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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434374 | Method and line for the high-speed packaging of filter bags containing an infusion product A method and a line for the high-speed packaging of filter bags (1) containing an infusion product comprises at least three successive operating steps whereby: the filter bags (1) are wrapped in a continuous protective tubular envelope (2) by se... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7415812 | Apparatus and method for packing smoking articles A method and apparatus for making a hinged lid side-by-side vertically hinged cigarette pack (10) having a first bundle (22) and a second bundle (23) of cigarettes is described. The machinery includes a first machine (30) to form a first ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7348052 | Sandwich wrappers, fast food wrappers, and gum wrappers comprising PLA resin A composite wrap material includes a layer of polyactide (PLA) resin interposed between two layers of cellulosic material. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7302786 | Method and device for wrapping products Products (2) presenting bevelled or rounded corner edges (35) are advanced singly and in succession along a predetermined path (P), each enveloped in a wrapper (11) of parallelepiped box-like shape, and directed ultimately into a station (15 | 12/04/2007 |
| 7069706 | Device for packaging cocoa beans and such natural products A method for packaging coca beans and like bean-shaped natural products, wherein the cocoa beans are packaged in ventilating, at least partially relatively form-retaining and stackable packaging devices. Packaging devices for cocoa beans or like bean-shaped, natural... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6901724 | Method and unit for transferring wrappings A method of transferring wrappings, wherein each wrapping is defined by a sheet of wrapping material and has at least one flat wall, provides for feeding a wrapping along a curved path by means of a pocket of a conveyor; for guiding the wrapping along the curved pat... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6874299 | High speed bagging system and method A high speed bagging system and a method for placing a liquid product into a bag and placing at least two of these bags into a pouch is described. The system comprises at least two bag fillers housed in a common filler housing and operating simultaneously to place t... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6748719 | Product wrapping machine A machine for wrapping products, wherein a stacking plate receives a succession of wrapped products, and groups the products into a succession of stacks, which are transferred, axially with respect to the stacking plate, to an input station of a wrapping wheel for w... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6658813 | Apparatus and methods for packaging and distributing combinations of complementary containers Combined packages including a plurality of complementary containers are disclosed. A first such container is a first generally rectanguloidal container that contains a first item and a second such container is a second generally rectanguloidal container t... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6612100 | Sheet package production system A protective cover that is pre-folded by a protective cover pre-folding apparatus is supplied to a pack producing apparatus. After sheets are stacked on the protective cover, the protective cover is fully folded onto the sheets to produce a pack, which is... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6564528 | Method and apparatus for bagging potatoes A method and apparatus for apparatus for bagging a plurality of filled bags, such as 5-lb., 10-lb. or 15-lb. potatoes, into a larger baler bag, such as a 50 or 60 lb. baler bag, has a chute for receiving the filled bags and defining a path of travel for t... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6308494 | Drug filling packaging and labeling machine A drug filling machine has a plurality of feeders containing a plurality of different kinds of drugs. A plurality of drugs are discharged from one or some or the feeders into a vial. A sealing unit is provided for sealing the mouth of the vial with a tran... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6293393 | Apparatus and methods for packaging and distributing combinations of foods and beverages A combined food and beverage package including a snack food container and a multi-pack carton of beverage containers is disclosed. The multi-pack carton typically contains at least six or twelve beverage containers, which can be cans or bottles. A packagi... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6244018 | Air assisted collator A collator includes a first conveyor having a discharge end and a second receiving conveyor positioned below the discharge end of the first conveyor. As each product bag falls toward the second conveyor, an air blast assists in uprighting the bag. The sec... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6164041 | Method and apparatus for packaging Packaging a plurality of cuboid containers, such as cigarette packs, in a package that is larger than the containers is enabled by arranging the containers in an offset array in which adjacent sides of the containers are offset from each other by a predet... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6070395 | Method for joint packaging of bags and their contents and machine for performing such method Bags containing a particle, powder or granule product are packed inside a wrapper formed from an elongated laminar wrapping of thermo-bonding plastic. The wrapping is sealed along longitudinal seams to form a sleeve. The bags of product are advanced on a ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5946883 | Drug filling machine A drug filling machine has a plurality of feeders containing a plurality of different kinds of drugs. A plurality of drugs are discharged from one or some or the feeders into a vial. A sealing unit is provided for sealing the mouth of the vial with a tran... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5878554 | Efficient sheet stack packaging technique The system involves the use of shallow boxes having an integral base and lid, with the lid being foldable down to close the box as part of the automated packaging of stacks of sheets of labels or other sheet material. The system involves one or more accum... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5813196 | Automatic sequential bagging machine with constant feed and method of operation A method and a machine for automatically bagging articles in a bag and in a sequential and uninterrupted manner. A plurality of articles are continuously fed to the machine and received in two or three compartments, herein three compartments. Once the thi... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5794416 | Computer controlled system for loading pallets in a confined cargo area A system for configuring a stack of layers of boxes to fill an enclosed compartment or cargo space in sequential stack positions according to measurements of the compartment as stored by a computer and the box layer height as determined by the computer. T... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5680745 | Packing method and machine for producing twin packets of cigarettes Twin packets of cigarettes, each consisting of two half packets with respective foil wrappings and arranged side by side inside an outer wrapping, are formed on a wrapping line by feeding a single succession of half packets along the input portion of the ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5647190 | Method and machine for producing twin packets of cigarettes A method and machine whereby two rigid packets, traveling in a first direction parallel to the longer longitudinal axes of the packets, are transferred to the inputs of respective conveyors, one of the two packets being rotated 180° about its longitudina... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5588285 | System for loading packages into a box A system for packing a plurality of packages into a container has an input conveyor for delivering the packages one at a time at regular intervals and at a constant input speed to a transfer station and an output conveyor having a perforated lower belt an... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5495700 | Process and apparatus for processing printing products The pack-forming unit (12) brings printing products into a tube-like form and sheathes them with a retaining element. The packs (20) thus formed are ejected into a first stack compartment (22) which is emptied into a second stack compartment (24) as soon ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5469687 | Apparatus for forming stacked article groups utilizing clip-type carriers An apparatus and method for forming stacked article groups utilizing clip-type article group carriers. The overall apparatus is aligned in a generally linear, continuous orientation. The apparatus longitudinally moves infeed cans from an infeed end to an ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5456061 | Recycle shipping assembly A cushioned shipping assembly includes a carton and foam inserts to support a product shipped by a supplier, which elements are successively returned by an end user to be reused in the same or other shipping assembly, while various components are recycled... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5430994 | Apparatus for feeding packs, especially bag packs, to a collective packer An apparatus for transferring bag packs (10) containing sensitive loose material to a collective packer for the introduction of the packs into a carton or the like. To compensate for the difference in performance rates of a production machine (bag packer)... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5373680 | Apparatus for folding and packaging of hygiene products such as tissues An apparatus for folding and packaging of hygiene products such as tissues r sanitary napkins has two operational lines arranged in parallel between an input feeder and a packaging station. One of the lines includes stations for folding, enveloping, emboss... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5267426 | Product loading system A system for loading product into a container comprises a conveyor with side by side staggered delivery portions, a pair of side by side bottom opening receptacles fed at different times by the deliver portions of the conveyor, a hopper moveable in an alt... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5263302 | Packing device A device for the packing of rigid or flexible receptacles, especially filled plastic bags, which are triangularly or teardrop-shaped in section, comprises a conveying belt for conveying the receptacles one behind the other, a discharge unit for dischargin... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5161350 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing a dispenser-container A dispenser-container comprises a container body provided with two containing spaces, containing wet contents and dry contents, respectively. The container body is a bag constituted by a first flexible sheet made of a liquid impervious material and a seco... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5146732 | Recycle shipping assembly A cushioned shipping assembly includes a carton and foam inserts to support a product shipped by a supplier, which elements are successively returned by an end user to be re-used in the same or other shipping assembly, while various components are recycle... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5133173 | Method and equipment for wrapping groups of packets Packets of cigarettes are directly singly and in succession along a conveyor into a cellophane wrapping machine, and thereafter to a packaging machine which is driven, together with the wrapping machine, by one main motor and incorporates a feed unit supp... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5054274 | Automatic molten substance bagging method and system An automatic molten substance bagging method and system which facilitates introduction and extrusion of molten substance into and from a fixed volume member and performs extrusion of molten substance rapidly by reduced driving force. A carrying can in whi... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5029431 | Method and apparatus for packing containers Apparatus for packing a number of small packages into containers of a larger size and having an inclined conveyor for receiving packages, a counter flat adjacent to upper end of the conveyor for generating count signals, a storage chute for receiving pack... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5027577 | Auto compensating foil pouch detector For use with automatic machinery for packaging a food product in foil pouches and then inserting a desired number of pouches in a box, a method and apparatus for scanning the boxes to check for missing pouches. The scan is accomplished by applying like al... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5025612 | Inverted tray container loading apparatus A process and apparatus for packaging a plurality of individual packages containing fluent material is disclosed.... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4979353 | Apparatus for filling two or more bags with product Apparatus for depositing two or more filled and sealed bags of product in a single box, comprising a shuttle embodying two or more chambers for successively receiving the filled and sealed bags from a filling and sealing machine for deposit of the filled ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4977724 | Heat sealed disposable paint bag and method Trapezoidal sections are simultaneously heat sealed and cut from a long strip of sheet plastic folded over double or in tubular form. Cutting one long corner and inserting air opens the interior volume of the trapezoid. Crimping the long ends horizontally... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4938003 | Apparatus for filling two or more bags with product Apparatus for depositing two or more filled and sealed bags of product in a single box, comprising a shuttle embodying two or more chambers for successively receiving the filled and sealed bags from a filling and sealing machine for deposit of the filled ... | 07/03/1990 |
