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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6996958 | Wrapping machine for paper and plastic packing A wrapping machine for paper and plastic packing comprising a machine pedestal with a plastic wrapping fixture, a plastic wrapper supplier, a cutter, a clip board and a heating board are installed on the machine pedestal. The major feature are as follows: more than ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6510674 | Composite container having detachable liner and method for making container A composite container having a detachable liner and a method for making the container are provided according to the present invention. The method includes providing a tubular body ply formed of a paperboard material and adhering the liner ply using a stan... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6374579 | Liner bag for flexible bulk container The design comprising bag (36) formed with deep side gussets (42, 44). It has a body portion and a neck. The front face, rear face and gussets are heat welded together at the base of the bag. At the neck (56) the front face is welded to the front sheets o... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6132350 | Method and apparatus for automatically lining a container The present invention provides for a method and apparatus for automatically lining a container having at least one open end. A bag-type liner having a leading sealed, and a trailing unsealed, end is fed along a predetermined liner path, with the trailing ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6112504 | Bulk bagging machine A bag filling machine comprising a supply hopper, a material flow control mechanism and a rotatable bag filling spout is herein disclosed. The rotating bag filling spout is constructed and arranged for rotation about a vertical axis and is connected to th... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6009685 | Method and device for isolated filling of a container A device in the form of a funnel (1) and comprising a holder (2) and a folded bag (36), for filling a container (8) such as an oil barrel or a standard container such as a type IBC, in such a manner that the bag forms an insulated lining between the produ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5979650 | Easily removed sleeve and bulk containers and method incorporating same An easily removed sleeve is provided for use within bulk containers of viscous product such as fruit fillings and fruit chunks. The sleeve has an open bottom and an inside surface which, when used, is positioned between the product and the sidewall of the... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5916078 | Container stuffing or nesting apparatus A container stuffing apparatus and method of stuffing or nesting containers are provided that preferably includes an erected outer container dispenser for dispensing one of a plurality of erected outer containers in a predetermined direction of manufactur... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5906568 | Bag-in-carton, method for forming the bag-in-carton and carton blank body An inner bag is adhered by an adhesive to the substantially entire region of a pouring spout attaching panel of a carton blank, and to substantially half regions of panels bordering the pouring spout attaching panel, which are on the side of a pouring spo... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5749204 | Bulk cheese transfer and containerizing system A process for the final containerization of bulk cheese discharged from a vertical cheese forming tower operates with variant methods to accommodate direct filling of the final container or preliminary filling for transfer to the final container. In accor... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5735786 | Method and apparatus for automatically lining a container The present invention provides for a method and apparatus for automatically lining a container having at least one open end. A bag-type liner having a sealed and unsealed end is suspended in the container with the sealed end down. A plurality of clamps gr... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5715646 | Aseptic chemical transfer system A method and an apparatus for aseptically producing, harvesting and packaging a pharmaceutical product. A section of the apparatus includes an aseptic reactor and structure for introducing a reactant thereinto so that a reaction can be conducted for the p... | 02/10/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5679109 | Method of making a food package and an associated apparatus A method of making a food package including a food package tray and a food package jacket. The method involves placing a food package tray on a mandrel such that the inner surface of the tray contacts at least a portion of the mandrel. After this, the foo... | 10/21/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5614235 | Method of making a food package having a jacket partially surrounding it A method of making a food package including a food package tray and a food package jacket. The method involves placing a food package tray on a mandrel such that the inner surface of the tray contacts at least a portion of the mandrel. After this, the foo... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5523519 | System for facilitating safe transfer of hazardous material A sealed system for facilitating the safe transfer of hazardous material through a port in the floor of a containment enclosure to an open topped storage container positionable in precise axial alignment below the port and supported on a lift cart for ver... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5428938 | Method of loading product into a contained bag A method of loading product into a soft bag held within a rigid case comprises loading the case onto a vertically movable case support in a direct path beneath a chute to which the product is fed. The bag is opened while it is held between the chute and t... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5314088 | Cardboard packaging for liquids There is provided a cardboard packaging for liquids which consists of a folding box, an inner bag arranged therein and made from a plastic material, and of a withdrawal nozzle which is accessible from the outside through a hole formed in one wall of the f... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5279537 | Cuffing finger and apparatus for cuffing bags in cartons A cuffing assembly for flexible bags inserted into a receiving open carton includes cuffing fingers at each carton corner. The fingers are movable between a retracted position for insertion into a bag and an extended position in which they can overlap the... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5277015 | Method and apparatus for inserting a bag into a bottle A method and apparatus is for inserting a flat flexible bag having a rigid fitment into a bottle through a small bottle finish, and expanding the bag inside the bottle. The flat flexible bag can be grasped and oriented via the fitment utilizing a friction... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5272855 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing fluid container A process for manufacturing a fluid, including the steps of punching spout or outlet plug fitting holes in both a plate of a tubular blank of the carton and a plastic film constituting the internal bag at a predetermined place where a spout or outlet plug... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5199246 | Electrostatic method and apparatus for opening liners within containers Electrostatic method and apparatus for opening liners within containers and maintaining such liners in spread apart disposition preparatory to filling comprises (1) A.C. electrostatic ionizing means for directing a stream of bipolar air ions toward the ou... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5100370 | Apparatus for cuffing bags in cartons A cuffing assembly for flexible bags inserted into a receiving open carton includes paired cuffing fingers that span each carton corner. The fingers are movable between a retracted position for insertion into a bag and an extended position in which they c... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5095960 | Apparatus for filling bags with bulk material An apparatus for filling bags with bulk material includes a filling device for consecutively charging bags with the bulk material; a traction device leading into and out of a region of the filling device; and a plurality of spaced spreading devices, carri... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5014495 | Method and apparatus for bagging product units A method and apparatus are disclosed for sealing pallets of fresh produce inside plastic bags and furnishing the interiors of the sealed bags with a modified gaseous atmosphere.... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4945711 | Bulk bin bag cassette A new bag cassette having a main bottom panel formed by a diagonal panel defined by a pair of spaced parallel fold lines and a pair of side panels is used to protect and position a bag and for squaring a carton. The bag spout is held in a reinforcing pane... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4918906 | Method and apparatus for producing a bag-in-carton In a method and a device for producing bags wrapped in a carton, carton blanks are fed to a first conveyor in which a square tubular half-finished carton is produced which is fed to a second conveyor wherein the half-finished carton is formed into a box-l... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4883555 | Method for forming foam braced packaging A method and apparatus for manufacturing custom-sized foam braced packaging. The apparatus includes means for automatically adjusting the assembler to meet the particular needs of individual package sizes without the requirement for retooling being impose... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4862671 | Machine for thermoforming an imprevious film inside a cardboard container for packaging a foodstuff to be preserved and for closing the container The machine comprises a thermoforming box (116) which receives the container (126) and which is itself fitted into a cutting box (100), a heating die (148) mounted in vertically slideable manner above the said boxes and capable of squeezing a thermoformin... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4829741 | Apparatus for packing and processing a meat product A method and apparatus for packing a meat product, such as ham, in foil, in which a mould is used to accommodate a bag-shaped foil. The apparatus includes a first support member for supporting the bag and the mould. A mechanism is also provided for turnin... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4816093 | Separable laminate container A process for forming a separable laminate container includes the steps of coextruding at least two substantially non-adhering thermoplastic compositions to form a tubular parison having a relatively thick outer layer and a relatively thin inner layer. Th... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4744130 | Method and device for producing a cone-shaped meat product With the device and method, ground meat is pumped through an elongated discharge tube into a plastic bag at the bottom of a frustoconical-shaped mold casing. The mold casing cooperates with a pneumatic or air inflatable elastic resilient piston that cause... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4729209 | Apparatus and method for inserting pouches into boxes An apparatus and method for inserting pouches into boxes or lining boxes with pouches is disclosed. Rather than manually line boxes, the apparatus takes a pouch from a horizontal stack of pouches, opens the pouch over an open box, partially inflates the p... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4723935 | Method and apparatus for inserting a bag into an outer packaging box A bag is put on a forming block while air streams are blown out through air holes of the forming block, then air streams are sucked through the air holes into the block so that the bag is attracted to the exterior of the block, and while this condition is... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4698951 | Apparatus and method for forming, inserting, filling and closing a container liner bag Apparatus and method wherein at a single operating station a flexible liner bag can be formed and inserted into an outer bulk container, and then the bag can be filled and its open end closed and sealed automatically.... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4687462 | Process for the automatic insertion of box-shaped bags The invention relates to process and apparatus for the automatic insertion of prefabricated box-shaped bags made of flexible packaging material into large box-shaped containers with a capacity of more than 100 liters. The bags are suspended on rolling car... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4671733 | Free standing, waterproof lining for truck industry A method of installing a continous moisture proof essentially disposable film liner within a convertional cargo trailer to protect moisture sensitive cargo during shipment. A polyolefin bag is inflated directly into an empty tractor trailer by attaching t... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4665680 | Method of making extruded plastic holder for handled bags An extruded cylinder of plastic material having open ends and die-cut flaps on opposite sides is a supporting holder for limp plastic bags. The holder is formed by an inexpensive process of extruding plastic and cutting the tube into cylinders of the prop... | 05/19/1987 |
