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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434369 | Guillotine cutter and tape affixing apparatus The guillotine cutter of the present invention has a fixed blade and a movable blade that moves back and forth along a straight line while contacting against the fixed blade, and the movable blade and the fixed blade cooperate to cut a tape-shaped object for cutting... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7380387 | Sheet package producing system, sheet handling device, and fillet folding device A sheet package producing system includes at least a cutter module and a packaging module. The cutter module has a cutter blade, for producing X-ray films by cutting a continuous sheet material. The packaging module has packaging robots, for producing a sheet packag... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368028 | Method and unit for applying labels to products and collecting reject labels A method and unit for applying labels to products fed by a conveyor along a conveying path; a number of pickup heads are fed along a feed path to withdraw the labels successively from a feeder and apply the labels successively to respective products on the conveyor;... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7313894 | Packaging and pricing device A packaging and pricing device for sticking labels on a packaged substance including a first label issuing unit and a second label issuing unit, arranged at both sides around the packaging unit, for issuing labels having different display contents. There is a first ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7278248 | Case sealer with moving flap closers A case sealer has a frame with a conveyor for moving boxes into a pair of spaced-apart lateral conveyors. A floating head located over the lateral conveyors folds the box end and side flaps into a closed position. A seal dispensing platform carrying a tape dispenser... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7252131 | Unit for applying printed slips to packets in packaging machines Printed slips are applied to packets in a cigarette packer by a unit comprising a first device designed to feed slips procured as single items and ordered in a stack, or a second device designed to feed slips obtainable as cuts generated from a continuous strip; the... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7192502 | Method and device for applying a label to a packet A method and device for applying a label to a packet of cigarettes travelling in a given direction along a conveying path; to apply the label to the packet, a pickup head is fed along a feed path by rotating the pickup head about two axes parallel to each other, and... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7101270 | Sanding machine A sanding machine (1; 300) comprising a support structure (2; 302) for the piece (3) to be processed and a sanding unit (4) for the piece (3) itself. The sanding unit (4) comprises a frame (40) that supports a winding... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6994879 | Method for preventing passing off of a brewed beverage This invention is directed to an apparatus for brewing a beverage. The apparatus has a brew funnel, a key and an elevation device so that only one brand of beverage can be brewed to thereby prevent harm and confusion to consumers. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6910314 | Random automatic case sealer A case sealer has a frame with a conveyor for moving boxes into a pair of spaced-apart lateral conveyors. The lateral conveyors have converging centering conveyor belts that center the boxes and first advancing conveyor belts that open to the width of the box to be ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6851249 | Packaging machine and method for wrapping and folding flexible photoreceptor belts A packaging machine and method are provided for wrapping, folding and taping a flexible photoconductive belt loop to prevent light from shocking such photoconductive belt loop during shipping and during loading into a machine. The packaging machine for the method in... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6532717 | Method and apparatus for sealing a flexible bag to a pallet Apparatus and methods for gas-tight sealing a plastic bag about perishable containers carried on a pallet utilize a rotatable turntable having an upper support surface for a pallet bearing produce, a tape dispenser for applying tape to seal a plastic bag ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6474392 | System for opening sealed packages, tape dispenser, and tape A system for easy opening of sealed packages. The system comprises a tape dispensing apparatus, and a tape. The tape dispensing apparatus has a cutter therein. The tape is used for sealing a seam of a package. The tape is sized and shaped for being dispen... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6453805 | Arrangement for securing loose twine ends on a cylindrical bale A large round baler has an expansible baling chamber defined, in part, by a plurality of side-by-side mounted belts that act to roll up crop to form a bale within the chamber. The baler is equipped with a twine wrapping arrangement which leaves loose twin... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6318048 | Case sealer mast and trolley assembly A mast and trolley assembly for a case sealer machine includes a set of fixed bearing members mounted upon the trolley assembly, and a set of movably adjustable bearing members mounted upon the trolley assembly such that opposite sides of the trolley asse... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6253820 | Label applying apparatus and method therefor By providing a system for controllably applying and wrapping a label into direct, secure, affixed adhesive engagement with the flange or lip of a container, a dependable, effective, and reliable label applying apparatus and label application method is rea... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6109001 | Tape attacher A pillow type packaging apparatus has a suction belt for conveying flexible continuous sheet material. A guide unit guides the continuous sheet material being conveyed, and forms the continuous sheet material into a quadrangular tube in which a pair of it... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6067103 | Apparatus and process for variable image printing on tape An apparatus for printing variable identifying information on the tape is disclosed. In a particular application, the apparatus replaces a labeling station and is combined with a case sealing station to seal cases with adhesive sealing tape on a conventio... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6006502 | Wrapping station system and method A device and method for storing wrapping materials, measuring and cutting wrapping paper with a cutting tool, and hand wrapping items. The device includes a platform with a work surface having a pair of sides and grooves at predetermined locations between... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5598684 | Vacuum package, method and apparatus for making such vacuum package filled with granular material The invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a vacuum package filled with granular material. A package made from a flexible film is filled with granular product. The filled package is compressed, so that the contents form a compact whole.... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5547175 | Apparatus and method for preparing mail products A system for preparing mail products demographically delivered to a conveyor line according to subscriber information includes an arrangement for folding each of the mail products at least once, externally applying a self-adhesive label around each of the... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5544468 | Portable shipping station A portable shipping station (20) includes a wheeled cart assembly (22), a central table (24), a packaging dispenser roller support frame (26), and a pivotable hopper boom assembly (28). The roller support frame (26) serves to dispense packaging materials ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5473862 | Method and a device for joining the component wrappers of divisible packs containing several single packets of cigarettes Divisible packs consisting in two wrappers breasted frontally one with another are conveyed broadside, singly and in succession, to the point of being taken up between paired belt loops carrying teeth which are timed to impinge on the two wrappers and bri... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5339596 | Toner cartridge recharging tool A toner cartridge recharging tool has a base that includes a workholder to receive and prevent significant axial movement of a toner cartridge. There is also a guide slot mount and a swivel arm mount attached to the base. The toner cartridge is inserted b... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5309695 | Packet banding device A device for applying adhesive bands to packets, whereby an annular conveyor feeds the bands along a path having a first portion extending along a portion of the path along which the packets are supplied, a second portion extending between the output of t... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5289669 | Coreless winder and method of use The invention resides in winder for automatically winding sections of sheet material to form separate tubes. The winder comprises a base, a supply of sheet material and a material drive means on the base for advancing sheet material from the supply toward... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5205106 | Rolled food item fabricating apparatus and methods A rolled food item is fabricated by advancing food (14) and a sheet of support material (16) between the rollers (18, 20) of a strip sheeter (12) where the food (14) fills grooves (24) of the first roller (18) to deposit the food (14) in continuous strips... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5185983 | Wafer sealer The machine of the invention comprises a pair of rolls on powered shafts with the ends of the rolls being fixed to the shafts and the central portions of the rolls floating on the shafts. When a mailing form piece and a wafer seal are moved in between the... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5159798 | Method and apparatus for taping closed the open edge of an assembled newspaper having loose contents An apparatus and method for taping closed the open edge of a composite newspaper is provided which includes a tape applicator for applying a portion of tape to one side of a newspaper, and a moving member presenting a surface moving downstream with the ne... | 11/03/1992 |
| 4918905 | Method and device for packaging an elongate body The invention relates to a method and apparatus for packing an elongated body, for example a stack of covers or lids, by wrapping the body and folding the protruding portion of the wrapper from two opposing sides relative to each of the end faces such tha... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4887412 | Wrapping machine A wrapping machine used to wrap with a prescribed wrapper a commodity having the shape of a hexahedron having a length, a width, and a height, as well as a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a rear surface, a right side surface, and a left si... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4876839 | Apparatus for applying seal-strips to packages travelling on a conveyor Apparatus for attaching seal-strip segments to individual packages, where the segments are in the form of a strip having opposed surfaces, includes a transfer element moveable periodically between a receiving position for receiving a segment from a supply... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4875325 | Device for transferring and applying sealing bands A device for transferring sealing bands fed in succession into a packet, from which a withdrawal element provided with two arms extracts them and transfers them to a line feeding packets which during their passage between the arms are provided with the ba... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4840007 | Packaging machine with a drying turret In the production of packs (10), especially cigarette packs, it is necessary to allow glue spots for bonding folding tabs together to set or harden sufficiently before the packs are discharged from the packaging machine. For this purpose, the packs (10) a... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4620891 | Applying labels to packets Apparatus for applying revenue stamps to cigarette packets known as soft packs, includes an oscillating transfer arm 12 and a continuously driven suction drum 6 formed with projections, e.g. pairs of pins 10. The projections engage the rear edges of succe... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4607477 | Cigarette packing machines A method and apparatus for packing batches of cigarettes, in which batches B are transferred from a hopper 10 into compression boxes 16 of an intermittent conveyor 14, and are then packaged (e.g. in soft packs) while passing along continuous conveyors 22,... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4282055 | Apparatus for applying adhesive rider strips to the flattened end edges of tube sections or sacks Apparatus for joining the aligned edges of superposed plies of sheet material by means of an adhesive joining strip comprises a retractable nozzle for applying adhesive to the strip, and a forming plate which is curved for guiding the strip towards said e... | 08/04/1981 |