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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7032358 | Device for closing the side ends of a package enclosing one roll or rolls of material in an automatic packaging machine In a device for closing side ends of packages enclosing only one roll or one row of rolls in an automatic packaging machine, operating apparatus are connected to the machine packaging line. A package, partially wrapped by a sheet, is fed to the packaging line in a f... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6539687 | Modular wrapping apparatus A modular apparatus is provided for the purpose of packaging an article in a special wrap (such as a single or double twist wrap, an envelope wrap, a bunch wrap, or other special wrap). The modular apparatus has a receiving portion, arranged to receive a ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6070386 | Unit for combing wrapped chocolates A unit for combing wrapped chocolates, wherein a combing drum, rotating continuously about a respective axis, has a number of combing devices, each of which has a gripping device rotating, crosswise to the aforementioned axis, between a radial gripping po... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070387 | Feeder for machines for wrapping small- and medium-size products, particularly confectionery products A feeder for the gripper head of wrapping machines for small- and medium-size products, comprising: a disk, which substantially lies horizontally and rotates about a vertical axis; recesses for receiving a respective product, which are distributed all aro... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5809747 | Continuous product wrapping method A method of continuously wrapping products, whereby sheets of wrapping material, as they are fed continuously and together with respective products along a first path, an instantaneous tangent of which extends in a first direction possibly varying from on... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5794410 | Method and apparatus for wrapping spherical objects A method of wrapping generally spherical objects (16), for example, lettuces, includes placing a thermoplastic film on a work surface (14) which includes a downwardly movable support member (17) on to which the object (16) is placed. A displacement member... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5519981 | Twist-wrapping machine A twist-wrapping machine comprising an aligner for aligning candies in compartments of a rotary disk, a takeout means having a pushup member adapted to pass through the compartments and take out the candy in an upward direction, a paper feeder which suppl... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5481849 | Operating unit for handling moving products An operating unit, wherein a feed device with a number of transportation heads for respective products successively feeds the products along a curved path through an operating station where each product is engaged by a tool for performing a given operatio... | 01/09/1996 |
| 4539792 | Apparatus for sequential supply of sweets or like articles to continuously moving packing apparatus or machines An apparatus for the sequential supply of sweets or like articles to a continuously moving packing machine or apparatus of the type designed to convey the articles to be wrapped along a wrapping path or line having a mixed course comprising at least one h... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4539790 | Apparatus for the continuous wrapping of sweets or like products in a so-called double twist wrapper An apparatus for continuously wrapping sweets or like products in a so-called double twist wrapper, comprising a rotary wheel which moves continuously about a horizontal axis, a plurality of handling devices having oscillating heads mounted to be radially... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4539791 | Continuously moving handling device for packing machines in particular for sweets and similar products A handling device for packing machines in particular for sweets and similar products, having one or more continuously moving rotary wheels, comprising a support body which may be associated in a radially slideable manner with the said wheel or wheels havi... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4525983 | Wrapping and sealing apparatus A system for wrapping and sealing objects, such as fresh heads of lettuce, may include two fabric tube type iris valves which are capable of fully closing and opening up to a diameter greater than the object to be wrapped and sealed. The two iris valves m... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4014156 | Method of producing individually wrapped confections and apparatus for performing the same Method and apparatus for producing individually wrapped confections in centrifugal molds by inserting a wrapper material into the mold, introducing a portion of flowable confectionery mass into the upwardly open wrapper and then rotating the mold to distr... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3966970 | Method for packaging a unique cheese item A method of packaging bite-size pieces of a cheese product which includes heating the ingredients to a molten state with mixing, and then cooling and extruding the product under pressure in a continuous bar or rope at about 40° to 60°F. Thereafter subje... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3958393 | Fish package and mode of use thereof A package for transporting live fish consisting of a pliable, open-mouthed bag having an elastic band secured around its mouth and partially gathering said mouth, and the mode of use of said package consisting of filling the bag partially with water and f... | 05/25/1976 |
