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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367169 | Bank note bundling machine A common bundling tape (T) to be used for bundling bank notes of different denominations is held in a tape reel (14). A printing mechanism (21) is disposed on a tape feed passage (20) to print the bundling tape (T) with a mark indicating the den... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347035 | Assembly for automatically unrolling and cutting stretch film An assembly is disclosed for unrolling and pre-stretching stretch film as the film is fed from the assembly to goods/products to be wrapped or packed. The assembly comprises a first member for controlling the unwinding of the film from a spool, and a cutter arranged... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340871 | Web packaging system with ergonomic tooling change A web packaging system provides easy access and changing of tooling, to change a product receiving cavity pocket in a lower web. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325386 | Double action vertical form-fill-seal apparatus This is a double acting, multi-lane machine and method for the forming, filling and sealing of plastic or paper film pouches of various sizes commonly used to hold liquid viscous, dry, particulated or powdery materials or other substances. The machine includes a fou... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311513 | Installation for producing objects by thermoforming pellets of thermoplastic material The installation for manufacturing objects such as receptacles by thermoforming pellets of thermoplastic material includes conveyor means for conveying the pellets through the various stations in the installation, said stations including a heating station and a ther... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300618 | Process and apparatus for the production of blister packs Process for the production of plastic blister packs, the top portion of which (PVAL) is subjected to thermal treatment in a furnace, and the apparatus for producing it is of the horizontal type. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299609 | Piston-cylinder actuator and mounting support for the lower tool of an indexing packaging machine A piston-cylinder arrangement is provided for mounting and actuating the lower tool of an indexing packaging machine, which has an annular piston head that has a ratio of outer diameter to inner diameter that is less than two, and which drives a relatively oversized... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7238300 | Process for subjecting to actinic radiation and storing an oxygen scavenger, and a stored oxygen scavenger A method comprises subjecting ant oxygen scavenger to actinic radiation; and then optionally storing the oxygen scavenger in a container, the container configured such that the oxygen scavenger exhibits no substantial oxygen scavenging activity while inside the cont... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222470 | Processes for causing an extensible polymer film to adhere to the edge of the opening of a bottle or similar container made of plastic (pet or the like) or metal and various devices for implementing said processes Various processes and relevant devices for causing polymer films, which are extensible to adhere to the edges of openings of plastic or PET or even metal containers, by releasing electrostatic charges opposite in sign to those of containers and/or the polymer films ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219483 | Heat seal die and system and method for portion control sized packaging This invention encompasses a heat seal die incorporating heat tube technology for controlling the variation of temperature across a heat seal die. The invention also encompasses a system and method for portion control size packaging of flowable liquid-containing con... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7174697 | System and process for packaging products A system and process for packaging groups of products, such as spirally wound paper products are disclosed. During the packaging of groups, a continuous supply of a wrapping material is unwound and cut periodically in the edge regions. Optionally, a perforation line... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160566 | Food surface sanitation tunnel This invention is a modular, adjustable, easy to maintain, portable or fixed food sanitation tunnel, comprising an enclosing means for subjecting food to sanitizers including UV light, ozone, hydroperoxides, superoxides and hydroxyl radicals, and a method for using ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140163 | Blister-foil packaging machine A lower foil formed with upwardly open filled pockets passes horizontally at a constant transport speed through a work station of a machine frame. A support table holds an upper tool immediately above the foil in the station. A double parallelogrammatic linkage has ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137233 | Method and apparatus for wrapping a load An apparatus and method for wrapping a palletized load is provided. The apparatus includes a non-powered conveyor load wrapping surface, at least one non-powered conveyor load storage surface, and a pusher assembly for moving the load between the wrapping and storag... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7117658 | Apparatus for wrapping groups of products An apparatus for wrapping groups (1) of products (2) with film (3), comprises: a second surface (6) for forming the product groups (1) and wrapping them with a length of film (3) using suitable means (7) having a firs... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7114210 | Ramp and method of construction A ramp constructed of an expanded plastic foam parallelepiped core encased in a thick coating of polyurea provides a lightweight, stable ramp suitable for vehicle servicing. A low angle, long length ramp of a low weight is provided. Heavy duty versions have on edge ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7096615 | Container for small sized objects such as candies, chocolates, cosmetics, fragrances and small gifts A container for small sized objects such as candies, chocolates, cosmetics, fragrances and small gifts which comprises: a first element (1) having a first and a second apertures (2) symmetrically disposed with respect to a hinge axis (140) and w... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089715 | Beverage bottling plant and method for filling bottles including a treatment device for beverage container caps A beverage bottling plant and method for filling bottles with a liquid beverage having a treatment device for beverage container caps. The treatment device for treating beverage container caps includes a first tower and a second tower provided with parallel axes and... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080495 | Wrapping apparatus A wrapping apparatus, in which the supporting elements supporting a film roll are mounted on the frame of a film dispenser with bearings permitting free rotation so that the film roll supported by them is freely rotatable. The pre-stretching rollers are mutually eng... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6964147 | Operating method for a packaging machine of the “sleeve” type, packaging machine for implementing the said method, and package produced by the said method A method of operating a packaging machine and a packaging machine operated by the method, whereby sheets of a packaging material are given an undulating configuration with one or more crests before an end of the sheet is passed between object conveyors and then carr... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955033 | Method of pushing tubular films onto elongate objects and processing apparatus for implementing the method The invention relates to apparatuses and a method for pushing tubular films over elongate objects, which preferably have varying cross sections, in which one, preferably two, conveyors (5, 6) transport the objects (4) lying freely, by the objects (4... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955791 | Environmental air sterilization system The present invention is a high volume, wall-mountable air sanitation apparatus for disinfecting and removing VOCs from air with high energy UV light and ozone. The apparatus has a powerful fan and an elongated UV light source and target for use with the movement of... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955027 | Crinkling device The invention relates to a crinkling device comprising a slide rod (16), to which a second crinkling element (15) is fastened. The slide rod is guided in a frame (2) so as to be movable in a substantially vertical direction between a lower posit... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6941729 | Method and machine for producing blister packs A machine (M) for producing blister packs (10) includes unrolling means (3,7,21) for unrolling a band of heat-formable material from a bobbin (2) and for feeding the band (1) along a predetermined path (P) extending through subsequent sta... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6911122 | Method and apparatus for triggering oxygen scavenging composition with pulsed light A method for triggering an oxygen scavenging composition for use in packaging an oxygen sensitive article includes the steps of providing an oxygen scavenging composition comprising an oxidizable organic compound and, optionally, a transition metal catalyst, and exp... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6843039 | Vacuum packaging of articles A method for the vacuum packaging of articles including at least the steps of: creating a plurality of recesses in a backing board; positioning at least one article on said backing board; placing a... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6775955 | Method of packaging an object This invention relates to a method of strong/tight packaging an object in order to prepare it for shipping. Initially, a substrate is applied to an object to create a smooth surface adapted to receive a sprayable plastic thereon. Then, the sprayable plastic is spray... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6666001 | Plastic container having an outwardly bulged portion A blow molded plastic beverage container, comprising neck, shoulder, body and base portions. A bulge is formed in one, or both, of the shoulder and base portions bulging to facilitate gripping and handling the container. Preferably, a respective bulge is ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6625955 | Methods for forming product package with recloseable locking mechanism Methods of forming a thermoformed recloseable flat package for a pill-like product are provided. A first enclosure portion having a closing member is first operably engaged with a second enclosure portion so as to form an enclosure for containing the prod... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6474041 | Machine for packaging objects by means of a sheet of heat-shrink material A method for packaging objects by the use of heat-shrink material, in which there is wrapped in the manner of a sleeve around the objects, a sheet of heat-shrink material, heated to a temperature which is at least equivalent to the "defrosting" temperatur... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6449923 | Method and apparatus for triggering oxygen scavenging composition with pulsed light A method for triggering an oxygen scavenging composition for use in packaging an oxygen sensitive article includes the steps of providing an oxygen scavenging composition including an oxidizable organic compound, and exposing the composition to a source o... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6421988 | Automatic packing sealing and cutting machine for plastic film The present invention relates to a packing, sealing and cutting machine for plastic film comprising a film-delivery device mounted with a film tension adjusting button and a rolling needle delivery shaft such that the film is provided with a plurality of ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6378273 | Method for obtaining dimensionally and structurally stable objects, in particular disposable containers, starting from flexible film, and object obtained by the method A method for obtaining dimensionally and structurally stable objects, in particular disposable containers, from a flexible film rewindable on a reel, comprising the steps of preparing a flexible film rewindable on a reel, which, at least in those regions ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6343455 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing packaging bags, and bags obtained thereby The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing packaging bags having lateral bellows, the method being characterized by the fact that it comprises the steps consisting in: forming respective cutouts (150, 160) in each of the two lateral, bello... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6296923 | Perforated polymeric film with limited oxygen and water permeability The invention provides polymeric films for the storage or packing of plant material, the film being perforate and having a water vapor permeability of not more than 800 g m-2 day-1 and an oxygen permeability of not more than 200000 c... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6233903 | Packing film feeder for multiple automatic packing machine In a multiple automatic packing machine comprising a slitter for slitting a wide sheet-like packing material supplied from a take-up roll into a plurality of packing films, a heat sealing device for seal molding each of the packing films into an elongated... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6202384 | Arrangement for degerming webs of packing foil An arrangement for sterilizing a flat web of a packing foil, which comprises a sterile casing having an inlet and an outlet, a rod-shaped UV radiator disposed in the sterile casing, a guide for guiding the web in a circular path around the UV radiator, th... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6192660 | Cap applying apparatus An apparatus for supplying and applying cap bodies (51) to a packaging container includes a gas supplying device (11) which supplies a hydrogen-oxygen gas mixture obtained by electrolyzing water, a burner unit (22) that is connected to the gas supplying d... | 02/27/2001 |
| 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 |
