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207153 | Method for attaching fitment at longitudinal fin seal and package resulting therefrom The vertical form fill and seal (VFFS) machine is configured to place a fitment, such as a spout, on the longitudinal fin seal of a container. The fitment dispatched from a vibratory bowl via an adjustable track. The fitment is then secured to the edges of the film ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7147597 | Method of fabrication of gusseted flexible bottle with fitment A method for fabricating a fitmented flexible bottle is disclosed which involves feeding webs including one or more gussets, creating perimeter seals around only the top portion of the bottle, inserting the fitment from the input end of the machine in the direction ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7121428 | Supply apparatus for spouts and bags with spouts A spout supply apparatus including a spout transfer device in which two spout holding devices 43 and 44 are respectively disposed on each end of a reciprocating swing arm 41 that makes a reciprocating swing motion in the horizontal plane through... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117654 | Packaging process employing a closure orifice seal vent A process is provided for minimizing moisture accumulation in a product package that is sprayed with a cool water shower. The product is placed in a container, and a closure is installed on a container. The product is heated before it is placed in the container or d... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7080726 | Carton transfer unit A transfer unit is configured for use with a form, fill and seal packaging machine. The transfer unit receives a partially erected carton from a first station in a tubular form, conveys the carton to a second station, and conveys the carton from the second station t... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077259 | Carton transfer unit A transfer unit is configured for use with a form, fill and seal packaging machine. The transfer unit receives a partially erected carton from a first station in a tubular form, conveys the carton to a second station, and conveys the carton from the second station t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069707 | Vertical tubular bagging machine In order to be able to easily exchange the fill pipe in a vertical tubular bagging machine, where a flat foil web is reshaped on a forming shoulder into a foil tube running over a fill pipe, a forming shoulder is suggested which can be opened. A shoulder sleeve out ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059466 | Carton transfer unit A transfer unit is configured for use with a form, fill and seal packaging machine. The transfer unit receives a partially erected carton from a first station in a tubular form, conveys the carton to a second station, and conveys the carton from the second station t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7032363 | Linear fitment applicator and method A linear fitment applicator for applying fitments to a series of containers being conveyed along a form, fill, and seal packaging machine includes an anvil, a fitment dispenser, a sealer, at least one drive source for moving the anvil, and a wedge. The containers ar... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017322 | Closure feed system with a spout diverter/singulator A closure feed system for use on an associated dual train form, fill, and seal packaging machine for feeding, diverting and singulating closures from a common closure storage region to a closure applicator includes an upper chute for conveying the closures from the ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6996949 | Packing container and method of manufacturing the containers The packaging container includes a container body formed from a packaging material, and a cap unit attached to a top wall of the container body. The cap unit includes a lip, a pull tab which covers a discharge opening and an inner tape which covers the discharge ope... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993149 | Embedding digital watermarks in spot colors The present invention relates to digitally watermarking spot color images. In one embodiment, an original spot color is replaced with a combination of cyan (C), magenta (M) and yellow (Y) components and the original spot color. The CMY components convey a digital wa... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6971550 | Spouting structure for liquid container and bag-in-box container A spouting structure includes a spout attached to the liquid container and having a mouthpiece, a cap screwed on the spout and having a top wall and a cylindrical protrusion protruding from a central part of the top wall having a bottom wall provided with an opening... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968669 | Flexible packaging Methods and apparatus for forming and filling a flexible package are provided in which cross seals are made substantially parallel to a central axis (60) of fitments (40). The cross seals (68, 82) are substantially parallel to the vertical plane... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957523 | System to form, fill and seal flexible bags A system to form, fill and seal (FFS) flexible bags including the steps of: a total printing of the film as it winds off the supply reel; a dry cleaning; a gimballed aligning for the folding of the printed and washed film; a hot-bar welding of the folded film; a val... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6928791 | Process and apparatus for forming packaging bags with a fastener A process for manufacturing a film for forming reclosable bags includes moving the film and attaching to the film sequentially and crosswise with reference to the direction of movement of the film, a fastener including a first strip supporting at least one reclosabl... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6912825 | Flexible stand-up liquid pouch with internalized straw A flexible stand-up liquid pouch is formed from a sheet of foil film laminate material whereby opposed side walls of the material are folded together with sealed circumferential edges to form an enclosed chamber. A liquid is provided in the chamber, and the side wal... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6892508 | Apparatus and methods for securing articles to containers An apparatus and method for securing a pour spout fitment to a panel of a filled and sealed thermoplastic-coated carton, wherein a machine 10 is mounted over a conveyor 12 conveying a line of cartons. Within the machine 10, a selected panel surf... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6857250 | Mechanism for applying a roller formed closure to a container Mechanism for applying a roller forming closure to a container is disclosed wherein the closure is provided, with an integral fitment including a fluid discharge pump and an associated discharge line. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6832462 | Process for making tube blanks A process for the manufacture of a tube blank, comprising the following steps: (a) forming a tube hose around a mandrel and advancing the said tube hose along the said mandrel such that a leading edge of the said tube hose is flush... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6826892 | Vertical form, fill and seal machine for handling large pouches A vertical pouch forming, filling and sealing machine and method for making pouches and filling same with a liquid content in the range of about 5 to 20 liters, is described. As a pouch is being filled with a liquid it descends into a support cage to restrain the po... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6810636 | Container and spout assembly apparatus and method of assembly A container and spout assembly apparatus for assembling a plurality of flexible containers with corresponding spouts. The container and spout assembly apparatus comprises a plurality of assembly stations, a container introduction station, a spout introduction statio... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6807792 | Spout singulator for closure feed system A closure feed system for use on an associated form, fill and seal packaging machine for feeding and singulating closures from a closure storage region to a closure applicator. The feed system includes a chute for conveying the closures from the storage region to th... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6805261 | Flexible tube and method of manufacture A package and method of making and filling it in the form of a tubular flexible bag of laminated plastic sheet material with a dispensing fitment including a spout and a removable closure mechanically fastened to a flat wall at one end of the tubular bag with the me... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6751928 | Spout insertion apparatus An apparatus for inserting spouts into bags comprising a plurality of spout holding member disposed at equal intervals on the circumference of a continuously-rotating rotating table; and a pair of holding members which position and hold both side edges of bags, bag ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6745540 | Spout sealing method and sealing apparatus A spout sealing method and apparatus using a spout insertion and temporary-sealing apparatus, a primary sealing apparatus, a secondary sealing apparatus and a cold-sealing apparatus that are installed in a row; and transfer apparatuses being installed between these ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6722102 | Method and apparatus for applying articles to thermoplastic materials A method for securing thermoplastic pour spout fitments 22 to thermoplastic-coated containers 20, wherein at least a surface of the pour spout fitment 22 is heated remotely at heating stations 42-46 to a temperature significantly below th... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6688515 | Bagless container with reclosable fitment A reclosable locking container and method for packaging dry materials, comprising a box formed from a foldable substrate and a molded reclosable, locking fitment, said fitment being lockable in the open or closed position. The container of the invention m... | 02/10/2004 |
