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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7937906 | Filling apparatus This invention relates to a filling apparatus (2) and a process for intermittently receiving and discharging specific quantities of bulk product, in particular for delivering specific quantities of bulk product from a weighing machine to a packaging machine. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7418808 | Method and apparatus for filling containers including a supporting band The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for placing patterns of product holders, more in particular placing stacks of layers of the holders, into boxes or crates, using a supporting band, cords or strips, whereby the use of complex gripper heads is ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7357243 | Packaging machine and method The packaging machine includes: a plurality of lane guides, the plurality of lane guides being spaced apart to form a plurality of lanes; a moveable conveyor belt having a first end and second end, the first end located beneath one of the plurality of lanes, the mov... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7328542 | Loading apparatus for food stacks An apparatus is provided for loading stacked food product into packages. Open top containers are arranged in rows and movable into a loading station. A shuttle conveyor has a retractable and extendable conveying surface, the conveying surface having an end region ex... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318304 | Device for introducing pharmaceutical products into blister packs Pairs of first and second rolls are supported for rotation in a roll frame located below a pan for receiving pharmaceutical products loaded as bulk material, each first roll having a plurality of axially successive non-cylindrical sections separated from respective ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7293395 | Apparatus and method for inserting cup-shaped inserts into containers An apparatus and method for producing container assemblies having a cup-shaped insert disposed within a container. A container conveyor conveys a series of open containers along a lower horizontal path, the container conveyor bringing each container in turn to a sto... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282651 | Method and apparatus for weighing fragile items A system for weighing items sequentially delivered by a feeder subsystem in order to discharge batches of items having a desired target weight; and more particularly to a method and apparatus particularly configured to handle fragile items, e.g. strawberries, cherri... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7213386 | Device for filling a container with a plurality of objects A device for filling a container with a plurality of objects standing substantially upright on a floor portion of the container includes: a depositing cavity temporarily created and maintained in the container for receiving one of the plurality of objects; a first m... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7159373 | Installation for hydraulically filling crates with floating objects such as fruits and having a single double-acting pump The invention relates to an installation for hydraulically filling crates (1) with floating objects such as fruits, comprising a tank (2) for receiving at least one crate (1), a device (3) for loading/unloading a crate/crates into/from th... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7124558 | Packaging machine including laterally movable conveyor The packaging machine includes: a plurality of lane guides, the plurality of lane guides being spaced apart to form a plurality of lanes; a moveable conveyor belt having a first end and second end, the first end located beneath one of the plurality of lanes, the mov... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6941725 | Method and device for closing a box by folding a closing lateral flap A method for closing a box (1) by folding a lateral closing flap (5) extending from an upper edge (6) of a lateral aperture (7) of the box (1) and having at least one foldable edge (8), while the box (1) is being move... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941723 | Device for filling boxes with a number of rows of objects A cartoning machine to arrange a predetermined number of objects fed on one or more rows by a belt conveyer in boxlike containers, able to operate in unison with production machines running at very high speed and having a simple, reliable construction comprising sev... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6895730 | Packaging machine The packaging machine includes: a plurality of lane guides, the plurality of lane guides being spaced apart to form a plurality of lanes; a moveable conveyor belt having a first end and second end, the first end located beneath one of the plurality of lanes, the mov... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6845597 | Compact form-fill-seal machine A compact form-fill-seal machine capable of the high speed production, collation and loading into cartons of a variety of small dispensing packages with instant opening features including fault lines in the lower containment formation. It can make a variety of forma... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6748725 | Continuous circular motion case packing and depacking apparatus and method An apparatus and method for continuously transferring articles from a pickup station to a release station using a circular, continuously rotating turret is disclosed which includes a plurality of transfer arms carried in a circular motion wherein pickup heads carrie... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6726002 | Apparatus for delivering substantially spherical products into a substantially rectangular container An apparatus for delivering substantially spherical products into a substantially rectangular container having an open top. The apparatus is provided with a delivery element arranged to be movable up and down relative to the container. The container is movable in a ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6718730 | Case packing machine and method An improved case packer machine is disclosed, of the type where containers are dropped through grid fingers to an empty case positioned on a lift table. The case packer machine of the present invention includes a flap opener which includes a pair of shoes mounted to... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6668519 | Method and apparatus for packaging objects in a shipping container A method and apparatus for providing a shipping container for holding an object has a base for receiving the article is described. A plurality of corner posts is affixed to the base. Each post has a first end affixed to a portion of the base and a second,... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6502374 | Device for arranging gelatine capsules for loading in blister packs A device in which a set of capsules previously filled with a specific amount is positioned in a set of cavities arranged in plates, the plates assuming two positions, one for receiving the capsules in correspondence with a capsule-filling device, and the ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6484475 | Modular packaging machine A packaging machine having multiple modules each performing a separate function in a packaging sequence. The modules are building blocks that are assembled to define a packaging machine. An infeed conveyor/lane divider module, a blank magazine and infeed ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6406670 | Multiple well microtiter plate loading assembly and method An apparatus and method for simultaneously loading a plurality of small items such as small items into the wells of a multiple well microtiter plate which includes a small item loading unit and a small item insertion device. The small item loading device ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6189301 | Packaging machine A form-fill-seal packaging machine has a halting device above its transverse sealer below a cylindrical chute through which articles to be packaged are dropped cyclically in batches. A film is bent into a tubular form and pulled down around the chute to t... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6182423 | Wire tie dispensing/packaging system A system for dispensing and packaging wire ties directly from a wire tie forming machine. While the prior art contemplates dispensing wire ties along first and second flexible strings or wires to form a coil of ties having the first and second strings or ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6003284 | Universal packaging system A automated packaging system that can simultaneously process a single case or a plurality of cases and can be adjusted to accommodate packages and cases of various sizes. Individual packages, are fed to the packaging system on the package conveyor. The pa... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5987857 | Packaging apparatus Packing apparatus on a conveyor line for use in filling cartons with compressible articles comprises first and second tamping pistons (4,6) operating in sequence in a chamber (2) to successively compress the articles and drive them through a chute (2a) in... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5797249 | Continuous motion case packing apparatus and method A continuous motion apparatus and method are disclosed where slugs of articles are picked up by pick-up heads revolving in a vertical plane path, and are transferred to a case packing station. A vertical motion mechanism lowers the pick-up heads at the ca... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5765339 | Diaper pail A container receives and stores soiled items through valving structure that receives a soiled item through a normally open input opening and releases the soiled item to the container through a normally closed output opening after closing the normally open... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5737904 | Assembly of weighing buckets in a packaging machine Assembly of buckets for weighing a product in a machine for packaging said product, including at least a first and a second row of buckets, wherein each bucket of a row is in communication for the downward passage of the product with a corresponding bucke... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5733088 | Packaging and storage containers, especially for remote-handled hazardous waste, and process for filling them The disclosure relates to packaging and storage containers suitable particularly for the packaging and storage, with optimum filling, of remote-handled hazardous waste; a process for filling the containers; and the implementation of the process for the pa... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5701719 | Loading device Loading device, particularly for loading containers carried on a conveyor, including a vertically fixed funnel with a shutter arranged in the area of its delivery aperture. In order to ensure reliable loading of the containers in such a device, it is prov... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5673540 | Method and apparatus for putting cells into a box A method and apparatus for putting small, slender, cylindrical cells in a box in an aligned row. By using the force of a magnet, multiple cells are suspended from the lower side of a conveyor belt, and are aligned and held in this position. By releasing t... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5671787 | Accumulation system and method A system for sequentially establishing batches of predetermined numbers of items is disclosed. The system includes a feeder for continuously dispensing items serially and one at a time. A counter counts items as they are dispensed by the feeder and emits ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5653088 | Apparatus and method for attaching an individual finger to a birdie block An improved apparatus and method are described for attaching a finger to a birdie block without affecting the attachment of other fingers to the birdie block. A finger may be attached to a birdie block that includes a lower portion in which a plurality of... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5588282 | Continuous motion case packing apparatus and method A continuous motion apparatus and method are disclosed where discrete, successive slugs of articles are picked up by pick-up heads revolving in a vertical plane path, and are transferred over a linear transfer section of that path to a case packing statio... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5580599 | Process and devices for mechanically producing pretzels An improved method and device for mechanically producing pretzels. The method and device produces strings of dough having precisely predetermined cross-sectional and longitudinal dimensions. The invention provides a high throughput rate of pretzels and lo... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5575134 | Apparatus and method for filling a bin Disclosed is a method and apparatus for loading a bin with articles such as fruit. The apparatus has a filling conveyor pivotable between a position within the bin to be filled and the top of the bin. The discharge end of the filling conveyor is maintaine... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5551210 | Machine for packaging product A machine for packaging product, such as blueberries and other similar small fruits in a container having a receptacle and a lid connected to the receptacle includes a hopper suspended over a conveying mechanism which conveys the container beneath the dis... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5409110 | Railway part pallet A method and apparatus for storing mechanical railway parts within individual cradles for transportation and storage. The cradles are designed to securely store and protect fragile parts while allowing for easy manipulation and recognition of the parts po... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5394673 | Grid fingers A grid finger for use in a grid structure for delivering articles from an article supply source to compartments and containers. The finger is a readily removable flexible finger that has a substantially flat main body portion, a right angle flange portion... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5392587 | Grid finger assembly A grid finger assembly for a carton filling machine has a finger holder having a body with a slot in one end thereof adapted to seat a grid element, a retainer cavity in its other end, and a multiplicity of finger receiving recesses extending axially into... | 02/28/1995 |
