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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7448183 | Apparatus for sealing a cover foil to a blister foil A pocket roll centered on and rotatable about a respective axis has an outer surface formed with an array of open pockets separated by directed lands. The pocket-roll outer surface has a predetermined coefficient of friction. A blister foil is fed to the pocket roll... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7412810 | Packaging device for covering and sealing cover film onto tray A packaging device is provided which prevents trays accommodating packaged items from being broken due to the tension in a film acting from above. The sealing base and the sealer perform a box motion by the combination of the back and forth movement of the general f... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7308784 | Apparatus and method for packaging articles in clear plastic packages Apparatus for packaging articles in clear clamshell packages includes a pair of parallel relatively narrow, laterally spaced apart conveyor belts that support there-between a package in open position by its opposing side peripheries. A stack of packages is supported... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299602 | Device for screwing and crimping a cap on a neck A device including a rotating capping head with axial displacement, characterized in that the head is provided with means for screwing a cap on the neck, and means for crimping the cap beneath a crimping ring. The axial displacement includes a first axial displaceme... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275353 | System and method for dispensing prescriptions An automated method for dispensing pharmaceuticals particularly tablets and capsules, and other small discrete objects, includes: receiving prescription information, selecting a container, labeling the container, dispensing the tablets or capsules into the labeled c... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269932 | Sealing and packaging device for cover film on tray A sealing and packaging device in which, simultaneously when a sealing base frame lifted upwards from a lower region towards a flange on the perimeter edge of a tray mounted on a desk plate makes contact with the flange, a touching base provided on a frame of the se... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7171795 | Transverse sealing mechanism for bag-manufacturing and packaging machine and bag-packaging machine equipped therewith The bag-manufacturing and packaging machine transverse sealing mechanism is for a bag-manufacturing and packaging machine that makes bags by sealing a tubular packaging material longitudinally and transversely while also filling the bags with items to be packaged. T... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7140163 | Blister-foil packaging machine A lower foil formed with upwardly open filled pockets passes horizontally at a constant transport speed through a work station of a machine frame. A support table holds an upper tool immediately above the foil in the station. A double parallelogrammatic linkage has ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121065 | Method for controlling a blister packaging machine A method for controlling a blister packaging machine during which a bottom film provided with a recess is, inside or in front of a sealing station, brought together with a top film and is guided through the sealing station at a constant speed of conveyance. A sealin... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7048109 | Transport system for containers, in particular an airport baggage handling system, and incline conveyor for a transport system A transport system, in particular an airport baggage handling system, includes a container having an underside formed with a grooved recess which defines a leading edge and a trailing edge, as viewed in a transport direction of the container. The transport system ha... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6962038 | Ultra-flat box for insert The present invention includes a box comprising a housing having a height of about 2 millimeters. The housing comprises a bottom portion. The bottom portion defines a bottom surface, an internal lateral flank, and a top bottom surface. The top bottom surface is elev... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6834476 | Sealing and packaging device for cover film on tray The present invention heat-seals a cover film onto a tray accommodating an item to be packaged, without creating wrinkles in the film. In the present invention, respective touch bars provided at equidistant intervals on chains respectively and continuously move tray... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6725630 | Method for induction sealing a plastic part to a composite container A method for induction sealing a plastic part to a composite container using a pair of linear coils electrically connected to low frequency generators. The linear coils produce overlapping electromagnetic fields on either side of the container. Rotating the containe... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6679031 | Method and an apparatus for forming blisters in a band for making blister packs in blistering machines According to a method for forming a blister band (1) for blister pack (10) in blistering machines (M), a band (1) of heat-formable material is moved stepwise through a preheating station (5), a forming station (6), where a regular series of blisters (20) ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6668524 | Packaging system with a tool for enclosing electronic components, and method of populating a carrying belt A packaging system and a method of populating a transport belt with a tool for enclosing electronic components in a carrying belt, is described. For this purpose, the device has a heated punch with a structured punch face that has a plurality of mutually ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6550224 | Method for producing stand-up blister packages, and apparatus for executing the method A method for producing stand-up blister packages, and in particular a stable, easy-to-fill stand-up blister package that has no undercut of the blister dome, and can be produced with a high cycle number, without malfunctions and with a good, reproducible ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6408595 | Microplate cover seal applicator A microplate cover seal applicator comprising a downwardly spring-biased roller mounted in a pivotal arm which pivots the roller into and out of operative contact with the top face of a microplate. The lower face of the microplate is seated in a well form... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6109000 | Method and device for heat-welding a covering band made of thermoplastic material to a blister band, with control and regulation of the longitudinal centering A covering band (12) is pre-heated and then definitively heated in two subsequent areas (P,Z), and is subjected to primary pulling, in an area (T), where the covering band is pulled and applied to a blister band (1), and to secondary pulling in an area (R... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6050055 | Apparatus and method for sealing of paperboard containers using induction heated metal bands Using induction heaters, two rotating metal bands are heated to a target temperature, continuously sensed by infrared temperature probes and then compressed on either side of a mated pair of paperboard carton flanges in an extended nip. The mated paperboa... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6021629 | Registration system for sealed tray packaging machine A registration system for a packaging machine, which machine seals tray tops with thermoplastic film. The trays are carried through the machine on a moving conveyor and the sealing film is fed in a ribbon from a feed roll to move in a position above the l... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5871431 | Plant for manufacturing cardboard containers and the manufacturing method for said containers A plant for manufacturing containers, for example for food use, consisting of a number of compartments equal to or greater than one, which comprises a station for the initial shaping of a container starting from a relative punched cardboard blank, a stati... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5802821 | Apparatus for applying a cover foil to a bottom foil including a containment structure In an apparatus for applying a cover foil to a bottom foil having a containment structure formed therein, the containment structure is formed into sections of the bottom foil in a molding tool through which the bottom foil is moved section-by-section. The... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5697490 | Clamshell carrier A carrier secures articles while the carrier is drawn by a carrier transport mechanism of a conveyor system along a series of stations adjacent to processing equipment that can perform operations on the article. The carrier has a base and one or two arms ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5679109 | Method of making a food package and an associated apparatus A method of making a food package including a food package tray and a food package jacket. The method involves placing a food package tray on a mandrel such that the inner surface of the tray contacts at least a portion of the mandrel. After this, the foo... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5534282 | Packing perishable goods A method and apparatus for packaging perishable goods such as red meat. The packaging contains a base (1), a lid (3), and a flexible web (5) of gas permeable material held over the goods (7) so the goods are held to the base (1). A suitable gas is retaine... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5522200 | Continuous motion sealer A continuous motion sealer of a type typically employed for applying metallic foil seals to the mouths of containers for fluid comestibles is disclosed. The device includes means for cutting a flat seal of predetermined profile from a roll-supplied heat a... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5514392 | Packaging for perishable goods Improved packaging for perishable goods such as meats comprising a base over which the goods are placed, and a lid positioned over the top of its base and sealed to said base. Strands are placed over the goods for holding said goods relative to the packag... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5457942 | Closing device for securing packing envelopes Layers (14, 15) of the envelope (12) of the packed product (11) overlapped accompanied by the interposing of an adhesive (16) form on one envelope side (13) a strip-like closing field (17) and which for the activation of the adhesive (16) is moved along a... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5269123 | Device for sealing a film onto a blister band, particularly a polypropylene band In a line for packaging products in blisters made in a band of polypropylene, a device for heat sealing a film onto the blister band comprises a frame supporting an upper plate and a lower plate with hollows suited for receive the blisters. When the hollo... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5155969 | Heat seal vacuum system A food product packaging apparatus for a conveyor environment, and having a vacuum chamber operatively associated with the conveyor, which vacuum chamber is selectively moved into and out of a position in sealing engagement relative to the conveyor. A man... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5044145 | Film packaging Packaging apparatus, using an upper film (6) pre-heated before contact with a lower film (9) on which products (not shown) are placed, has at least the central region heated by radiant heaters (7) and the marginal regions heated by hot air nozzles (10) at... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4866913 | Method and machine for closing containers, particularly pots and small trays The method and machine according to the invention allow the closing of containers, particularly pots and small trays for food products. The method consists successively in separably fixing a strip of closure material (1) on a support strip (2), the closur... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4742666 | Method and apparatus for forming tamper-evident containers A method and apparatus for forming tamper-evident, sealed containers are disclosed. A plurality of filled containers are respectively fitted with generally annular, heat-shrinkable seal members, with the seal members heated by passage through a heat tunne... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4691500 | Lid sealing machine A lid-sealing machine has an infeed system that employs a timing screw arranged to convey flanged trays along the upper portion thereof. The carousel on which the trays are supported during sealing has a multiplicity of locations, each with an associated ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4563855 | Apparatus for packaging an edible liquid The invention relates to an apparatus for packaging an edible liquid in individual sterilized containers. The apparatus comprises a conveyor for the containers wherein the containers are sterilized on the lower level thereof and then are filled and sealed... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4490961 | Heat seal method A method and apparatus for sealing covers onto containers carried in apertures in a moving conveyor. The cover is supplied to the top of the containers; a carriage assembly is provided to travel to and fro between first and second carriage positions above... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4409775 | Apparatus for the aseptic packing of high acid food Apparatus for the aseptic packaging of high acid foods having a pH below 4.6 includes conveying means with carrier plate receptacles having orifices to receive preformed cups, the orifices being contoured to match the shape of the sealing flanges of the c... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4272945 | Process and apparatus for the production of a guarantee closure Containers such as drink bottles are provided with closure caps having plastics guarantee strips shrink fitted on to the containers which can be torn off when the container is first opened. The present invention provides a process for the production of su... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4237360 | Induction heat sealing A system is disclosed for sealing a metal foil membrane on the end of a container such as a composite container using a rotating turret having a plurality of spindles in it with non-metal rotating heads on the spindles for pressing a closure and foil memb... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4196561 | Packaging machine with interchangeable container supports and cam-operated cutter A packaging machine for applying and securing a continuous web of material, especially of the heat sealable type, to containers, especially open-topped containers. The machine includes an intermittently rotatable cutter for severing the web between adjace... | 04/08/1980 |
