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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7444794 | Bulge reducer for gable top package A bulge reducer is configured for use on a form, fill and seal packaging machine for gable top packages. The machine has a drive element and plurality of discrete package carriers for conveying the packages along a conveyance path through the machine. The bulge redu... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7331156 | System for securely conveying articles and related components A system is disclosed for conveying articles for processing, the system including a conveyor configured to convey articles to the processing station. The conveyor includes a plurality of links, each link including at least one movable gripper for gripping an article... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328558 | Beverage container filling plant for filling containers with a liquid beverage A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules fo... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7162848 | Filling device with housing having a directed gas supply A filling device for filling containers with foods and closing the containers includes an endless conveyor system for conveying container holders; a container infeed mechanism for supplying containers to the container holders; workstations for carrying out operation... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7013624 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules for labeling stations A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules fo... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010900 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, and a cleaning device for cleaning bottles in a beverage bottling plant There is now provided a beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material in a beverage bottling plant, and a cleaning device with a pair of nozzles transversely disposed with respect to one another for introduction of cleaning medi... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6973767 | Beverage bottling plant and a conveyor arrangement for transporting packages There is now provided a beverage bottling plant for filling bottles and like containers with a liquid beverage filling material and a conveyer arrangement for aligning and distributing packages containing filled bottles and like containers. The conveyer arrangement ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6948293 | Process for packaging containers in shipping cartons A method for packing containers, in particular bottles, in transport boxes in which on the inside, on flat-lying transport boxes, flat-lying multi-piece packagings are releasably fastened or compartment units are fastened, ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949256 | Non-gelatin capsule shell formulation A film-forming hydrocolloid composition comprising kappa carrageenan, iota carrageenan, a bulking agent, plasticizer and water is described. The ratio of bulking agent to total carrageenan is from about 1:1 to 20:1. Kappa carrageenan is present in an amount of less ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6848236 | Machine protection device A treatment or manufacturing installation in a working area, comprising at least one machine having at least one workstation, particularly a beverage bottle treatment or manufacturing machine, which is fixedly disposed on a floor area, and comprising a machine prote... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6817518 | Systems for preparing presentation instruments for distribution A system for processing presentation instruments that includes a presentation instrument reservoir, a presentation instrument reader, a distribution stock holder, a distribution stock reader, two or more motor systems for advancing distribution stock and presentatio... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6779319 | Real-time intelligent packet-collation systems and methods Systems and methods are provided for operating an inserter having hoppers from which inserts may be selected to include with a mail item. The mail item is moved sequentially, such as with a conveyor, to positions that correspond with the hoppers. At each position fo... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6725890 | Apparatus and method for automatically handling and filling drums Apparatus for automatically handling and filling drums comprising a conveyor on which drums may be sequentially moved to an orienting station, a filling station and a capping and sealing station. The orienting station includes a rotating mechanism for rotating the d... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6705062 | Machine for filling and sealing containers A packaging machine for filling and sealing receptacles, the machine having a plurality of stations at which packaging operations are performed by packaging devices (21-29), the stations having at least a filling station (21) and a sealing station (... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6655109 | Filler device sub-assembly and associated method A filler device sub-assembly comprising: a first cap gripping arm and a second cap gripping arm, wherein each of the first and second cap gripping arms include a second end, and wherein the second ends of the first and second cap gripping arms cooperative... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6581361 | Method and packaging machine for forming a container, a blank web and a filled container The method for forming a container that comprises the following stages: the forming of the sidewall blank from a blank by wrapping it in a form that is closed in its horizontal section and by seaming its opposite edges together; the sealing of the sidewal... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6557320 | Compact disk packing machine A the compact disk packing machine includes a base having a box providing device for move empty boxes to a box opening device which opens the empty boxes one by one. A transferring device transfers the opened boxes to a disk providing device and a disk po... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6367231 | Method and apparatus for casting a card into a foldable case A card casting machine casts or throws a card B into a case 10, such as an optical disk case, having a pair of case bodies 11a and 11b openable via a hinge 15. The card casting machine includes a case closing device 2 to close the case 10 from an open con... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6345739 | Method for producing a double aerosol device and container therefor A process for producing a double dispensing device having a piston (2) functioning a check valve for allowing a gas to move from below to the above the piston, while preventing it from moving from above to below, said process comprising steps of loading a... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6113346 | Method for loading and unloading a supply of plates in an automated plate handler The primary function of the optional handler is to make plates available on demand to the imaging engine. A multitude of plates are stored inside cassettes and these cassettes are loaded into the handler. There may be up to four cassettes residing in the ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6092566 | Double chamber aerosol container and manufacturing method therefor A double chamber aerosol container capable of filling contents in the container upon cutting off open air has an inner sack, whose volume is reducible according to reduction of contents, formed with temporarily engaging portions. A housing to which a valv... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6041576 | Fill system for particulates A filling system for filling soup into gable top cartons is disclosed wherein the dripping of soup from the fill tube is substantially diminished by the present invention. The filling system includes a product tank, a knife-gate valve, a pump mechanism, a... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6035607 | Apparatus and system for on-the-go filling and sealing A system and method for on-the-go forming of a cover seal, on-the-go filling of a container and on-the-go induction sealing of a cover seal to a container with the system including a first transfer mechanism for picking empty containers from a conveyor, a... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5966897 | Control system for a packaging machine A packaging machine under control of an electronic control system is set forth. The packaging machine includes a plurality of servo driven packaging stations that execute the processes required to fill and seal a carton. Each of the packaging stations is ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5960609 | Metering and packaging method and device for pharmaceuticals and drugs Electrostatic phototechnology is used to package microgram quantities of fine powders such as drugs in discrete capsule and tablet form. An electrostatic "image" having a given size and charge density is exposed to ionized drug powder to attract a known a... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5826406 | Servo-controlled conveyor system for carrying liquid filled containers A conveyor system for transporting a plurality of liquid-filled containers each having an open top is set forth. The conveyor system comprises a conveyor for supporting the plurality of liquid-filled containers. The conveyor is driven by a servomotor. A p... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5784854 | Perforating and plugging device for a machine for dispensing dyes or fluid products in general A perforating and plugging device for a dye-dispensing machine comprising at least one output nozzle and a support structure for a container, comprises a perforating member for forming a hole in the container substantially in vertical alignment with the n... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5706627 | Control system for a packaging machine A packaging machine under control of an electronic control system is set forth. The packaging machine includes a plurality of servo driven packaging stations that execute the processes required to fill and seal a carton. Each of the packaging stations is ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5699649 | Metering and packaging device for dry powders Electrostatic phototechnology is used to package microgram quantities of fine powders such as drugs. An electrostatic "image" having a given size and charge density is exposed to ionized drug powder to attract a known amount of drug to the image. The resu... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5674344 | Loose fill packaging material Loose fill packaging material consists of elements (21) having a central liner (15) and a corrugated medium (17) on both sides of the liner. The element is made from fibreboard material. A method is disclosed of making the element by securing together the... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5613345 | Waste disposing system and apparatus A waste disposing system and apparatus are described which use inverted conical frustum cup-like containers of paper or synthetic resin with brims having an adhesive applied thereto, said apparatus comprising: a container supplying means for holding a sta... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5588279 | Apparatus and method for transporting a container between processing stations of a packaging machine An apparatus for use while moving a container from a first processing station to a second processing station of a packaging machine is set forth which includes pincers for temporarily holding the sealing panels of the container in a generally closed condi... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5501062 | Process and machines for manufatuuring one-piece boxes and boxes made thereby The present invention comprises a process for manufacturing a single piece multi-purpose box from a board blank and a wrap. The process includes a method and machine for score setting the spine of said single-piece box so that the wrap does not separate f... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5488812 | Packaging machine A packaging machine for manufacturing packaging containers for liquid contents, e.g., milk or juice, from tubular packaging container blanks of laminated paper and plastic material. The blanks are fed through the machine by means of a main conveyor along ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5385627 | Mailing machine including mailpiece guiding apparatus In a machine for processing a mailpiece, wherein the machine includes an elongate horizontally-extending deck, the machine includes structure for feeding a mailpiece in a downstream path of travel on the deck, the machine includes an upright mailpiece reg... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5314566 | Mailing machine including low speed sheet feeding and jam detection structure In a machine including structure for printing an indicia on a sheet at a predetermined printing speed, wherein the machine includes structure for feeding the sheet in a path of travel to the printing structure, apparatus for detecting a malfunction of the... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5076038 | Container for slides and apparatus for automatically packaging the slides An apparatus for automatically packaging mounted slides in a continuous strip container having laterally opening pockets includes a mechanism for positioning each pocket opposite a slide insertion member, a device for incrementally feeding the strip past ... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5056770 | Device for releasing a film sheet adhering to the inner surface of the upper cassette portion of an x-ray film cassette Apparatus for loading and unloading x-ray film cassettes of various sizes, using an air jet to release a sheet of film from a pivotally open upper cassette part, the air jet nozzle being carried by a lever arrangement such that the nozzle is moved upwardl... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5046299 | Method in preparing direct mail advertising parcels Method in preparing parcels for direct mail advertising comprising printed papers from several different senders in one and the same envelope. For each individual addressee there is provided a set of a predetermined number of individual and separate print... | 09/10/1991 |
