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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360668 | Tablet packing apparatus A tablet packing apparatus having a tablet feeding section and storage shelves for storing tablet vessels in which tablets fed from the tablet feeding section are packed. The storage shelves include a plurality of container chambers in which the tablet vessels which... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7328549 | Process for aseptic vacuum filling and stoppering of low viscosity liquids in syringes A process by which low viscosities liquids are filled into syringes without gas bubbles utilizing lowered temperature and valves to isolate the filling system from the vacuum. The liquid may be drug, device, pharmaceutical, and/or biotech products. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 6971216 | Device for singling out items coming from a feeder In a device for singling out items coming from a feeder, with the feeder comprising an outlet channel for conveying the items an end section, compacting air jets are placed along the outlet channel for gathering the items one behind the other according to a continuo... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6823583 | Apparatus for corking bottles In an apparatus for corking bottles, the corks are fed in succession within the cavities of a plurality of vice-like devices, which are driven in rotation by a carousel device and which are designed to be radially compressed by the vice-like devices before their ins... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6643992 | Process and machine for fastening objects into a box having a square or rectangular cross-section Process for the fastening of objects into a box made of a bottom and of at least four lateral sides including introducing, into this box, a sheet of a flexible material, for example, made of cardboard, this sheet consisting of a central part having dimens... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6276113 | Setup table for bottle handling machines A setup table on a bottle handling machine which includes feed-end and delivery-end star wheels and associated guide tracks for the bottles as well as drive devices for the individual star wheels and handling stations, and a support plate that covers the ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6199347 | Device for sealing lids onto packages An apparatus for sealing tops onto openings of packs arranged at a distance (m) from each other. The apparatus includes a first conveying means, e.g. a first conveyor, for intermittently conveying the packs in a first direction of travel through a row of ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6129228 | Apparatus and method for transporting fitment and fitment therefor A fitment for use as a pour spout for a paper carton or flexible bag for liquids and powders has a flange which may be welded around a hole in the carton or bag. A spout projecting outward from the flange is provided with a removable membrane integral wit... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5946883 | Drug filling machine A drug filling machine has a plurality of feeders containing a plurality of different kinds of drugs. A plurality of drugs are discharged from one or some or the feeders into a vial. A sealing unit is provided for sealing the mouth of the vial with a tran... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5857308 | Double lid system A double lid system is provided with an electric motor (44) to actuate mechanisms to release the lid (20) from a drum (18) and simultaneously clamp the lid (20) to a door (14) of a port (or vice versa), and with an electric motor (74) to withdraw the door... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5842321 | System and apparatus for filling and capping a vial A system and apparatus for filling a plurality of vials, and for securing respective caps on each vial securely mounting a plurality of caps on, and filing with a substance, a plurality of vials. A guidance apparatus is provided that has a guide member wi... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842322 | Closure member for crown cork applicator A closure member for crown cork applicators, which comprises a closure cone and an ejector engaging the longitudinal bore of said closure cone, is provided with an observation opening connecting the bore to the outside thereof, said observation opening ha... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5588283 | Lidding machine A lidding and sealing machine for a pail. A pail holding tool set in or on a base and a lid press plate slidably engaged in a bridge on the same base align the pail and the lid for sealing when pressed together. Alignment guides depending from the edges o... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5524871 | Method of making a shock absorber and a shock absorber made by the method Process for the filling of a piston-cylinder unit, for example a shock absorber, with compressed gas and for closing the gas chamber of the piston-cylinder unit with a sealing element in the form of a base. The piston-cylinder unit is placed in an apparat... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5493849 | Method and apparatus for corking up sample-contained containers A sample-contained container corking-up method of the present invention comprises a first step of holding each stopper supplied from a stopper supply means by a stopper holder and opposing an inserted portion of the stopper to the open top of the containe... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5471813 | Ball placer A ball placer device is provided for containers in a capping machine, which consists of a vertical tube assembly mounted to the capping machine to receive a series of balls therein. A feed assembly for the balls is retained above the vertical tube assembl... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5447007 | Device for filling and closing packs for liquids A machine for filling and closing packs for liquids, wherein an opening is arranged in an upper surface which can be connected to a pouring device. The device has a first feed conveyor (3) with a base for open, empty packs (8). It has a conveyor (12) for ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5429699 | Method and apparatus for attaching a spout to a carton A method of and apparatus for attaching a spout to a planar portion of an article such as a milk or juice carton, which may be integrated into conventional carton forming and filling machines, includes the steps of heating a stem of a spout, applying a bo... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5301488 | Programmable filling and capping machine A filling and capping machine including a computer controlled turret having a plurality of pockets for positioning a plurality of containers to at least a fill position and a capping position along the turret's path. The controller programmably positions ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5297375 | Method and apparatus for closing a pack A method and apparatus for sealingly closing a pack for liquids in which the top of the pack is provided with a hole into which is fitted a pouring device that includes a cup-like recess which defines a flange. The apparatus includes a pivot device that p... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5150559 | Fluid container capper apparatus An apparatus for mounting caps onto fluid containers in a predetermined particular orientation relative to the fluid containers. Caps are drawn from a source of caps and placed singly, in succession, on a cap seat which is in a particular known orientatio... | 09/29/1992 |
| 4866832 | Process and apparatus for closing one end of a tubular bar A process is described in which a tubular bar (27) which is substantially but not entirely filled with flowable solids (28), is closed at one end. To close the tubular bar (27) at its end, a thread (3) is introduced into the tubular bar (27) and is caused... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4817363 | Fitment inserter machine A fitment inserter machine, such as a machine for inserting a spout into the top opening of a blow molded container is disclosed. A conveyor continually moves containers through the machine. A transfer arm and rotary placer removes the lowermost spout fro... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4785608 | Ampoule sealing apparatus and process An apparatus 10 for effecting sealing of a fused quartz ampoule 24 while maintaining a vacuum on the ampoule via system 12 is disclosed. A plug 28 of fused quartz is lowered into the vertically disposed ampoule 24 (while maintaining the vacuum thereon) an... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4782644 | Machine for sorting, filling and closing hollow containers A machine for making fuel elements/aerosol generating cartridges useful for smoking articles, the machine providing for receiving a random supply of tubular, open-end containers, orienting the containers to position them for filling, filling the container... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4777779 | Pipet plugging machine A compact self-contained machine operated by a single gear motor and having start and stop cycle switches feeds a cotton roving and severs the roving into plugging lengths. The severed plugging lengths are folded and inserted as plugs into the mouths of p... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4771588 | Machine for automatic sealing of sterile bottles in a bottle filling plant A machine for automatic sealing of sterile bottles in a bottle filling plant is proved enabling high capacity. The machine has fluid powered means to axially displace a die forming means between a position above said bottle and a position surrounding a ca... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4694634 | Vacuum sealing device for insulated steam injection tubing A vacuum sealing device includes a plug which is thrust into the port of an insulated steam injection tubing for closing an annular space of the tubing which confines a vacuum. The plug is mounted for movement within a first mounting element and for movem... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4662051 | Apparatus for applying an end plug to an end of a fuel rod tube An improved apparatus for applying an end plug to an end of a fuel rod tube includes a housing having spaced inlet and outlet ends adapted to receive the end plug and tube end, respectively, one of three alternative embodiments of a guide arrangement whic... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4548020 | Assembly for filling a container An assembly for filling and sealing a cavity (14) in a container (10). The assembly includes a fill passage (18) in sealing engagement with the periphery of the receiving passage (12) in the container (10). A vacuum source (24) withdraws gas from the cont... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4506489 | Filler and capper for containers A container filling apparatus for simultaneously filling all containers in a group of containers with a desired volumetric quantity of liquid. A lead group of containers is separated from a line of unfilled containers received by the apparatus. The group ... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4446673 | Bottle-filling method and device A tap attachable to a spout of a container for decanting a liquid such as wine into bottles has a rotary valve housing and a valve body provided with a detachable handle, part of that valve body being a tubular spigot fitting into a transverse bore of the... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4437291 | Method and apparatus for stoppering modified bottles with a one-piece corking means A closure arrangement for stoppering bottles with pressurized, carbonated, water-based liquid contents which comprises in combination; a bottle having a body portion, an elongated neck portion with two annular flanges thereon, and a mouth portion; and a o... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4373316 | Plug driving apparatus A plug driving apparatus comprising an annular rotary receiver stand for receiving containers, the receiver stand having container placing portions disposed at a plurality of locations thereon in circular arrangement, plug driver heads disposed individual... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4369570 | Apparatus for inserting insulating disc in cell container An apparatus for inserting and seating an insulator disc in an electrochemical cell container, the apparatus including a carousel having a plurality of receptacles, an actuator station, an index for moving a receptacle with a container therein to the actu... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4279065 | Machine designed to fill hollow profile rods with a granular material The invention concerns a machine design to fill hollow profile rods, such as spacer rods for insulating window panes, with a granular material which serves as a desiccating agent. The purpose of the machine is to mechanize to a large extent the filling op... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4098059 | Apparatus for sealing containers A continuous, automatic system for sealing containers in which the handle of said container is used to orient the container on a conveyor for easy identification of the container spout.... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4098053 | Automatic container capping apparatus The disclosure provides an automatic capping apparatus for placing a cap on the opening of a container and crimping the cap onto the opening to seal the container. The capping apparatus includes three operating stations through which the containers are mo... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4068449 | Tool for placing lids on cups A tool for placing a lid or closure on a cup or container, such as a cardboard or plastic cup containing hot coffee delivered to a customer at a take-out food service establishment. The preferred form of tool has a upright handle with spring-loaded telesc... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4065909 | Method and apparatus for applying a lid and tamper-indicating sheet to a container A method and apparatus for applying a closure to a receptacle is disclosed wherein an open top receptacle is moved along a processing path on an indexing conveyor and an outer lid and flexible inner closure sheet are placed together and on the open recept... | 01/03/1978 |
