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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033081 | Packaging machine A packaging apparatus wherein each product is packaged by enveloping the product in flexible packaging material. A programmed microprocessor calculates the length of flexible packaging material needed to package the product based on the physical dimensions of the pr... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7114307 | Filling and packaging machine A filling and packaging machine capable of supplementing the shortage of heat quality without lowering package speed when a film is heat-sealed while being pressurized by a vertical sealing mechanism, comprising a film folding mechanism having an inner surface guide... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097911 | Multi-layered flame retardant wrap A layered flame retardant system and method is disclosed comprising a first flame retardant stable layer for covering a solid combustible material and a second moisture protecting polyolefin stretch film layer. The polyolefin stretch film layer further compactly aff... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082740 | Device and method for wrapping bodies, especially bales of harvested agricultural produce A device for wrapping bales of agricultural produce such as bales of hay, straw or green crop with a film. The bales are completely wrapped with the film and are marked to set forth the quality of the bale as silage and with further information. The information may ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6971218 | Method and apparatus for banding a wrapped bundle of articles Apparatus for banding a bundle of articles covered by a wrapping, such as tableware wrapped by a napkin, a manually wrapped bundle having at least one of said articles covered by said wrapping and being fed by a user of the apparatus into contact with a pre-cut elon... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6924243 | High performance fire-retardant kraft facing for fiberglass insulation A process for preparing a fiberglass insulation product, including the steps of: (a) providing a layer of fire-retardant kraft paper, (b) coating the fire-retardant kraft paper layer with from 2 to 10 pounds of HDPE or of polypropylene per 3000 square feet of the pa... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910315 | Wrapping machine and method for wrapping a wrapping film around an object A wrapping machine has a film dispensing unit (1), which includes first supporting elements (2) and first deflecting elements (51 . . . 510) for a first wrapping film (4) and second supporting elements (6 | 06/28/2005 |
| 6865860 | Form-fill sealing machines, resealable flexible packages and methods of manufacturing resealable flexible packages A form-fill sealing machine (1) for manufacturing resealable packages (W) includes a tearable line forming device (30) that serves to form tearable lines (104) in a film (F). A labeling device (40) serves to stick re-stickable labels (... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6393808 | Automatic label film applicator A label film applicator mechanism which is integrally incorporated into the overall stretch wrap film applicator system so as to be located at the same wrapping station as that of the stretch wrap film mechanism whereby the stretch wrap film can be applie... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6230474 | Food packaging enclosing removable prize Method of manufacturing food packaging with a removable prize therein. Prizes are deposited at a predetermined spacing along a first sheet of plastic wrapping. The first sheet of plastic wrapping with the prizes adhered thereon is covered by a second shee... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6219992 | Device used in connection with wrapping of a piece A method in connection with wrapping of a piece (K), in which method the piece (K) is rotated, and at least one wrapping film (3, 11) is supplied and guided around the piece (K) during the rotation. A label (E, E1) to be adhered to the piece (K) is suppli... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6138437 | Apparatus for manufacturing cigarette packs Cigarette packs (10) are usually provided with an outer wrapper (13) made of thin, transparent or clear film. Furthermore, cigarette packs (10) are furnished with a (revenue) stamp (25). This is attached to the inner side of the outer wrapper (13) with gl... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6041575 | Method and apparatus for applying article to interior surface of flexible package A method and apparatus for applying an article to the interior surface of a flexible package is provided which includes the application of articles to a flexible web of packaging material at a point along a web feed path which minimizes the likelihood of ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5907944 | Food packaging enclosing removable prize Food packaging with a removable prize therein, and a related method of manufacturing the packaging. Prizes are deposited at a predetermined spacing along an adhesive-coated first surface of a first sheet of plastic wrapping. The first surface of the first... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5439102 | Package for surgical sutures A moisture impervious package for surgical elements such as retainers having suture-needle assemblies positioned thereon. The package is provided with a top wall of moisture impervious material having an access opening die cut into the wall over which a c... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5369936 | Apparatus and method for securing a detachable promotional banner or coupon to a flexible package Apparatus and methods for producing a flexible package having a banner or coupon adhered thereto attach a continuous banner stock to a continuous web of packaging film. The united web is processed through a form, fill and seal apparatus wherein the web is... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5337536 | Packaging apparatus A packaging apparatus for packaging rolled articles. The apparatus forms a pair of packaging materials for wrapping side portions of the rolled article. Edges of the pair of packaging materials are adhered to additional packaging material which wraps a ci... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5228268 | Flexible bag with article encapsulated on one side thereof A system and method for encapsulating three dimensional articles on one side of a bag formed by a bag making machine. A conventional bag making machine is modified configuring the drawrollers to allow for passage of the three-dimensional article. Addition... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5084290 | Method and apparatus for applying freshness keeping agent to a food packaging body A method and an apparatus for applying a freshness keeping agent to a food packaging body arranged to comprise: a step in which a hot-melt adhesive agent is, at a predetermined interval, dripped on to the inner surface of a wrapping film which is being co... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5079900 | Method and apparatus for forming a tape handle An apparatus is provided for forming a tape handle for a box. The apparatus comprises a mechanism for applying to a box a strip of box sealing tape that has an adhesive side and a back side. A strip of handle tape having an adhesive side and a back side a... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4876842 | Method of and apparatus for packaging product masses in a form, fill and seal machine A method of and apparatus for packaging product masses in a form, fill and seal machine, wherein a continuous length of packaging film is joined in running relation by a continuous length of separately formed plastic reclosable fastener assembly having in... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4832776 | Process for applying a patch Apparatus for making a plastic film bag having bag mouth lips projecting beyond a heat-seal band closing the bag mouth applies a stiffening patch bonded to the interior or exterior of a bag mouth lip between the heat-seal band and the bag mouth end for re... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4757667 | Roll-wrapping method A roll-wrapping method where rolls are wrapped with an envelope of heat-shrink plastic film with a label positioned between the envelope and roll and electrostatically bonded to the film. The bond prevents misalignment of the label prior to heat shrinking... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4736567 | Wrapping machine A wrapping machine for wrapping a roll is disclosed. The wrapping machine includes a conveyor for receiving the roll to be wrapped. Support rollers space the roll relative to the conveyor and a drive roller rotates the roll. An upper hold-down assembly su... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4726171 | Method and apparatus for applying article to inside of bag A bag having an article applied to an inside surface thereof is formed in a continuous bag-making operation by conveying a bag-making film web and a continuous strip of material in joinable proximity with each other. The article is formed by severing the ... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4705588 | Method and apparatus for package labeling A method and apparatus for package labeling is incorporated into a packaging machine wherein packages to be wrapped and labeled are conveyed from a package input station to a package wrapping and labeling station whereat an elevator raises packages into s... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4651499 | Narrow film band adapter A narrow film band adapter cooperates with a film wrapping stand to selectively position a narrow band roll of film, which bears advertising indicia, on a master roll of film for wrapping an article. The adapter has a horizontal support bar that is adjust... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4627218 | Method of automatically banderoling bundled sheet objects and apparatus for carrying out the method A method of automatically banderoling objects, for example banknotes, arranged in a bundle, by laying a banderole, for example a paper strip, about the bundle, preferably after the bundle was compacted, and thereafter sealing the bundle by jointing togeth... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4548018 | Apparatus for horizontally forming, filling and sealing film pouch material A machine for forming, filling and sealing pouches out of continuously fed film material wherein the material forming the pouches extends in a horizontal direction during all steps of the process. Continuous film is fed from a roll thereof with the roll b... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4532754 | Tube former apparatus A tube former for turning a strip of thin tube stock, e.g. plastic film, paper, metal foil etc., into a elongated tube comprises a former tube having a curved upper edge tapering from an apex downwardly on opposite sides thereof with a sheet metal winged ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4423584 | Roll-wrapping apparatus with label inserter and method Apparatus and method for wrapping a roll with a welded closed snug envelope of transparent heat shrink plastic film and a label accurately positioned between the roll and envelope away from the weld bead closing the envelope.... | 01/03/1984 |
