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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404279 | Silverware and napkin rolling apparatus An apparatus that wraps dinner flatware in a paper napkin in an automated manner and secures it with a paper label is disclosed. The apparatus includes input hoppers for knives, forks, spoons, and napkins which are located on the front and top part of the unit. Addi... | 07/29/2008 |
| 6976348 | Silverware and napkin rolling apparatus An apparatus that wraps dinner flatware in a paper napkin in an automated manner and secures it with a paper label is disclosed. The apparatus includes input hoppers for knives, forks, spoons, and napkins which are located on the front and top part of the unit. Addi... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6901725 | Method and wrapping wheel for conditioning stacks of products On a wrapping machine for conditioning stacks of products, a stack of products is conditioned inside a tubular wrapping by folding a sheet of heat-seal wrapping material into a U about the stack inside a radial seat of a wrapping wheel, and by bringing two opposite ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6837028 | Automated flatware and napkin assembling apparatus An apparatus that wraps dinner flatware in a paper napkin in an automated manner and secures it with a paper label is disclosed. The invention includes input hoppers for knives, forks, spoons, and napkins which are located on the front and top part of the unit. Addi... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6615566 | Apparatus and method for automatically wrapping silverware in a napkin An apparatus and method are provided for wrapping a napkin around one or more utensils, wherein the utensils each have first end and a second ends defining a longitudinal axis. The utensil wrapping apparatus includes a utensil manipulator for placing the ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6223500 | Apparatus and method for wrapping compressible articles with a web-like wrapping material The apparatus for wrapping compressible box-like articles (10) such as a stock of newspapers or magazines, with a web-like wrapping material (12). The apparatus has three serially arranged belt conveyors (16, 18, 20), and the second belt conveyor (18) is ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5775063 | Process and apparatus for assembly-packaging pellet-like articles Disclosed is a process and an apparatus for assembly-packaging pellet-like articles in units of a predetermined, characterized in that a pellet-like articles group is ejected toward a packaging film locating at a stand-by position to be gripped together w... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5657616 | Roll wrapping machine with roll orienter and method A roll wrapping machine includes a roll infeed conveyor; a roll wrapping station having a film curtain, sealing bars and a pusher for pushing the roll into the curtain and past the bars; and a roll orienter on the infeed conveyor. The orienter receives ea... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5421139 | Method of making a film wrapped product havin an off-center seam A method of producing a film wrapped package enables the package to have a bottom seam which is offset from the center-line of the tray and thus lends itself to pre-printing relatively large labels on the bottom of the package without interference from th... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5203137 | Annular article-wrapping member and method of making same An annular article-wrapping member is includes a shrinkable wrapping material which is wound on the outer periphery of an annular article to be wrapped in such a manner that the direction of shrinkage of the shrinkable wrapping material coincides with a c... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5187922 | Apparatus and method for transferring signatures to a wrapping machine An apparatus and method for transferring stacked and individual flexible products of variable height such as signatures to a wrapping machine having a continous packaging film includes a conveyor unit for transporting the signatures along a path substanti... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5134835 | Film wrapping apparatus A film wrapping apparatus is presented herein wherein a support structure supports a work surface at which items are wrapped in film. A drawer assembly is carried by the support structure below the work surface and includes a drawer carried by the support... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5122108 | Method and apparatus for applying a tab to the edges of a mailer to hold the same together An apparatus for automatically applying a pressure-sensitive tab to the edge of a mailer which includes a feed spool of pressure-sensitive tape. The pressure-sensitive tape is fed through a tape slot of a tape guide block from where it is wound upon a dri... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5036647 | Tag banding apparatus There is disclosed an improved tag banding apparatus which conveys a tag to a stop position, positions tags one-by-one and accumulates the tags in a stack, and bands the stacks in a connected series.... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4967537 | Apparatus for packaging articles Apparatus for packaging a plurality of articles, such as ends for beverage containers, using a plurality of accumulating cages and a plurality of transfer cages to feed an accumulated plurality of container ends in succession into a packaging station wher... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4920731 | Machine for packaging plural types of articles within a stretchable plastic film A machine for packaging plural types of products inside a plastic stretchable film, including a bundling unit and a complete sealing unit. The bundling unit includes a device for longitudinally stretching a film web segment before wrapping it around the a... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4918905 | Method and device for packaging an elongate body The invention relates to a method and apparatus for packing an elongated body, for example a stack of covers or lids, by wrapping the body and folding the protruding portion of the wrapper from two opposing sides relative to each of the end faces such tha... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4914892 | Process for packaging article with film This invention relates to a process for packaging an article with a thermoplastic resin film in which the film is rolled on the two rolls on both side so that an intermediate region thereof may be extended in tension condition between the rolls, and an ar... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4912906 | Automatic bag system for supermarket check-out counter An automatic bag system for supermarket check-out counters is disclosed. An open top loading compartment is provided adjacent to the check-out clerk and a roll of plastic material is mounted to feed sheet plastic over the open top of the loading compartme... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4905446 | Apparatus for wrapping articles An apparatus for wrapping articles of the type wherein articles are advanced along an article path into a curtain of heat sealable wrapping material, and upper and lower jaw assemblies are sequentially moved laterally of the article path into positions at... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4852329 | Method and apparatus for holding a plurality of objects in a tape-wrapped bundle A device for wrapping a plurality of objects together into a tape-wrapped bundle includes a frame having an open-mouth recess, a quantity of one-sided cohesive tape, a pair of advance rollers mounted on the frame and selectively operable to advance a leng... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4776149 | Device for packaging a row of covers and the manufactured packaging The invention relates to a device for packaging a row of covers placed coaxially of one another in a sheet of packaging material, comprising successively in the packaging direction: a feed station for the row of covers; a wrapping station for wrapping sai... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4773202 | Portable newspaper folding and bagging system Method and apparatus, to be utilized by a newspaper carrier on a "vehicle route," for mechanically folding and bagging newspapers and like articles. A continuous length of heat-sealable polymeric film, wider than the newspaper or other article, is arrange... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4669248 | Apparatus for packing a row of lids and the completed package An apparatus is disclosed for packaging a row of mutually coaxially placed disc-shaped lids, in a sheet of packing material, comprising successively in the direction of progress of packaging: a feeding station for the row of members; a wrapping station fo... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4655030 | Side-folding packer for soft cigarette packs A method and apparatus for use in the packaging of cigarettes which eliminates interior package edges which interfere with reinsertion into a cigarette package of partially withdrawn cigarettes. The creation of interfering internal edges if avoided by emp... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4641488 | Apparatus and method for wrapping packages with heat shrinkable material Apparatus and method for wrapping packages with heat shrinkable material, wherein one or more bands of heat shrinkable material are wrapped about each package at the same time the film material is applied. The bands are heated and shrunk with the film mat... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4573305 | Unit load wrapping with uniform wrap tension along the periphery of the wrapped load Apparatus and method for wrapping a resiliently stretchable film wrap around a group of articles stacked on a pallet, with the film wrap tensioned to a desired tension, by feeding the film wrap along a feed path from supply rolls to a wrapping station, wi... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4555895 | Machine for packaging products in heat-shrinkable film This invention relates to a machine (10) for packaging products in heat-shrinkable film, of the so-called bundling machine type, in which the film (65) fed from opposing reels (67) and (68) is made to pass over a product support platform (17) which is low... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4509314 | Band wrapping machine for the packaging of parcels of boxes or products Disclosed herein is a band wrapping machine which, using one web of heat-sealing material, attends to the packaging of a plurality of boxes or products. The machine is equipped with one roll of the said material that is placed above the horizontal packagi... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4475653 | Package and process of forming same A multi-unit package comprising a cellulosic tray with a group of articles in the tray and a flexible film sheet extending over the group of articles and overlapping the tray side walls where the film sheet has been first bonded to the outside of the tray... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4466227 | Machine for wrapping tape about an article A machine for wrapping tape about an article in which a suppy of tape with adhesive on one side thereof is fed across a pair of spaced stationary jaws along a feeding platform and cut to a size for the bundle to be wrapped. The bundle to be wrapped is pla... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4432187 | Roll-wrapping apparatus and method A roll-wrapping apparatus and method where rolls are wrapped with an envelope of heat-shrink plastic film with a label positioned between the envelope and roll and electrostatically bonded to the film. The bond prevents misalignment of the label prior to ... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4423584 | Roll-wrapping apparatus with label inserter and method Apparatus and method for wrapping a roll with a welded closed snug envelope of transparent heat shrink plastic film and a label accurately positioned between the roll and envelope away from the weld bead closing the envelope.... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4341057 | Wrapping machine A device for wrapping a sheet material about an object is disclosed such as a heat shrinkable plastic material about a container in a shrink bundling process. The device is able to cover both the top and the bottom of the container or in the alternative c... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4319443 | Film wrapping machine A machine in which a wrapping film extends across a path in which articles to be packaged are moved. The film is drawn from supply rolls above and below the path as an article or group of articles is moved along the path. The film is brought together and ... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4315394 | Wrap-around packaging machine In a wrap-around packaging machine by means of which a film loop is wrapped around a plurality of objects, the film passes through a slit provided in a rotary tensioning roller at an end of which a driving pulley is fastened. A rope is wound around the dr... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4313288 | Machine for packaging various articles between two juxtaposed plastics material sheets A machine for packaging sundry articles between two weldable plastics material sheets is disclosed, in which provision is made for the formation of a top sheet loop to cope with different tallnesses of the articles as they are being packaged and sealed be... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4249364 | Heat-seal type wrapping apparatus A heat-seal type wrapping apparatus which operates by wrapping successive pieces of candy at regular intervals in a plastic film being unwound from a reel and being formed into a cylinder, subjecting the cylinder of plastic film to longitudinal heat seal ... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4209958 | Article strapping An apparatus for use in strapping a bundle of articles with a heat sealable plastics material strap, the apparatus having first and second strap feed stations and a support for receiving and supporting a bundle of articles to be strapped. When the bundle ... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4170863 | Apparatus for the continuous production of packages In apparatus for packaging objects by enclosing them in a tube of packaging material, which tube presents two projecting longitudinal flaps which are subsequently welded together to form a longitudinal seam, a flat nozzle is inserted between the flaps ahe... | 10/16/1979 |
