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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7854103 | Automated clippers Pivotable clipper assemblies for attaching at least one closure clip to a product held in netting include a pivotable clipper mechanism having a clipper body configured to deliver clips to a clip window and attach the clips to netting and a first cutting cartridge m... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7017325 | Apparatus for forming and securing a decorative cover about a flower pot A method and apparatus for forming a decorative cover about an outer peripheral surface of a flower pot. The apparatus includes a frame assembly having a well formed therein, and a cover forming and banding assembly having a flower pot receiving opening sized and co... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6973763 | Apparatus for forming and securing a decorative pleated cover about a flower pot An apparatus for forming a decorative pleated cover about an outer peripheral surface of a flower pot. The apparatus includes a frame assembly, a platform adjustably connected to the frame assembly, a pleating assembly supported on the platform and a banding assembl... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6922978 | Wrapping device in a press for forming bales of textile material The press comprises at least one final pressing station with a standing press comprising one upper pressing plate and one lower pressing plate; the plates are fitted on coaxial coupling attachments (202) and turned on the vertical axis X—X with the bale aft... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6543200 | Robotic crate fastening system A device for and method of robotically crating objects, such as consumer goods, being capable of securing an upstanding enclosure to a recyclable pallet having structural uprights. The device conveys a pallet and enclosure assembly into a work station, in... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6536500 | Unit for feeding and applying seals to security cassettes for banknotes Banknotes are placed for transportation purposes in cassettes comprising a container and a hinged lid, made secure by applying a seal composed of two parts that can be coupled non-releasably and are provided with latch elements appearing as curved teeth p... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6363696 | Mandrel for an automatic packaging machine for cardboard box with a latching flip top An automatic packaging machine for forming and filling a latching flip-top box uses a two part mandrel which are joined by a hinge. One of the two hinged parts has a roller thereon for following a cam track having a quarter turn spiral therein. As the rol... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6195959 | Automatic packaging machine for cardboard box with latching flip top An automatic packaging machine for forming and filling a latching flip-top box uses a two part mandrel which are joined by a hinge. One of the two hinged parts has a roller thereon for following a cam track having a quarter turn spiral therein. As the rol... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5533316 | Apparatus for compressing and positioning the sealing components of an open head drum A press plate, actuated by a cylinder, has a press ring affixed to its lower surface. The press ring is dimensioned to fit on the lid of an open head drum. Magnets positioned on the lower surface of the press plate hold a split closing ring in position en... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5367855 | Method and apparatus for sealing a lid and container with sealing tape A container sealer and associated method are disclosed for successively applying a sealing tape to a seam between a lid and a container body for a plurality of containers and their respective lids. The sealer comprises a conveyor for advancing a plurality... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5351462 | Method and apparatus for installing an insert to seal a container A method and apparatus are provided for molding a parison of thermoplastic material to form a container with an inwardly extending flange around the container closure. The container body portion is filled with product through an access opening. An insert ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5223075 | Corrugated carton sealing apparatus A preferred embodiment of a corrugated carton sealing apparatus 10 is illustrated in the Figs. having tape application heads 32 and 34 for applying adhesive tape strips 36 to the top and bottom surfaces of the carton to seal the carton. Each of the tape a... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5179816 | Apparatus for automatically forming, filling, sealing and separating film packaging from a film webbing An apparatus for forming film packaging from a webbing of film which also fills, seals and separates the packaging which includes a housing with a film supply means located adjacent the upstream end thereof to supply film webbing for support upon a longit... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5177932 | Apparatus for producing a packing In order to connect at least two layers of paper or the like, the layers are cut into strips in the connection area and forced out of the plane of the layers alternately and in pairs. To this effect punching and pressing tools with punching teeth may be p... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5129210 | Clamping and cut-off apparatus for a banding strap A clamping and cut-off apparatus for a banding strap around an object, including a convex shaped knife and a concave shaped cutting member operable to cut an arcuate shape in a banding strap which has been initially fed intermediate the edges of the conca... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5016420 | Apparatus and method for packaging groups of articles Disclosed is a machine for packaging articles, such as can ends, in a sleeve drawn from a roll of continuous sleeve material. Means are disclosed for feeding the can ends to a packaging location, for segregating the can ends into package-size groups and f... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4829744 | Apparatus and method for forming and positioning a material securing member A material positioning and securing apparatus and method is disclosed that is particularly useful in association with a device for spirally wrapping palletized units at a wrapping station with a stretchable netting material to form a secure package. A dis... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4792451 | Medicinal capsule A medicinal capsule comprising a cap member containing a first circumferential slot formed on the outer surface of the upper portion, at least one raised member formed on the inner surface of the cap, a body member containing a second circumferential slot... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4747252 | Material positioning and securing apparatus and process A disposable elongated material engaging member, formed from reasonably stiff and yet deformable material, is placed adjacent one side of units on a pallet at a wrapping station with the material engaging member having protruding portions oriented to exte... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4738076 | Fastener for plastic grocery sacks and dispenser therefor A disk-shaped fastener for engaging the neck of a plastic grocery sack firmly and dependably to hold the sack in a closed condition, and which may easily be applied to the neck of the sack and easily removed therefrom; and a simple applicator for the fast... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4707966 | Container with an encapsulated top insert and method and apparatus for making same Apparatus and method for molding, forming and filling a container having an insert at the container top are disclosed. According to the preferred form of the method and apparatus, a length of a hollow tube parison is extruded and then cut, molded, and fil... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4524562 | Method and apparatus for making a cylindrical package for steel strip coil A method and apparatus for making a cylindrical package in which a cylindrically shaped coil of a long steel strip having a peripheral surface, two end surfaces and a hollow cylindrical center is completely wrapped with a wrapping sheet material so as to ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4490960 | Apparatus and method for closing reclosable bags A machine automatically applies a tin tie strip across the top of bags in a predetermined series of steps wherein the bag top is closed downwardly twice in a double fold after the tin tie strip is affixed to one of the bag side walls. Glue applied to the ... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4196035 | Apparatus for applying strips to coated web material The invention relates to a method for applying plastics strips to an optionally partially perforated supporting material web which has been made impervious to liquid through plastics coating of the entire surface area and in which the web is conveyed from... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4075786 | Container for safely retaining a living plant during transit and display A low cost arrangement for displaying a small, rooted plant in a highly attractive manner, with such arrangement also serving as a moisture-retaining shipping container for the plant. The construction of the container is such that without modification fro... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4065908 | Method and apparatus for sealing tamper-indicating tabs to a container sidewall A container with a heat-securable tamper-indicating wax-coated closure sheet is disclosed herein, along with the methods and apparatus for making same. The container comprises a base with a sidewall extending upwardly from the periphery of the base and de... | 01/03/1978 |
