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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7040075 | Nitrogen cap chute end A cap chute end for capping a plurality of in-line containers in an ambient atmosphere includes a fluid manifold having a plurality of first manifold apertures for injecting a first fluid into the plurality of containers. A fluid shoe is operatively adjacent the flu... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6904853 | Take-up cam phase adjustment structure of looper thread take-up apparatus of a sewing machine A take-up cam phase adjustment structure of looper thread take-up apparatus of a sewing machine includes a rotary shaft rotatablly mounted in the sewing machine. A thread-guiding plate mounted on the housing for correspondingly pressing a stitching thread against th... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6829875 | Method of venting a filled bottle which is closed by means of an elastic stopper, and apparatus for implementing the method A method and apparatus for venting a filled bottle closed by a stopper is disclosed. The venting is designed to equalize the pressure between the interior of the bottle and the atmosphere such that the stopper inserted into the filled bottle is not forced out of the... | 12/14/2004 |
| 5758476 | Capping apparatus A capping apparatus, in particular for applying PRESON™ style caps to glass jars, comprising a chute with grooved sidewalls to allow free passage of the caps irrespective of tab orientation. At the chute outlet, stops depend from a bridge bar in order t... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5426912 | Magnetic cap guide This relates to a guide for guiding a closure cap onto a container neck finish in a machine for automatically applying closure caps to containers. Most particularly this relates to a guide assembly for closure caps which include a metal shell and a plasti... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5398480 | Device for stabilizing caps while being attached to containers A device for stabilizing container caps on the open ends of containers so that they may be securely threaded onto the containers by a capping machine. The device comprises a mounting means adapted for attachment to capping machines and a cap guide that co... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5269118 | Shaft locking device A shaft locking device for precisely maintaining axial and rotational position of a machine part, with the mechanism including a shaft positioning element having an opening lying along a first axis for receiving a rotatable part, a rotatable and axially m... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5012630 | Closure application system A method and apparatus for applying threaded plastic closures to the necks of containers wherein the containers are moved successively in an upright position and threaded plastic caps are successively applied in loose engagement with the neck of the conta... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4949526 | Lid dispenser for an automated drinkmaker system An automatic lid dispensing and applicator arrangement for an automated drinkmaker machine. The lidding arrangement automatically separates lids from a stack of lids and applies the separated lids onto cups. A large supply of lids is maintained in a rotat... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4716708 | Means for sealing containers Improved means are described for sealing thin-walled and relatively flexible containers. The improvements are made in straight line sealing machines which include side belt arrangements which encapsulate the filled containers and which also provide means ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4571920 | Beer keg capping machine A keg capping machine primarily for use with beer kegs having protruding neck portions upon which flexible plastic caps are to be fitted. The machine has a capping head attached to the lower end of an inclined cap chute which is attached on its upper end ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4346515 | Telescopic mating apparatus Apparatus and process are described for telescopically mating top and bottom molded petri dish members wherein the top and bottom members positioned in spaced, substantially coaxial face-to-face relation are moved along a predetermined path, and during tr... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4345413 | Box lidding system and apparatus A continuous system and apparatus for applying a rectangular lid with depending flanges to a rectangular box by continuously passing a series of spaced open top boxes through a lidding station beneath a stack of lids directly above the lidding station, dr... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4319441 | Automatic dispensing system A Post-mix drink dispensing system is described including the combination of a cup dispenser, a means for introducing soft drink ingredients into the cups, an ice dispenser for depositing ice in the cups, an automatic lid dispenser for capping the cups, a... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4279114 | Equipment for mounting a screw-cap on a container This disclosure relates to apparatus for applying screw-on caps to containers. The caps are fed down a chute and are engaged by the mouths of containers. Each cap, after it is engaged with the mouth of a container, is pressure-urged down onto the containe... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279115 | High speed straight line container sealing machine A sealing machine is disclosed of the type which applies closure caps to containers at extremely high speeds by moving filled containers successively through a cap feeding station, a cap applying station, and a cap sealing station. The machine is characte... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4199914 | Sealing machine closure cap pickup An improved sealing machine cap pickup is disclosed. The cap pickup is mounted on a sealing machine to feed closure caps onto filled containers being carried through the machine and to lightly turn the caps onto the containers. The pickup includes an impr... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4098058 | Apparatus for dispensing, filling and capping a plurality of cups The apparatus herein described is operative to dispense lines and rows of cups into a plurality of spaced receptacles of a tray, whereupon the tray is moved under successive portions of the apparatus or stations in order to add ice, fill and cup each of t... | 07/04/1978 |
| 3983616 | Apparatus for assembling lids to glass containers This invention relates to an apparatus for moving a plurality of two-piece canning jar-type lids in series to a feed mechanism in the form of a magazine which will single-line the caps and maintain them in assembled position. The single-lining mechanism i... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3967436 | Capsulating machine It is the object of the present invention to provide a machine for applying covers or caps on container closures such as the bung hole closure of beer casks or the like, there being mounted a feed chute pivotally mounted about a horizontal cross shaft for... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3936991 | Bottle stoppering apparatus A bottle stoppering machine includes a travelling belt which carries the bottles to be stoppered, a stopper distributor positioned over the belt, and a stopper driver also positioned over the belt at a position downstream of the distributor. To adjust the... | 02/10/1976 |
