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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161714 | Capping chuck A capping chuck for a bottle capping machine is capable of applying a pre-defined torque to a cap and reducing top load during application. The capping chuck includes a drive gear mechanically connected to a clutch. The clutch controls the torque transmitted to a gr... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7434370 | Capping heads with a magnetic clutch Capping head assemblies that are useful for applying pre-threaded closures onto containers with improved sensitivity. The novel features of the devices are a simple and novel means of adjusting the torque in a magnetic clutch assembly. In addition, the advant... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7334380 | Device for screwing caps onto receptacles A device for screwing caps onto receptacles, the device comprising a rotary spindle having a first end provided with a cap gripper head and a second end connected to a two-portion clutch member, one of which portions is constrained to rotate with the second end of t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331157 | Capping device with force adjustment mechanism and method of adjusting A capping device fits caps onto containers by applying an axial force to the caps as they are threaded onto the containers. The capping device utilizes a drive member rotatable about an operational axis for imparting rotation to a capper body slidably coupled to the... | 02/19/2008 |
| 6941724 | Screw capping head A screw capping head for use in a rotary capping machine includes a housing defining a longitudinal axis, a spindle rotatably carried by the housing, a first ring of magnets fixed within the housing, and a second ring of magnets coupled to the spindle for rotation w... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6374576 | Capping method and capping apparatus, in particular for capping containers with crown caps The invention falls within the sector of bottling plants. In a method for capping containers (2) with crown caps, the step of centering the cap is performed without the container (2), the cap being completely free to arrange itself in position on a movabl... | 04/23/2002 |
| 5375394 | Method and device for sealing a bottle Method for sealing a bottle by deforming a crown cap put on a bottle mouth, in which a holding elmement positions the crown cap on the bottle mouth during a positioning phase. In a sealing phase the crown cap is inserted in a sealing end of the sealer thr... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5343672 | Method for manufacturing freeze dried dosages in a multilaminate blister pack An improved method for manufacturing freeze dried pharmaceutical tablets in blister packs is disclosed. Liquid dosages are introduced into a multilayer laminated blister sheet having an impermeable intermediate layer that is positioned between first and s... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5285618 | Apparatus for separating and making available closure elements An apparatus for separating and making available crown corks or similar closure elements. The apparatus has a wheel that rotates about a vertical axis. The wheel is provided with carrier members that project radially beyond a periphery of the wheel and ar... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5280693 | Vessel closure machine A vessel closure apparatus with a stripping magnet for unprocessed crown caps disposed before a cap feeding device relative to the revolving direction of a closure head. The stripping magnet is located below the revolving path of the closure heads and has... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5150558 | Closing mechanism for a capping machine A closing mechanism for a capping machine for closing bottles via crown caps or similar closures. The closing mechanism is disposed over a bottle support and, in a vertical axis, can be lowered out of a starting position and returned thereto. A deformatio... | 09/29/1992 |
| 4729204 | Container closing machine At the upper side of the star wheel bottle feeder of a bottle capping machine, a chamber which encompasses the bottle neck is attached at each pocket in the periphery of the star wheel in which the bottle neck is registered as it is transported in a circu... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4205502 | Rotary bottle closing machine A rotary closing machine for closing bottles with mouth lips by closures such as closure caps, corks and the like, which includes a supply container for receiving and supplying closures of the just mentioned type, and also includes a conveying device for ... | 06/03/1980 |
