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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176712 | System for packing and shipping erosion control blankets A system for packing and shipping erosion control blankets that maximizes the use of the interior space of a shipping container. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, the system relates to packing, handling, storing and shipping of erosion control blanket... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7415813 | Pattern former for wrapped bakery products A pattern former for assembling wrapped bakery products into predetermined patterns includes a vacuum turntable comprising a perforated plate which is driven by a belt extending around the periphery of the vacuum turntable and actuated by a motor. A first transfer a... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7392632 | Beverage bottling plant with beverage bottle handling machines having beverage bottle transfer stations and a method of operation thereof A transfer station in a container filling plant comprising an input, an output, a conveyor for feeding containers, a plurality of spaced apart webs disposed upstream of the input of the transfer station, and vertically oriented rotatable directing elements, each rot... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7331451 | Cigarette package with coupon and method and device for the production thereof A cuboidal cigarette pack with a large-surface-area pack side, namely rear side (13), is provided with a blank (23), which serves as a printing carrier, in the region of this rear side (13). The blank is positioned between an outer wrapper (1... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329824 | Mail processing system and method A mail processing system includes a plurality of trays that are each adapted to hold a plurality of mail items. The mail items in a tray are directed to a common recipient. The system also includes a plurality of mail processing machines that are adapted to process ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7308779 | Method and device for packing tubes Tubes (T), coming from a production line, are supplied by means of a grouping unit (1). The grouping unit comprises a conveyor belt (10), with product holders (11) and the tubes are supplied in groups by means of a stepping motor (12). A ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7278250 | Sliced bread packaging method and equipment Sliced bread packaging method and equipment enable that sliced bread units, each unit having different predetermined numbers of bread slices, are smoothly supplied into a same one packaging apparatus. Sliced bread is conveyed in a standing state by a sliced bread fe... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7272574 | Method and system for organizing images A system for organizing images obtained from at least one image retaining device having a unique ID. The system includes a computer having database for storing digital images and a management section for managing customer orders and said stored digital images. The m... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269934 | Taco shell nesting apparatus and method The present invention is, in one embodiment, an apparatus for placing an insert within a nested group of taco shells. The insert placement apparatus comprises a vertical shaft, a horizontal shaft, a first pillow block, a second pillow block, a vacuum cup, a horizont... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7259345 | Method and apparatus for sorting and bundling mail A method of sorting and bundling mail for delivery to a plurality of delivery points includes sorting the mail pieces in one or more passes through an automated sorting machine using destination codes associated with the mail pieces that are scanned and stored by a ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251545 | Ring management system The present invention provides a production system capable of further improving production efficiency and quality. The ring management system comprises size measurement unit 300 for measuring size (l, t) of the ring w, first convey unit 400 for moving ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234593 | Cigarette carton with separable promotional sheet A generally flat carton blank is arranged for assembly into a carton shape holding multiple cigarette packs. The carton blank has a defined periphery, and a generally flat promotional sheet overlies the carton blank within the outer periphery thereof. A portion of t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7207155 | Method of packing packets of cigarettes using a sheet of packing material for implementing such a method A method of packing packets (2) of cigarettes, in particular an orderly group (1) of packets (2) of cigarettes, wherein the orderly group (1) is packed solely in a sheet (11) of transparent heat-seal plastic packing material, which... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185752 | Apparatus for continuously grouping on a conveyor An apparatus for continuously grouping or marshalling objects together on a conveyor includes the conveyor being divided into a first and a second conveyor section, where the second conveyor section has a higher speed than the first conveyor section. The conveyor se... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7143567 | Unit for packaging and palletizing rolls of toilet paper and/or kitchen towel Unit for packaging and palletizing rolls of paper comprising a bagging and/or forming machine adapted to sort packages of said rolls into batches or to bag said sorted loose packages in a plastic bag, and a palletizing station comprising at lease one manipulator pro... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7117657 | Delivery point packager takeaway system and method An apparatus is provided for packaging and taking away packaged sequenced product such as mail pieces. The apparatus includes a packaging device having an output end, and adapted to package sequenced products. A clamping device is adjacent to the output end of the p... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7060926 | Method and system for single pass letter and flat processing The sorting and packaging system comprises an induction and scanning system, a single pass sorting and packaging system for automatically sorting and packaging a plurality of mailpieces based on a single scan by the induction and sorting system, and a control unit c... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7040077 | Medicine packing apparatus A medicine packing apparatus including a display unit with which a medicine housed state can be easily determined, operatability is made favorable, and prescription data can also be input. The apparatus also includes a plurality of medicine containers (11), w... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7016868 | Method and system for organizing images A system and method for organizing images obtained from at least one image retaining device having a unique identification. The system includes a computer having a database for storing digital images and a management section for managing customer orders and stored d... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6922979 | Method of and apparatus for manufacturing instant photography film unit After first, second, and third continuous members are bonded to each other in a laminated state, they are cut together to a predetermined length for thereby producing an instant photography film unit. A predetermined number of produced instant photography film units... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6907711 | 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... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6868653 | Aligning device and method for feeding products into an automatic packaging machine Device and method for the alignment of stacked products to be wrapped such as newspapers, magazines and books, with or without inserts, of any thickness or size. Sheet placers feed products into the device via a conveyor system equipped with pushers, set at predeter... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6779320 | Method of and apparatus for manufacturing instant photography film unit After first, second, and third continuous members are bonded to each other in a laminated state, they are cut together to a predetermined length for thereby producing an instant photography film unit. A predetermined number of produced instant photography film units... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6766628 | Method and device for forming groups of articles in conveyor systems for automatic packaging installations Groups comprising a specified number of articles separated by intervals of separation are formed from an incoming flow of articles. The process involves interacting with the flow of articles in such a way as to bring about, in a coordinated manner: a slowing ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6619014 | Method and device for the strapping of stacks of printed products For sequentially strapping stacks of printed products (3) with a strapping tape (27), stacks are conveyed to a strapping position pressed together between two presser arms (8.1 and 8.2.) and are there strapped in a pressed-together condition. A loop of th... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6619017 | Apparatus and method for conveying items Apparatus and method for conveying items (P), comprising a line for transporting said items (P) from a machine (12) for working said items situated upstream, which advances and transfers to the line (15) said items (P) at a predetermined speed (V0), to a ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6578344 | Apparatus for charging tubular canisters with a stack of flat, disk-shaped items, particularly potato chips An apparatus for charging tubular canisters in a charging direction with a stack of face-to-face oriented flat items, includes a conveyor for supporting and positioning an item stack thereon; a canister holder for supporting and positioning a canister; an... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6481186 | Apparatus for forming a packaging arrangement An apparatus for forming a packaging arrangement includes a belt material supply component, a pair of roll assemblies for supporting stacks of goods, and rods for moving the belt material so as to form a lifting sling.... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6408602 | apparatuses for forming a compressed grouping of objects The present invention is directed to an apparatus for compressing a plurality of objects into a compressed grouping and transferring said compressed grouping to a transfer conveyor. The apparatus includes a rotatable cylinder having a plurality of receivi... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6370845 | Belt device for forming a packaging arrangement including at least two stacks of goods and a method of forming the packaging arrangement A belt device for forming a packaging arrangement including at least one stack of goods has a sling that includes a central suspension loop. The belt is formed as a closed loop and has a width substantially equal to the transverse width of the stack.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6345487 | High quality control tablet filler device The present invention tablet filler device with enhanced quality control features includes a tablet hopper and an agitating drum functionally connected to the hopper and adapted to regulate and orient gravity outflow of tablets. There is a gravity feed ch... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6336308 | Packaging arrangement including at least two stacks of goods and a method of forming the packaging arrangement A parcel and a method of forming the parcel includes surrounding at least one stack of goods with a sling that includes a central suspension loop. The belt is formed as a closed loop and has a width substantially equal to the transverse width of the stack... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6244017 | Packaging container for cigarettes plus method and device for manufacturing same Packaging container for cigarettes, in which a group of cigarette packets (10), namely two rows of packets (12, 13), is surrounded by an outer wrapping (11) made of paper, foil or other packaging material. A coupon (30)is added to the packaging container,... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6219994 | Method and system for mail processing A mail wrapping system apparatus for preparing for mailing postal items includes receiving trays for respectively receiving postal items from companies and an extraction device for extracting from the postal items a multiplicity of same address groups of ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6205749 | Foodstuff collating system and method A foodstuff collating apparatus having a plurality of discrete channels within which foodstuffs are collated. The apparatus is elevated at one end to provide a slide for the foodstuff with the channels converging from one end of the apparatus to the other... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6155025 | Article packaging system An article packaging system has a magazine case charging mechanism for picking up and charging magazine cases one by one to a subsequent stage, a magazine case aligning mechanism for aligning the charged magazine cases in one direction, a small outer ship... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6006491 | Equipment receiving continuously and individually delivered objects and arranging these objects in sets The invention concerns equipment receiving continuously and individually delivered objects and arranging these objects into sets for discharge to a packaging station. Two conveyor chains (3, 4) fitted with compartments to receive the objects are mounted t... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5873212 | Stand alone swage dial drive assembly A semi-automated machine for singulating individual surgical needles from an bulk supply and attaching a suture to the surgical needle is described. The machine includes a needle singulation station, a precise positioning station, a suture feeding station... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5774885 | System and method for combining individual statements into a single mailing envelope A billing system for combining into a statement pack, fitted within a minimum number of master mailing envelopes, individual user billing statements and other desired inserts. Each billing statement is comprised of one or more constituent documents, from ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5758477 | Interface device for packaging equipment An interface device for packaging equipment comprises three bins arranged vertically and separated by gates located at the bottom of each bin. An infeed unit or conveyor feeds product into the receiver bin. A product counter in a logic unit counts the pro... | 06/02/1998 |
