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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7329460 | Aluminum-colored multilayer heat-sealable packaging material The invention relates to a multi-layer heat-sealable packaging material especially for food packages. In addition, objects of the invention are a food package formed of the said packaging material, a method of packaging, and the use of the material for packages. The... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7263814 | Method and apparatus for supplying gas to an area An apparatus for supplying one or more gases, such as oxygen, to a target area, comprising a top layer and a bottom layer sealed around the perimeter of the layers to form a reservoir between the layers, wherein the top layer is not gas-permeable and the bottom laye... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7216470 | Sheet package producing system A sheet package producing system for producing a sheet package having a predetermined number of sheets or X-ray films is provided. A cutting/stacking device forms the sheets by cutting continuous sheet at a regular length, and for stacking the sheets in the predeter... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7166020 | Method and apparatus for transporting sausage to a treatment room A method is for transporting one or more sausages provided with a suspension member into a treatment room. The sausages are placed in a holder in a desired position. A number of holders with the sausages therein are disposed adjacently of each other in the desired p... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146777 | Packaging machine for cigarettes For the production of (cigarette) packs of different configurations, for example standard pack (13), round-edged pack (14) or octagonal pack (15), subassemblies and elements of the packaging machine are exchanged and/or uncoupled from the drive.... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134257 | Method and device for producing hard packs for cigarettes For producing hard packs, namely hinge-lid boxes or shell and slide packs in particular, inner and outer pack units are prepared separately in each case, namely a shell (20), on the one hand, and a blank for a hinge-lid box, on the other hand. The inner pack ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7111442 | Flexible container made of film material and filling method for filling such a container with a fluid substance The application relates to a flexible container (3) made of film material for containing drinks, comprising a fin opening as well as film storage means which delimit a first compartment and a second compartment (17, 18, 19) of the container and which r... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104032 | Method and machine for wrapping an article A method and machine for wrapping an article, whereby the article is fed through a feed station, where the article is applied with a respective sheet of wrapping material which is folded into an L about the article, so as to have a free edge not contacting the artic... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6962036 | Procedure for filling flexible recipients normally set on crate-type rigid or semi-rigid palletized receptacles and the set of devices required for performing said filling operation A device and process for filling flexible receptacles set on rigid or semi-rigid outer receptacles, includes, prior to usage, rolling up a flexible receptacle having upper loading and lower unloading mouths, and fitting a wrapping around the rolled-up receptacle; an... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6948292 | Machine for making a filter bag containing a substance for infusion with the gathered thread attached to the pick up tag A machine (100) that makes filter bags (1) containing a product for infusion in a liquid, comprises the following, arranged in succession: a unit (53) for preparing and feeding the materials used to make the filter bags; and at least: an assembl... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6925778 | Method for wrapping a wrapping film around an object A method of wrapping an object with wrapping material includes the steps of wrapping a first wrapping film around the object during a first portion of a wrapping cycle; and simultaneously wrapping the first wrapping film and a second wrapping film around the object ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6837024 | Apparatus for automatically and continuously forming envelopes to contain filter bags for infusion products An apparatus (200) for automatically and continuously forming envelopes (51) to contain filter bags (1) for an infusion product comprises: means (60; 129, 131) for forming the envelopes, designed to make on a web (126) of packaging... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6826889 | Packaging of smoking articles A rigid of smoking articles is made to have improved shelf life and to be resealable. A barrier material is sealed around the rigid pack. The rigid pack has a potential or actual access aperture extending from a top face into a major face. The barrier material has a... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6706347 | Container for animal feed A packing for animal feed is described which consists of a three-layer foil, whereby an aluminium foil is coated on one side with polyethylene terephthalate and on the opposite-lying side with chlorinated polypropylene. ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6672035 | Method for shock-resistant packaging of a product and a plane cardboard blank for carrying out the method A product (18) is packed in a shock-resistant way in a box-shaped cardboard packing (20) by local application of an adhesive layer (16) on a base surface (17) of a plane cardboard blank, with which layer the product (18) is brought into contact and subseq... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6347498 | Wrapping machine for a paper roll and an article assembled thereby A wrapping machine for a paper roll having a first wrapping head including at least one supply of a first wrapping material. A first movement device moves the first wrapping head in a first predetermined direction. The wrapping machine further has a secon... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6207925 | Apparatus for cutting and/or welding flexible packaging This invention involves a method and apparatus for welding and/or cutting flexible packaging material (1) using lasers. The invention is specifically directed towards the use of lasers for cutting and/or welding plastics material (1) in motion, such as in... | 03/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6105340 | Method of fashioning packets of cigarettes and equipment for the implementation of such a method Unsealed packets of cigarettes emerging from a packaging machine present an outer surface that consists of an opaque wrapping material, to which a revenue stamp and a coupon are affixed as the packets are transferred directly and in an ordered succession ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6000196 | Method and unit for feeding collars for rigid packets of cigarettes to a continuous packing line A method and unit for feeding collars for packets of cigarettes to a continuous packing line, whereby the collars, picked up successively and in steps by a transfer device, are transferred rapidly by the transfer device to a continuously-moving supply ass... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5983604 | Method of using a multilayered barrier structure Multilayered barrier structures containing a gas barrier layer of a non-chlorine containing organic polymer which is substantially impermeable to oxygen gas and a moisture barrier layer of a mesophase propylene-based material are provided. These structure... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983605 | Machine and process for packing smoking articles A machine and method for packaging smoking articles provides an essentially hermetic enclosure of a barrier material around a charge of such articles in an open (incomplete) frame, by driving on the articles themselves to push them through a temporary wal... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5857308 | Double lid system A double lid system is provided with an electric motor (44) to actuate mechanisms to release the lid (20) from a drum (18) and simultaneously clamp the lid (20) to a door (14) of a port (or vice versa), and with an electric motor (74) to withdraw the door... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5791123 | Method and apparatus for decanting hazardous substances into containers A method of decanting hazardous substances into containers, in which the substances to be decanted are divided into portions and packaged at the outlet of a production plant via an upper glove box, a lock chamber and a drum container under clean room cond... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5709068 | Packaging apparatus and process A packaging apparatus and process for producing and using the same is provided having a tubular lining material defining a hollow-space therein with the lining material being folded outwardly over itself providing a chamber in which a casing material is p... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5634317 | Packaging apparatus and process A packaging apparatus and process for producing and using the same is provided having a tubular lining material defining a hollow-space therein with the lining material being folded outwardly over itself providing a chamber in which a casing material is p... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5577369 | Method of making and filling a multi-chamber container A container capable of containing components of a mixture in chambers separated by a peelable seal constructed from a multi-layer film. The multi-layer film has at least one layer of a RF-responsive material and an interior layer of non-RF responsive mate... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5511358 | Securing small bags to belt-like member An apparatus for successively securing a plurality of small bags to a first belt-like member via an adhesive layer is provided including a transportation path for transporting the plurality of small bags, one by one, towards said first belt-like member an... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5461842 | Packing line for producing twin packets On a packing line for producing twin packets, collars are fed successively by an oscillating conveyor arm into respective conveyor seats, each for housing two side by side half packets; the conveyor arm presenting two telescopically connected portions in ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5425215 | Apparatus for packaging loose leaf material The present invention comprises a device and method for feeding a cut loose-leaf material such as, for example tobacco, from a weight scale; dropping the tobacco into a hopper; compressing the tobacco into the desired size, shape, and density; and packagi... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5331789 | Vacuum processing machine and method A vacuum processing machine and method are provided for use in assembling a vacuum insulation panel from a gas impermeable bag and a gas porous pouch filled with a microporous powder. The machine has a housing which is sealable in an air tight manner. A p... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5323896 | Article packaging kit, system and method An article packaging kit, system and method which system includes a flat, corrugated, cardboard sheet material having a central horizontal fold line and two vertical fold lines to define a base and two end portions. The system includes a flexible plastic ... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5279094 | Apparatus for closing bags A method of and apparatus for uncuffing a bag in a case, forming the top of the bag into a neck, and taping the neck, operable on non-square rectangular cases as well as square cases of different sizes.... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5248547 | Multi-layer coextruded polyolefin stretch wrap films The present invention relates to novel multi-layer coextruded thermoplastic stretch wrap films useful for the packaging or palletizing of goods. More particularly the films of this invention comprise at least three layers having two outer layers and at le... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5182894 | Packaging method and apparatus Packaging of articles or sets of articles (31) uses both of helical wrapping material (17) and incorporated longitudinal material (18). Helical wrapping station (14) in a gap (16) between infeed (12) and outfeed (13) conveyors passes helical wrapping mate... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5095683 | Continuous motion package assembling apparatus An apparatus and process for the assembly of a bayonet handle package are provided. The apparatus comprises at least one handle gripping and insertion wheel mounted on a horizontal rotatable shaft and further comprises means for driving the shaft. The whe... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5085927 | Stretch film cling enhancement by addition of elastomers An enhancement of the cling property of stretch wrap is obtained by adding a linear styrenic elastomer having a melt index between about 5 and about 10 g/10 mins to the cling layer of a film in addition to the usually added tackifiers. The invention enhan... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5042234 | Collagen film and netting packaging system and method Apparatus for simultaneously placing a collogen film from a flat sheet of collogen film about the outside circumference of a product and placing netting about the outside circumference of the product. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises a base, a manif... | 08/27/1991 |
